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Author:

Cassell, Joan.

Title:

Life and death in intensive care / Joan Cassel.

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

x, 233 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Surgical intensive care--United States.
Surgical intensive care--New Zealand.
Critical care medicine--United States.
Critical care medicine--New Zealand.
Critical Care--psychology--New Zealand.
Critical Care--psychology--United States.
Intensive Care--psychology--New Zealand.
Intensive Care--psychology--United States.
Anthropology, Cultural--New Zealand.
Anthropology, Cultural--United States.
Attitude of Health Personnel--New Zealand.
Attitude of Health Personnel--United States.
Cross-Cultural Comparison--New Zealand.
Cross-Cultural Comparison--United States.
Interpersonal Relations--New Zealand.
Interpersonal Relations--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Moonscape: the surgical intensive care unit -- A caring ethic: nurses and the dilemma of powerlessness -- The best of times, the worst of times: the residents -- Diverse universes of medical discourse: the fellows -- The attendings -- Is death the enemy, or suffering? -- Confronting death in the surgical intensive care unit -- Intensive caring in New Zealand - Going gentle into that good night: death in Auckland -- Focusing on the bottom line -- The dominion of death.

ISBN:

9781592133376 (electronic)
1592133371 (electronic)
9781592133369 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1592133363 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781592133352 (cloth : alk paper)
1592133355 (cloth : alk paper)

LCCN:

2004055302

Locations:

O4AX446 -- Chadwick Library

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

PYAX423 -- ECC - Osgood Library (Iowa Falls)