2019, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Part A

author(s)
Seema Varghese

abstract
Illness can strike anybody at any time at any age. Critical illness is life threatening even that endangers and involves physical aspects such as respiratory, cardiovascular, renal and central nervous system and psychological aspects such as family. The goal of critical care nursing is to provide essential, individualized care directed towards the survival of the person and the achievement of optimal physiologic, psychologic, emotional and social potential. It is the quality of care given that reflects the future quality of the individual’s life. Today patient’s that are otherwise stable may require mechanical ventilation for prolonged periods of time. The medical surgical nurse may be expected to care for these patients in a setting outside the intensive care unit. Basic knowledge of the modes of ventilation, assessment and troubleshooting of ventilators and assessment and care of the patient requiring mechanical ventilation must always be reviewed by medical surgical nurse.