| Description |
x, 233 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
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. |
| Subject |
Critical care medicine.
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Surgical intensive care.
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Surgical intensive care -- New Zealand.
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Critical care medicine -- New Zealand.
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Critical Care -- psychology -- New Zealand. |
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Critical Care -- psychology -- United States. |
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Intensive Care -- psychology -- New Zealand. |
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Intensive Care -- psychology -- United States. |
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Anthropology, Cultural -- New Zealand. |
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Anthropology, Cultural -- United States. |
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Attitude of Health Personnel -- New Zealand. |
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Attitude of Health Personnel -- United States. |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison -- New Zealand. |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison -- United States. |
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Interpersonal Relations -- New Zealand. |
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Interpersonal Relations -- United States. |
| ISBN |
1592133363 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1592133355 (cloth : alk paper) |
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1592133371 (electronic) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101248258 |
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