Managing the Critical Care Unit

AACN activities administrative allocation appropriate areas assessment Baystate Medical Center behavior benefits biomedical engineering brain death burnout cardiac CCRN certification clinical engineer clinical pharmacy clinicians committees communication continuing education coordination cost Crit criteria critical care beds critical care medicine critical care nursing critical care services critical care unit critically ill patients database DBMS death decisions director DOPAMINE drug emergency environment EPINEPHRINE equipment ethics evaluation facilities function increase infection control institution intensive care unit intensivist interventions involved laboratory management team Medical Center monitoring needs neonatal neonatal transport operating organization orientation person personnel pharmacist pharmacy services physicians planning policies practice practitioners problems procedures professional pulmonary reimbursement respiratory responsible resuscitation role satellite pharmacy skills specialty specific staff staffing standards stress surgery TEST therapeutic therapy tion treatment utilization ventilation