Product Description

This superb text details the practical and essential information about the specialty of hyperbaric nursing. It is a long-overdue reference designed for the hyperbaric community from the combined efforts of the Baromedical Nurses Association membership and many dedicated nursing professionals.

Destined to become a classic work, it is directed to hyperbaric nurses, physicians, technicians, clinicians, and anyone interested in this exciting medical specialty. It is another much-needed reference book in the field of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1432900 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

Review
A reference book to be referred to time and again, includes key information on hyperbaric nursing and invaluable wound assessments. -- Advance For Nurses Magazine, Dec. 2002

An outstanding textbook..addresses vital issues/provides comprehensive guidelines...I would recommend this book for hyperbaric units everywhere! -- Pressure 2002 by Laura Josefsen, RN, ACHRN Baromedical Nurses Association Certification Board

This book should be available for reading in every hyperbaric facility worldwide. -- European Journal of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Dec., 2002

From the Author
Since beginning work in hyperbaric medicine, we have heard baromedical nurses say, "We need a textbook for nurses about hyperbaric medicine." Without a nursing textbook, information was acquired by communication between peers and sharing of nursing articles. Finally, after brainstorming, many phone calls, emails, planning, assigning, nudging, long nights, editing and re-editing, we have a textbook on hyperbaric nursing.

Through the combined efforts of the Baromedical Nurses Association membership and many other dedicated individuals, this first edition contains the essential and practical information about our specialty for all nurses. We would like to express gratitude to the contributing authors for taking time from their busy schedules to make this publication possible.

Customer Reviews

Hyperbaric Nursing Completes The Set
Best Publishing Company leads the way for the hyperbaric medicine community by publishing a comprehensive set of textbooks devoted to the practice of hyperbaric medicine. Publications include Hyperbaric Medicine Practice, Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide, Hyperbaric Surgery, and now to complete the set is Hyperbaric Nursing. The authors contributing to this stellar textbook are internationally renown and have clearly set the gold standard for the hyperbaric nursing community worldwide. This textbook offers foundational guidance on issues related hyperbaric documentation, indications for treatment, patient care, staffing considerations, patient assessment, patient education, regulatory adherance, facility safety and various patient evaluation techniques such as transcutaneous tissue oximetry and laser doppler flowmetry.

It has long been recognized that the quality of care for the hyperbaric patient is dependent on a team of professionals working together for the good of the patient. This textbook clearly demonstrates that many of the common issues that contribute to quality of care have been evaluated from a number of perspectives: medical, technical, safety and now, nursing. The team is now complete.

I congratulate the authors for producing a seminal document that will help standardize the practice of hyperbaric nursing around the world.

W.T. Workman, MS, CHT
Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society

Excellent Resource
Hyperbaric Nursing is an indispensable resource for anyone active in or wanting to enter the fields of hyperbarics and wound care. Clear, concise and practical, the reference will be dog-eared from constant use. It is also a great tool for studying for the Certified Hyperbaric Technician (CHT) or Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse (CHRN) exams. I highly recommend this book for nurses, physical therapists, physicians or techs.
Donna McClure, BSN, RN, CHRN, CWOCN