The historical development of intensive care nursing at Vancouver General Hospital, 1960-1985

This thesis describes the historical development of intensive care nursing in the adult medical and surgical intensive care unit (ICU) at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) from 1960 until 1985. The ICU was established to group a new, emerging cohort of critically ill patients in one centralized place...

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Main Author: Hamilton, Deborah
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24245