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Descriptor English: Critical Care Nursing
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermería de Cuidados Críticos
Descriptor enfermería de cuidados críticos
Scope note: Especialidad de enfermería que se ocupa específicamente de los cuidados a pacientes que se encuentran en estado crítico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enfermagem de Cuidados Críticos
Descriptor French: Soins infirmiers intensifs
Entry term(s): Intensive Care Nursing
Nursing, Critical Care
Nursing, Intensive Care
Tree number(s): H02.478.676.175
N02.421.533.149
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064648
Scope note: A nursing specialty that deals specifically with the care of patients who are critically ill.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Critical Care (1974-2013)
Intensive Care Units (1974-2013)
Specialties, Nursing (1974-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
DeCS ID: 55418
Unique ID: D064648
NLM Classification: WY 154
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/06/29
Critical Care Nursing - Preferred
Concept UI M0582883
Scope note A nursing specialty that deals specifically with the care of patients who are critically ill.
Preferred term Critical Care Nursing
Entry term(s) Intensive Care Nursing
Nursing, Critical Care
Nursing, Intensive Care



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