Helping Children Cope with the Intensive Care Unit

Simone L. Hughes, RN, illustrations by Dee Snyder
University of Iowa Children's Hospital

First Published: 1994
Last Revised: 1994
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

Dedicated to my daughter, Lisa Marie Herzog and all the children who visit family in the Intensive Care Unit


Cover graphic

Introduction
Waiting Room
Before Visiting
ICU Information Center
ICU Area: What to Expect
The Patient

Simple to Complex

Last Section: Putting It All Together

Final Drawing: Ventilator, Monitor, Feeding Tube, Foley Catheter, and IV Pumps on Patient

Summary

Things You Can Do
Acknowedgements


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