Substance use and its implications for the critical care nurses: A literature review

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 64-70

  Brotto, Vanessa ^a   Lee, Geraldine ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Cocaine; Critical care; MDMA; Substance use

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE;

ADDICTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; AMPHETAMINES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COCAINE; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33847402704     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.11.001     Document Type: Review

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