Physical description

Illustrated book with red cover. On the front is a black and white photo of two nurses standing beside a patient in an oxygen tent (Royal Melbourne Hospital [ca.1950s]) Title and authors names printed on front cover and spine. Also on front cover is the logo of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses. On the back cover is information about the authors

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Inside front cover is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by" Heather Gilbert 11/11/15 (handwritten in black ink). The previous catalogue number is written in black ink at top right of title page.
Also on title page is written "To Heather in admiration. Valda Wiles

Summary

The book consists of five parts: the four pillars of critical care, the development of critical nursing and medicine in Australia, critical care nursing=its genesis and evolution, critical care nursing-education and special interest groups