本书是唯一一本由护士为护士写的关于机械通气的书，它填补了针对重症监护护士的高水平病人护理和管理的空白。本书专为执业护士、护理专业学生和护理教育工作者设计，提供了一个详细的、循序渐进的方法来发展这一具有挑战性的实践领域的专业知识。该指南以循证研究为基础，以用户友好的形式解释了复杂的概念，并提供了日常实践的有用提示。本书是根据作者多年来教授各级危重病人的经验以及他们在危重病领域指导新手和有经验的护士的经验编写的。

The only book written about mechanical ventilation by nurses for nurses, this text fills a void in addressing high-level patient care and management specific to critical care nurses. Designed for use by practicing nurses, nursing students, and nursing educators, it provides a detailed, step-by-step approach to developing expertise in this challenging area of practice. The guide is grounded in evidence-based research and explains complex concepts in a user-friendly format along with useful tips for daily practice. It has been written based on the authors' many years of teaching students at all levels of critical care as well as their experience in mentoring novice and experienced nurses in the critical care arena.