Mattia è un giovane chitarrista con la passione per la musica. Ma con la musica non si vive, ripetono fino alla nausea genitori, amici e fidanzata. Per sbarcare il lunario, accetta un lavoro in un'azienda che collauda automobili per la Fiat. Dovendo testare l'auto in prova, compie ogni giorno centinaia di chilometri senza di fatto andare da nessuna parte. Dapprima in totale solitudine, poi accompagnato da un fantoccio dei crash test, regalatogli per scherzo, a cui Mattia comincia a raccontare sogni, desideri e frustrazioni. Mattia guida e si confida, viaggia e si confessa, accorgendosi a poco a poco di essere in una strada senza uscita. E così un giorno prende la decisione: ruba l'auto che sta collaudando e scompare. Dando inizio al suo vero viaggio, alla ricerca dell'indipendenza, della libertà di fare musica, della libertà di essere se stesso.
This book provides essential insights into how the approach to nursing care in ICU patients has markedly changed over recent years. It shows how the focus has progressively moved away from the technical approach that characterized early ICUs to a wider personalization of patient care that also highlights general problems such as basic hygiene and general comfort. It also demonstrates that, at the same time, the nurses' role has become more professionalized, with increasing competences in assessing and managing patients' problems and measuring related outcomes. It is structured in four units: Unit 1 presents the essential elements of accurate vital-function and basic-needs assessments for ICU patients, using both instrumental monitoring and specially validated assessment tools. Unit 2 addresses basic care in ICU patients, particularly hygiene and mobilization, reflecting recent developments in nursing that focus on the importance of these activities. Unit 3 highlights the main nursing outcomes in ICU patients, particularly focusing on risk prevention and complication management. Lastly, Unit 4 discusses advances in ICU nursing, from clinical, organizational and research perspectives.
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