Introduction to critical care nursing

Sole, Mary Lou, (editor.). Klein, Deborah G. (editor.). Moseley, Marthe J. (editor.). Makic, Mary Beth Flynn (editor.). Morata, Lauren T. (editor.).

Summary: "Start here to master the concepts, technology, and procedures of critical care nursing! Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition prepares you to provide safe, effective, patient-centered care in a variety of high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings. Evidence-based coverage includes realistic case studies and incorporates the latest advances in critical care. Disorders are conveniently organized by body system or special situation, and nursing management chapters include quick-reference nursing care plans. This clear, concise textbook will help you develop the knowledge and clinical reasoning skills needed for success in today's highly complex critical care environments." -- publisher's website

Record details

ISBN: 9780323641937 (softcover)
ISBN: 0323641938
Physical Description: print
xv, 646 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2020]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS -- 1. Overview of Critical Care Nursing -- 2. Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience -- 3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing -- 4. Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- 5. Organ Donation -- PART II: TOOLS FOR THE CRITICAL CARE NURSE -- 6. Comfort and Sedation -- 7. Nutritional Therapy -- 8. Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management -- 9. Hemodynamic Monitoring -- 10. Ventilatory Assistance -- 11. Rapid Response Teams and Code Management -- PART III: NURSING CARE DURING CRITICAL ILLNESS -- 12. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome -- 13. Cardiovascular Alterations -- 14. Nervous System Alterations -- 15. Acute Respiratory Failure -- 16. Acute Kidney Injury -- 17. Hematological and Immune Disorders -- 18. Gastrointestinal Alterations -- 19. Endocrine Alterations -- 20. Trauma and Surgical Management -- 21. Burns