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Critical Care Nursing

Diagnosis and Management

By
  • Linda Urden, DNSc, RN, CNS, NE-BC, FAAN, Professor and Coordinator, Executive Nurse Leader Graduate Program. University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Kathleen Stacy, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS, Clinical Nurse Specialist--Intermediate Care Unit, Palomar Medical Center, Escondido, CA; Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Mary Lough, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN, CCNS, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical/Surgical/Neuroscience/Trauma ICU, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA; Clinical Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Adaptable to any nursing framework, this classic resource provides clear, comprehensive coverage of every aspect of critical care nursing practice. It’s organized in nine units around alterations in body systems, with a focus on evidence-based practice, collaborative management, and patient safety. The depth and scope of this textbook make it a long-lasting value that you will rely on throughout nursing school and well into clinical practice.

Hardbound, 1232 Pages

Published: August 2009

Imprint: Mosby

ISBN: 978-0-323-05748-6

Contents

  • UNIT I. FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING

    1. Critical Care Nursing Practice
    2. Ethical Issues
    3. Legal Issues
    4. Genetics in Critical Care NEW!
    5. Patient and Family Education
    6. Psychosocial Alterations
    7. Sleep Alterations and Management
    8. Nutrition Alterations and Management
    9. Pain and Pain Management
    10. Sedation, Agitation, Delirium: Assessment and Management
    11. End-of-Life Issues

      12. UNIT II. SPECIAL POPULATIONS

    12. The Pediatric Patient in the Adult Critical Care Unit
    13. High-Risk and Critical Care in Obstetric Issues
    14. Gerontologic Alterations and Management
    15. Perianesthesia Management

      16. UNIT III. CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS

    16. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
    17. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment
    18. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures
    19. Cardiovascular Disorders
    20. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management

      21. UNIT IV. PULMONARY ALTERATIONS

    21. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
    22. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment
    23. Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures
    24. Pulmonary Disorders
    25. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management

      26. UNIT V. NEUROLOGIC ALTERATIONS

    26. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology
    27. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
    28. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management

      29. UNIT VI. RENAL ALTERATIONS

    29. Renal Anatomy and Physiology
    30. Renal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
    31. Renal Disorders and Therapeutic Management

      32. UNIT VII. GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS

    32. Gastronintestinal Anatomy and Physiology
    33. Gastronintestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
    34. Gastronintestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management

      35. UNIT VIII. ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS

    35. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology
    36. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
    37. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management

      38. UNIT IX. MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS

    38. Trauma
    39. Shock
    40. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
    41. Burns
    42. Organ Donation and Transplantation
    43. Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic Emergencies

     

    APPENDIX A: Nursing Management Plans of Care

    APPENDIX B: Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care

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