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PRIORITIES IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing
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Fifth Edition

By
Linda Urden, DNSc, RN, CNA-BC, FAAN, Executive Director, Nursing Quality, Education & Research, Palomar Pomerado Health, Escondido, CA; Clinical Professor, Coordinator, Executive Nurse Leader Tract, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Kathleen Stacy, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN, Nurse Manager/Critical Care 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, RN, MS, CNS, CCRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical/Surgical/Trauma ICU, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Physciological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Description
In this essentials version of the bestselling critical care nursing textbook (Thelan's Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 5th Edition), Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 5th Edition concisely addresses all of the core critical care nursing topics and helps you identify priorities to effectively manage patient care. Priorities in Critical Care Nursing also covers ethical and legal issues, patient and family education, psychosocial alterations, sleep alterations, nutritional alterations, gerontologic considerations, and end-of-life care.

Contents


Unit One: FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING PRACTICE


1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

2. Ethical and Legal Issues

3. Patient and Family Education



Unit Two: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE


4. Psychosocial Alterations

5. Sleep Alterations

6. Nutritional Alterations

7. Gerontologic Alterations

8. Pain and Pain Management

9. Sedation, Agitation, and Delirium Management

10. End-of-Life Care



Unit Three: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS


11. Cardiovascular Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

12. Cardiovascular Disorders

13. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management



Unit Four: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS


14. Pulmonary Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

15. Pulmonary Disorders

16. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management



Unit Five: NEUROLOGIC ALTERATIONS


17. Neurologic Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

18. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management



Unit Six: RENAL ALTERATIONS


19. Renal Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

20. Renal Disorders and Therapeutic Management



Unit Seven: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS


21. Gastrointestinal Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

22. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management



Unit Eight: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS


23. Endocrine Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

24. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management



Unit Nine: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS


25. Trauma

26. Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

27. Hematologic and Oncologic Issues



Unit Ten: NURSING MANAGEMENT PLANS OF CARE


APPENDIX

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 672 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-05259-7
ISBN-10: 0-323-05259-2
Imprint: MOSBY


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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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