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Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management
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Fifth Edition
By
Marianne Baird, RN, MN, Case Manager, Pulmonary and Nephrology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Janet Keen, RN, MS(N), CIC, CCRN, Critical Care Nursing Consultant, Infection Control Specialist, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Pamela Swearingen, RN, Special Project Editor, Grand Rapids, MN
Description
This essential resource provides quick access to the latest information for more than 75 clinical phenomena seen in critical care and
is ideal for use in the clinical setting to plan nursing care. Each disorder includes a brief description of pathophysiology, assessment,
diagnostic testing, collaborative management, nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions specific to those diagnoses, and patient teaching
and rehabilitation. Its convenient outline format and portable size make it the perfect clinical companion.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL CONECPTS IN CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL
Nutritional Support
Mechanical Ventilation
Hemodynamic Monitoring
Sedating and Paralytic Agents
Alterations in Consciousness
Wound and Skin Care
Pain
Prolonged Immobility
Psychosocial Support
Psychosocial Support for the Patient?s Family and Significant Others
Ethical
Considerations in Critical Care Tables
CHAPTER 2 MULTISYSTEM TRAUMA
Major Trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury
Chest Trauma
Near Drowning
Cardiac Trauma
Acute Cardiac Tamponade
Renal and Lower Urinary Tract Trauma
Pelvic
Fractures
Compartment Syndrome (Ischemic Myositis)
Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Abdominal Trauma
CHAPTER 3
RESPIRATORY DYSFUNCTIONS
Status Asthmaticus
Acute Pneumonia
Pulmonary Hypertension
Acute Respiratory Distress
Syndrome
Pulmonary Emboli
Pneumothorax
Acute Respiratory Failure
CHAPTER 4 CARDIOVASCULAR DYSFUNCTIONS
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Chest Pain-Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure /Pulmonary Edema
Cardiomyopathy
Dysrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
Valvular Heart Disease
Acute Infective Endocarditis
Acute Pericarditis
Hypertensive
Emergencies
Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection
Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiac Transplantation
Caring for Patients Undergoing Coronary
Artery Thrombolysis
CHAPTER 5 RENAL-URINARY DYSFUNCTIONS
Acute Renal Failure
Renal Transplantation
Renal
Replacement Therapies
CHAPTER 6 NEUROLOGIC DYSFUNCTIONS
Myasthenia Gravis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Cerebral
Aneurysm and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Care of the Patient After Intracranial Surgery
Status Epilepticus
Stroke: Acute Cerebral
Infarct and Intracerebral Hematoma
Meningitis
CHAPTER 7 ENDOCRINOLOGIC DYSFUNCTIONS
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome
Diabetes Insipidus
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
Acute
Adrenal Insufficiency
NEW! Hypothyroidism
CHAPTER 8 GASTROINTESTINAL DYSFUNCTIONS
Gastroesophageal Varices
Hepatic Failure
Acute Pancreatitis
Peritonitis
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Enterocutaneous Fistulas
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9 HEMATOLOGIC DYSFUNCTIONS
Profound Anemias/Hemolytic Crisis
Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
CHAPTER 10 MULTISYSTEM STRESSORS
Septic Shock
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
Anaphylactic Shock
Organ Rejection
Drug
Overdose
Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
Acid-Base Imbalances
NEW! Obstetrics and HELLP
NEW! Bioterrorism
NEW!
Emerging Infections (content on SARS/ West Nile Virus/Avian Flu)
APPENDIXES
1. Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) Algorithms
2. Heart and Breath Sounds
3. Glasgow Coma Scale
4. Cranial Nerves: Functions and Dysfunctions
5. Major
Deep Tendon (Muscle-Stretch) Reflexes
6. Major Superficial (Cutaneous) Reflexes
7. Inotropic and Vasoactive Agents
8. Infection
Prevention and Control
9. Abbreviations Used in This Manual
NEW! Pharmacology Appendix
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 736 pages, publication date: JAN-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02657-4
ISBN-10: 0-323-02657-5
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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