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INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
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Fifth Edition

By
Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Central Florida; Clinical Nurse Research Scientist, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida
Deborah Klein, MSN, RN, CCRN, CS
Marthe Moseley, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS

Description
Here?s the essential information you need to know in critical care nursing – all in one concise text! Using a to-the-point, reader friendly approach, Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 5th Edition, provides authoritative, real-world information on the important concepts of critical care nursing and the assessment and technical skills associated with the management of critically ill patients. The latest content on the technology makes it easy to learn and understand how to use the equipment you?ll use in the field. Nursing care chapters are organized according to the nursing process framework, and you?ll find detailed nursing care plans in every management chapter. Case studies and critical thinking questions challenge you to apply what you?ve learned, and user-friendly features throughout the text (updated pharmacology tables, clinical and laboratory alerts, and evidence-based practice boxes) help you bridge the gap between concepts and clinical practice.

Contents


PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS


1. Overview of Critical Care Nursing

2. The Critical Care Experience

3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing

4. End-of-Life Care in the Critical Care Unit




PART TWO: TOOLS FOR THE CRITICAL CARE NURSE


5. Comfort and Sedation

6. Nutritional Support

7. Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management

8. Hemodynamic Monitoring

9. Ventilatory Assistance

10. Code Management




PART THREE: NURSING CARE DURING CRITICAL ILLNESS


11. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

12. Cardiovascular Alterations

13. Nervous System Alterations

14. Acute Respiratory Failure

15. Acute Renal Failure

16. Hematological and Immune Disorders

17. Gastrointestinal Alterations

18. Endocrine Alterations

19. Trauma and Surgical Management

20. Burns

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 768 pages, publication date: OCT-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-5656-0
ISBN-10: 1-4160-5656-4
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 13 Jun 2009
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