Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 3rd Edition
Author: Carrie MacLeod, Kathleen Perrin
Pages: 640 pages
Edition: 3
Language: English
Publisher: Pearson
Publication Date: 2017-05-07
ISBN-10: 0134146344
ISBN-13: 9780134146348
Book Description
This title is appropriate for all associate and baccalaureate-level courses in critical care and advanced adult or medical surgical nursing, as well as for hospital orientation programs for beginning critical care nurses.
An introduction to critical care that helps nurses deliver safe, effective care that optimizes patients’ outcomes Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing provides novice critical care nurses with a firm foundation so that they are able to understand the complexities of care; deliver safe, effective care; and begin their transition to expert nurses. It identifies concepts and techniques that are unique to critical care nursing and focuses on the essentials of providing care to patients with disorders that are commonly seen in critical care settings. Evidence-based practices, safety initiatives, commonly used medications, and leading technologies for providing better care are highlighted throughout the book.
The 3rd edition includes current recommendations for practice as well as new NCLEX®-style questions and analytical Why/Why Not features that spark critical thinking and test readers’ understanding. By concentrating on the problems that the new critical care nurse is most likely to encounter, the text establishes the groundwork students need to become increasingly effective nurses capable of offering advanced care.
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Table of contents
Chapter 1 What Is Critical Care?
Chapter 2 Care Of The Critically Ill Patient
Chapter 3 Care Of The Patient With Respiratory Failure
Chapter 4 Interpretation And Management Of Basic Dysrhythmias
Chapter 5 Cardiodynamics And Hemodynamic Regulation
Chapter 6 Care Of The Patient With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Chapter 7 Care Of The Patient Experiencing Heart Failure
Chapter 8 Care Of The Patient Experiencing Shock
Chapter 9 Care Of The Patient Following A Traumatic Injury
Chapter 10 Care Of The Patient Experiencing An Intracranial Dysfunction
Chapter 11 Care Of The Patient With A Cerebral Or Cerebrovascular Disorder
Chapter 12 Care Of The Critically Ill Patient Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal And/Or Liver Failure
Chapter 13 Care Of The Patient With An Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed Or Pancreatitis
Chapter 14 Care Of The Patient With Problems In Glucose Metabolism
Chapter 15 Care Of The Patient With Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 16 Care Of The Organ Donor And Transplant Recipient
Chapter 17 Care Of The Acutely Ill Burn Patient
Chapter 18 Care Of The Patient With Sepsis
Chapter 19 Caring For The Icu Patient At The End Of Life
Appendix A: Normal Laboratory Values
Appendix B: Medication Infusion Calculations
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