Aacn Advanced Critical Care Nursing E-dition

by American Association of Critical-care Nu

• ISBN13: 9781416048381
• ISBN10: 1416048383
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing is a comprehensive, nursing-focused textbook, addressing life-threatening and potentially life-threatening patient conditions. The books foundation is the critical thinking process: the comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and application of knowledge. Each body system is included and discussed, with emphasis on advanced concepts. Physiology is presented in an application format, rather than in a presentation of basic information. Assessment is also presented and focuses on interpreting abnormal findings and linking those findings to diagnosis and intervention. An interdisciplinary, evidence-based approach is used to discuss appropriate interventions. The book is organized within the structure of body systems, with additional synthesis chapters addressing patient conditions that include multiple body systems. The chapters are largely discursive in nature, featuring a number of appropriate illustrations, charts, and graphs. Additionally, case examples are used liberally throughout the text to encourage the application of the critical thinking process and give the reader an opportunity to practice applying the material. Appropriate references and bibliographies as well as links to other pertinent publications are included. Fully searchable full-text of book. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Animations, both physiologic and procedural. Ability to separate illustrations from text and review them in a light box. Heart and lung sounds. Additional illustrations, such as ECGs and diagnostic tests References linked to Pub Med. Regular content updates linked to the appropriate text in the book. Full-color art and design add greatly to the usability and appeal of the book. Case Studies are presented in all disease chapters. These are complex, unfolding cases accompanied by multiple-choice review questions. Multidisciplinary Plans of Care provide at-a-glance information for common ICU conditions. Nutrition boxes appear in each relevant chapter, offering specific guidelines for patient needs with a specific illness. Research-based practice guidelines appear in boxes throughout the text whenever possible. Promoting Evidence-Based Practice features present the latest research-supported nursing assessment and intervention practices. Drug boxes include common classifications of critical care drugs for specific disorders. These boxes include drug, actions, dosage, and special considerations. Applying the Technology features help nurses apply the evolving technology to patient care. NIC Interventions boxes list NIC intervention labels appropriate for the conditions discussed in the chapter. Emergency Mass Casualty Nursing boxes are also included as relevant, based on reviewer feedback. Pdfs of specially selected AACN procedures. Printable patient handouts.

Table of Contents

UNIT I: PRACTICE IN TODAYS CRITICAL CARE ENVIRONMENT 1. The Critical Care Environment 2. Alternate Settings for Critical Care 3. Comorbid Conditions UNIT II: ELEMENTS OF CARE 4. Pain and Sedation 5. Symptom Management -Diarrhea -Vomiting/Nausea -Dyspnea 6. Nutrition 7. Thermoregulation -Hypothermia -Hyperthermia 8. Families in Critical Care 9. Improving Outcomes through Prophylaxis UNIT III: CARDIAC 10. Advanced Arrhythmias 11. Acute Coronary Syndromes 12. Heart Failure 13. Heart Disease in Women 14. Cardiac Surgery 15. Valvular Disease and Surgery 16. Vascular Emergencies 17. Cardiomyopathy 18. Heart and Lung Transplantation UNIT IV: PULMONARY 19. Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Lung Injury 20. Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning 21. Thoracic Surgery UNIT V: NERVOUS SYSTEM 22. Head Injury and Dysfunction 23. Cerebral Vascular Disorders 24. Spinal Cord Injury 25. Special Neurologic Patient Populations UNIT VI: GASTOINTESTINAL 26. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 27. Liver Dysfunction and Failure 28. Pancreatitis 29. The Gut in Critical Illness 30. Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas Transplantation UNIT VII: RENAL 31. Electrolyte Emergencies 32. Complex Acid-Base Disorders and Associated Electrolyte Imbalances 33. Acute Renal Failure UNIT VIII: ENDOCRINE 34. Glycemic Control 35. Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders UNIT IX: HEMATOLOGIC 36. Blood Conservation and Blood Component Replacement 37. Coagulopathies UNIT X: IMMUNE (CRITICAL CARE IMMUNOLOGY 38. Caring for the Immunocompromised Patient 39. Bone Marrow Transplantation UNIT XI: MULTISYSTEM DISORDERS 40. Shock and Endpoints of Resuscitation 41. Optimizing Hemodynamics: Strategies for Fluid and Medication Titration in Shock 42. Trauma 43. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 44. Burns 45. Mass-Casualty Competencies UNIT XII: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS 46. Caring for the Patient in the Immediate Postoperative Period 47. Caring for the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient 48. Caring for a Pediatric Patient in an Adult Critical Care Unit 49. Caring for the Critically Ill Elderly Patient 50. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder 51. Caring for the Bariatric Patient 52. Oncologic Emergencies 53. Chemical Dependency 54. End-of-Life Care