Critical Care Nursing

by Hudak, Carolyn M., Ph.D.; Gallo, Barbara M.; Morton, Patricia Gonce

• ISBN13: 9780781791953
• ISBN10: 0781791952
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

This classic text/clinical guide is equally useful to both nursing students and practicing critical care nurses. Two new units: Special Populations in Critical Care and Hematological and Immune were added to this edition and 13 new chapters provide the latest information on the most essential topics; Displays to highlight/summarize/synthesize information, including Clinical Terminology, Diagnostic Studies, Red Flag Situations, and more; Critical Thinking Challenges in every chapter; Additional Patient Care Studies and Collaborative Care Guides reflecting a multidisciplinary approach; and improved pedagogical tools including chapter outlines and learning objectives, chapter conclusions and more. A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title.

Table of Contents

PART I THE CONCEPTS OF HOLISM APPLIED TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING PRACTICE	1	(68)
1 Caring and Critical Thinking Within a Holistic Framework	3	(6)
2 The Patient's Experience With Critical Illness	9	(12)
3 The Family's Experience With Critical Illness	21	(10)
4 Impact of the Critical Care Environment on the Patient	31	(10)
5 Relieving Pain and Providing Comfort	41	(18)
6 Patient and Family Education in a Changing Health Care Environment	59	(10)
PART II PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ISSUES IN CRITICAL CARE	69	(34)
7 Ethical Issues in Critical Care	71	(12)
8 Legal Issues in Critical Care	83	(10)
9 Rewards and Challenges of Critical Care Nursing	93	(10)
PART III SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE	103	(56)
10 The Critically Ill Pediatric Patient	105	(8)
11 The Critically Ill Pregnant Woman	113	(8)
12 The Critically Ill Older Patient	121	(16)
13 The Postanesthesia Patient	137	(14)
14 Interfacility Transport of the Critically Ill Patient	151	(8)
PART IV CRITICAL CARE NURSING: ALTERATIONS IN BODY SYSTEMS	159	(792)
Unit I: Cardiovascular System	160	(267)
15 Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System	161	(12)
16 Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System	173	(76)
17 Patient Management: Cardiovascular System	249	(88)
18 Common Cardiovascular Disorders	337	(12)
19 Heart Failure	349	(18)
20 Acute Myocardial Infarction	367	(26)
21 Cardiac Surgery	393	(34)
Unit II: Respiratory System	427	(98)
22 Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System	429	(14)
23 Patient Assessment: Respiratory System	443	(14)
24 Patient Management: Respiratory System	457	(38)
25 Common Respiratory Disorders	495	(18)
26 Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome	513	(12)
Unit III: Renal System	525	(66)
27 Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System	527	(8)
28 Patient Assessment: Renal System	535	(14)
29 Patient Management: Renal System	549	(20)
30 Common Renal Disorders	569	(22)
Unit IV: Nervous System	591	(150)
31 Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System	593	(20)
32 Patient Assessment: Nervous System	613	(24)
33 Patient Management: Nervous System	637	(28)
34 Head Injury	665	(20)
35 Common Neurological Disorders	685	(38)
36 Spinal Cord Injury	723	(18)
Unit V: Gastrointestinal System	741	(64)
37 Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System	743	(16)
38 Patient Assessment: Gastrointestinal System	759	(8)
39 Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System	767	(12)
40 Common Gastrointestinal Disorders	779	(26)
Unit VI: Endocrine System	805	(46)
41 Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System	807	(16)
42 Patient Assessment: Endocrine System	823	(6)
43 Common Endocrine Disorders	829	(22)
Unit VII: Hematological and Immune Systems	851	(100)
44 Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematological and Immune Systems	853	(14)
45 Patient Assessment: Hematological and Immune Systems	867	(12)
46 Organ and Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation	879	(30)
47 Common Immunological Disorders	909	(24)
48 Common Hematological Disorders	933	(18)
PART V MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION	951	(80)
49 Hypoperfusion States	953	(20)
50 Trauma	973	(18)
51 Burns	991	(22)
52 Drug Overdose and Poisoning	1013	(18)
Appendix 1: ACLS Guidelines	1031	(12)
Appendix 2: Clinical Applicability Challenges: Answer Key to Study Questions With Rationale	1043	(10)
Index	1053