Critical Care Nursing

by Bucher, Linda; Melander, Sheila

• ISBN13: 9780721669175
• ISBN10: 0721669174
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary

This new text explores the essential concepts that form the basis of critical care nursing practice in all settings. Built on a strong medical-surgical nursing foundation, it examines the impact of current trends in health care on the critical care nursing field and prepares nurses to meet the resulting challenges.From intensive care units to step-down units, sub-acute facilities, long-term care facilities, and the home, CRITICAL CARE NURSING prepares readers to offer clients the highly technical, complex, and ethical care needed in today's healthcare environment.

Table of Contents

Unit 1 Introduction to Critical Care	1	(106)
Critical Care Across the Health Care Continuum	3	(19)
Legal and Ethical Issues in Critical Care Nursing	22	(17)
Professional Role of the Critical Care Nurse	39	(12)
Impact of Critical Illness on the Patient and Family	51	(42)
Cultural Issues in Critical Care Nursing	93	(14)
Unit 2 Cardiovascular Disorders	107	(244)
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology	109	(20)
Cardiovascular Assessment	129	(13)
Cardiovascular Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests	142	(59)
Coronary Artery Disease	201	(26)
Acute Myocardial Infarction	227	(31)
Heart Failure	258	(28)
Infectious Cardiac Disorders	286	(22)
Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation	308	(43)
Unit 3 Respiratory Disorders	351	(158)
Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology	353	(16)
Respiratory Assessment	369	(20)
Respiratory Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests	389	(22)
Acute Respiratory Failure	411	(35)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	446	(19)
Common Respiratory Problems: Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumothorax, and Thoracic Pulmonary Surgery	465	(44)
Unit 4 Renal Disorders	509	(92)
Renal Anatomy and Physiology	511	(12)
Renal Assessment	523	(11)
Renal Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests	534	(11)
Acute Renal Failure	545	(15)
Chronic Renal Failure and Renal Transplantation	560	(41)
Unit 5 Endocrine Disorders	601	(72)
Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology	603	(9)
Endocrine Assessment	612	(2)
Endocrine Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests	614	(14)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma	628	(15)
Diabetes Insipidus and Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone	643	(12)
Thyroid Crisis and Myxedema Coma	655	(8)
Adrenal Crisis (Addison's Disease)	663	(10)
Unit 6 Gastrointestinal Disorders	673	(106)
Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology	675	(17)
Gastrointestinal Assessment	692	(13)
Gastrointestinal Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests	705	(20)
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed	725	(20)
Hepatic Disorders	745	(19)
Acute Pancreatitis	764	(15)
Unit 7 Neurologic Problems	779	(182)
Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology	781	(25)
Neurologic Assessment	806	(18)
Neurodiagnostic Tests and Procedures	824	(19)
Acute Head Injury	843	(26)
Spinal Cord Injury	869	(32)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	901	(12)
Neurovascular Disorders	913	(27)
Seizure Disorders	940	(21)
Unit 8 Multisystem Disorders	961
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease	963
Shock	1010
Burns	1036
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome	1070
Trauma	1088
Appendix: Algorithms for Advanced Cardiac Life Support	App-1
Glossary	G-1
Index	I-1