Critical Care Nursing

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.

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

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