Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management

by Urden, Linda D.

• ISBN13: 9780323057486
• ISBN10: 0323057489
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-13
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Adaptable to any nursing framework, this classic resource provides clear, comprehensive coverage of every aspect of critical care nursing practice. It's organized in nine units around alterations in body systems, with a focus on evidence-based practice, collaborative management, and patient safety. The depth and scope of this textbook make it a long-lasting value that you will rely on throughout nursing school and well into clinical practice. Evidence-Based Practice: Collaborative and Evidence-Based Practice: Nursing boxes offer the latest evidence-based management guidelines for both collaborative and nursing care and highlight the importance of basing practice on strong evidence.Collaborative Management boxes examine the interdependence of nursing and medical practice and demonstrate the importance of teamwork in the management of critical care patients.Pharmacologic Management tables in each therapeutic management chapter provide a quick summary of drug names, recommended dosages, drug actions, and special considerations for the drugs most often used in critical care.Nursing Diagnoses boxes in every disorders chapter list common diagnoses in priority order for each body system, encouraging critical thinking and effective decision-making.Patient Safety Alerts highlight potential safety issues related to chapter content as identified by the Joint Commission.UNIQUE! Data Collection boxes in assessment chapters outline all the information required for a complete patient assessment.Patient Education boxes offer quick access to the concepts that must be taught to the patient and the family before discharge from the ICU.Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) boxes list the important nursing actions for a variety of nursing interventions that are part of the therapeutic management of a critically ill patient.A new chapter on genetics gives you a solid understanding of this essential aspect of modern healthcare.UNIQUE! Concept maps in each disorder chapter help you understand common health conditions, including acute coronary syndrome, acute renal failure, ischemic stroke, and shock.Case studies address important critical care nursing topics and give you the opportunity to apply key concepts to real-world scenarios.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Critical Care Nursing

Critical Care Nursing Practice

Ethical Issues

Legal Issues

Genetics in Critical Care NEW!

Patient and Family Education

Psychosocial Alterations

Sleep Alterations and Management

Nutrition Alterations and Management

Pain and Pain Management

Sedation, Agitation, Delirium: Assessment and Management

End-of-Life Issues

Special Populations

The Pediatric Patient in the Adult Critical Care Unit

High-Risk and Critical Care in Obstetric Issues

Gerontologic Alterations and Management

Perianesthesia Management

Cardiovascular Alterations

Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology

Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures

Cardiovascular Disorders

Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management

Pulmonary Alterations

Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology

Pulmonary Clinical Assessment

Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures

Pulmonary Disorders

Pulmonary Therapeutic Management

Neurologic Alterations

Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology

Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Renal Alterations

Renal Anatomy and Physiology

Renal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Renal Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Gastrointestinal Alterations

Gastronintestinal Anatomy and Physiology

Gastronintestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Gastronintestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Endocrine Alterations

Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology

Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Multisystem Alterations

Trauma

Shock

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Burns

Organ Donation and Transplantation

Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic Emergencies

Nursing Management Plans of Care

Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care

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