Critical Care Nursing Learning from Practice

by Bench, Suzanne; Brown, Kate

• ISBN13: 9781405169950
• ISBN10: 1405169958
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781119096337
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-25
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Critical Care Nursing: Learning from Practice takes a unique approach to critical care. Based around case scenarios that have the patient as the central focus, each chapter is constructed around an example of a critically ill patient with specific care needs. The chapters then go on to critically explore the knowledge and skills required to deliver expert care. This book looks at a range of critical care scenarios, including: The patient with acute lung injury The patient with fever The patient with an acute kidney injury The patient with long term needs The patient with increased intra-abdominal pressure The Patient fol

Author Biography

Suzanne Bench is a Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College London. She is also Link lecturer for the Intensive Care unit at St Thomas Hospital

Kate Brown is Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing. Course leader for post registration High Dependency Nursing courses and the Physiology for nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College London.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Respiratory Care

Care of a patient with acute respiratory failure requiring non invasive respiratory support

Care of patient with acute respiratory failure requiring invasive respiratory support

Care of a ventilated patient with acute lung injury/ARDS requiring advanced ventilatory support

Neurological/sensory and motor

Care of a patient with raised intracranial pressure

Care of a patient requiring sedation and/or paralysis

Care of the confused/agitated patient

Care of the patient in pain

Care of the patient at risk of seizure activity

The patient with inflammation/ infection

Care of a patient with severe sepsis

Care of a patient with fever

Care of a patient with severe acute pancreatitis

Haemodynamics

Care of a patient with cardiogenic shock

Care of a patient with dysryhthmias

Care of a patient post cardioâÇôthoracic surgery

Care of a patient requiring vasoactive drugs

The critical care continuum

Care of the long term critically ill patient

Care of a patient requiring discharge

Care of relatives and friends during a critical care admission

Care of a dying patient in critical care

Care of a patient during withdrawal/withholding of treatment

Renal Care

Care of a patient with acute renal impairment

Care of a patient requiring renal replacement therapy

Haemostasis and gastrointestinal care

Care of the bleeding patient

Care of a patient with altered blood sugar

Care of a patient with increased abdominal pressure requiring an open abdomen

Specific critical care populations

Care of the patient with a dermatological condition

Care of the highly dependent obstetric patient

Care of the patient following poisoning/toxicity

Care of the patient with sickle cell disease

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