Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management

by Swearingen, Pamela L.; Keen, Janet Hicks

• ISBN13: 9780323009980
• ISBN10: 0323009980
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary

This new edition provides readily accessible information for more than 75 critical care procedures and disorders, including a description of pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostic testing, collaborative management, nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, specific to those diagnoses and patient teaching/rehabilitation.

Table of Contents

General Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill	1	(105)
Nutritional Support	1	(16)
Karen S. Webber
Mechanical Ventilation	17	(11)
Cheri A. Goll
Hemodynamic Monitoring	28	(10)
Laura D. Williams
Sedating and Paralytic Agents	38	(8)
Laura D. Williams
Alterations in Consciousness	46	(9)
Alice Davis
Wound and Skin Care	55	(6)
Nancy A. Stotts
Pain	61	(13)
Susan L. Schroeder
Prolonged Immobility	74	(9)
Linda S. Baas
Psychosocial Support	83	(12)
Patricia Hall
Psychosocial Support for the Patient's Family and Significant Others	95	(3)
Patricia Hall
Ethical Considerations in Critical Care	98	(8)
Jenni Jordan
Multisystem Trauma	106	(106)
Major Trauma	106	(12)
Cheryl McKay
Traumatic Brain Injury	118	(15)
Alice Davis
Chest Trauma	133	(3)
Cheri A. Goll
Near Drowning	136	(4)
Cheri A. Goll
Cardiac Trauma	140	(4)
Marilyn Sawyer Sommers
Acute Cardiac Tamponade	144	(4)
Marilyn Sawyer Sommers
Renal and Lower Urinary Tract Trauma	148	(7)
Marilyn Sawyer Sommers
Pelvic Fractures	155	(6)
Marilyn Sawyer Sommers
Compartment Syndrome (Ischemic Myositis)	161	(6)
Dennis Ross
Acute Spinal Cord Injury	167	(16)
Ann Coghlan Stowe
Abdominal Trauma	183	(10)
Barbara McLean
Burns	193	(19)
Joyce Young Johnson
Respiratory Dysfunctions	212	(35)
Cheri A. Goll
Status Asthmaticus	212	(6)
Acute Pneumonia	218	(8)
Pulmonary Hypertension	226	(3)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	229	(3)
Pulmonary Emboli	232	(7)
Pneumothorax	239	(4)
Acute Respiratory Failure	243	(4)
Cardiovascular Dysfunctions	247	(124)
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Chest Pain---Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction	247	(18)
Marianne Saunorus Baird
Heart Failure/Pulmonary Edema	265	(7)
Marianne Saunorus Baird
Cardiomyopathy	272	(5)
Marguerite J. Murphy
Dysrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances	277	(32)
Marianne Saunorus Baird
Valvular Heart Disease	309	(7)
Linda S. Baas
Acute Infective Endocarditis	316	(9)
Linda S. Baas
Acute Pericarditis	325	(3)
Linda S. Baas
Hypertensive Emergencies	328	(12)
Linda S. Baas
Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection	340	(3)
Linda S. Baas
Cardiogenic Shock	343	(11)
Linda S. Baas
Cardiac Transplantation	354	(6)
Cheryl L. Bittel
Caring for Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Thrombolysis	360	(11)
Marianne Saunorus Baird
Renal-Urinary Dysfunctions	371	(40)
Patricia D. Weiskittel
Acute Renal Failure	371	(17)
Renal Transplantation	388	(7)
Renal Replacement Therapies	395	(16)
Neurologic Dysfunctions	411	(59)
Myasthenia Gravis	411	(9)
Ann Coghlan Stowe
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	420	(7)
Ann Coghlan Stowe
Cerebral Aneurysm and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	427	(10)
Ann Coghlan Stowe
Care of the Patient After Intracranial Surgery	437	(4)
Ann Coghlan Stowe
Status Epilepticus	441	(6)
Mimi Callanan
Stroke: Acute Cerebral Infarct and Intracerebral Hematoma	447	(13)
Carol A. Barch
Meningitis	460	(10)
Alice Davis
Endocrinologic Dysfunctions	470	(22)
Mima M. Horne
Diabetic Ketoacidosis	470	(6)
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome	476	(3)
Diabetes Insipidus	479	(5)
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone	484	(2)
Acute Adrenal Insufficiency	486	(6)
Gastrointestinal Dysfunctions	492	(66)
Gastroesophageal Varices	492	(11)
Patrice C. Al-Saden
Hepatic Failure	503	(23)
Patrice C. Al-Saden
Acute Pancreatitis	526	(10)
Beverly George-Gay
Peritonitis	536	(5)
Beverly George-Gay
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding	541	(8)
Beverly George-Gay
Enterocutaneous Fistulas	549	(9)
Beverly George-Gay
Hematologic Dysfunctions	558	(35)
Marianne Saunorus Baird
Profound Anemias/Hemolytic Crisis	558	(10)
Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders	568	(25)
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia	570	(4)
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura	574	(5)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	579	(14)
Multisystem Stressors	593	(96)
Septic Shock	593	(11)
Janet Hicks Keen
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)	604	(4)
Janet Hicks Keen
Anaphylactic Shock	608	(7)
Marguerite J. Murphy
Organ Rejection	615	(7)
Patricia D. Weiskittel
Drug Overdose	622	(14)
Johanna K. Stiesmeyer
Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances	636	(34)
Mima M. Horne
Acid-Base Imbalances	670	(19)
Barbara McLean
Appendixes	689
1 The American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Algorithms	689
2 Heart and Breath Sounds	713
3 Glasgow Coma Scale	721
4 Cranial Nerves: Functions and Dysfunctions	723
5 Major Deep Tendon (Muscle-Stretch) Reflexes	727
6 Major Superficial (Cutaneous) Reflexes	729
7 Inotropic and Vasoactive Agents	731
8 Infection Prevention and Control	735
Marguerite McMillan Jackson
9 Abbreviation Used in this Manual	745