Nursing Concepts: Oxygenation

by Sheldon, Lisa Kennedy

• ISBN13: 9781556425233
• ISBN10: 1556425236
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Slack Inc

Summary

Recently acquired from SLACK, Incorporated Oxygenation combines anatomy and physiology with interventions to provide a useful approach to a specific nursing concept. Beginning with a review of anatomy and progressing through specific disorders, this text applies nursing knowledge to actual nursing and medical diagnoses in adult patients. Since many disorders of oxygenation are treated in a collaborative manner, both medical and nursing interventions are included in each chapter. Actual case studies help to apply the facts and concepts reviewed in each chapter. Thought-provoking questions help to reinforce learning. Diagrams help the reader to visualize anatomy and equipment. Tables help with concepts such as blood gas interpretations. The entire concept of oxygenation, from the respiratory and circulatory systems To The role of the hematological system, Is reviewed because of the variety of ways that disorders can affect the individual patient. The Nursing Concepts Series, ideal for nursing students with integrated curricula programs as well as practicing nurses, will provide the reader with conceptually based information that is useful across specialty areas and development stages. These exceptional texts provide an in-depth discussion of theoretical foundations of the concept and practical application examples. These outstanding new texts replace the task of reading about a particular concept only as it relates to a particular nursing specialty. The nurse deals with topics such as pain, oxygenation, mobility, stress, ethics, and acute care problems in every setting. The titles in this series reflect these basic elements as the nursing student, regardless of the more formal title of the course, encounters them.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Acknowledgments	ix
About the Author	xi
Contributing Author	xiii
Introduction	xv
Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System	1	(18)
Assessment of the Respiratory System	19	(32)
Management of Adults With Respiratory Disorders	51	(54)
Common Interventions to Improve Oxygenation	105	(42)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System	147	(20)
Assessment of the Cardiovascular System	167	(22)
Disorders of the Cardiovascular System	189	(28)
The Role of the Hematologic System in Oxygen Transport	217	(10)
Index	227