Thelan's Critical Care Nursing : Diagnosis and Management

by Urden, Linda D.; Stacy, Kathleen M.; Lough, Mary E.; Urden, Linda D.; Stacy, Kathleen M.; Lough, Mary E.

• ISBN13: 9780323014618
• ISBN10: 0323014615
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: MOSBY

Summary

This classic resource for critical care nursing is now a full-color text that provides a thorough examination of all the important aspects of critical care nursing with more appealing illustrations and design elements. Organized in ten units around alterations in body systems, this text's depth and scope will appeal to both novice and expert, while instructors praise its comprehensiveness and depend on its clinical relevance to inform their teaching and practice.

Table of Contents

I Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
Critical Care Nursing Practice	3	(16)
Ethical Issues	19	(12)
Legal Issues	31	(12)
Patient/Family Education	43	(12)
Psychosocial Alterations	55	(22)
Sleep Alterations	77	(16)
Nutritional Alterations and Management	93	(28)
Pain and Pain Management	121	(22)
II Special Populations
The Pediatric Patient in the Adult Critical Care Unit	143	(34)
High-Risk and Critical Care Obstetric Issues	177	(22)
Gerontologic Alterations and Management	199	(22)
Perianesthesia Management	221	(30)
III Cardiovascular Alterations
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology	251	(24)
Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment	275	(22)
Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures	297	(98)
Cardiovascular Disorders	395	(44)
Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management	439	(58)
IV Pulmonary Alterations
Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology	497	(22)
Pulmonary Clinical Assessment	519	(18)
Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures	537	(14)
Pulmonary Disorders	551	(36)
Pulmonary Therapeutic Management	587	(30)
V Neurologic Alterations
Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology	617	(28)
Neurologic Clinical Assessment	645	(14)
Neurologic Diagnostic Procedures	659	(12)
Neurologic Disorders	671	(30)
Neurologic Therapeutic Management	701	(18)
VI Renal Alterations
Renal Anatomy and Physiology	719	(14)
Renal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures	733	(12)
Renal Disorders and Therapeutic Management	745	(36)
VII Gastrointestinal Alterations
Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology	781	(12)
Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures	793	(14)
Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management	807	(24)
VIII Endocrine Alterations
Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology	831	(10)
Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures	841	(10)
Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management	851	(40)
IX Multisystem Alterations
Trauma	891	(36)
Shock	927	(20)
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome	947	(18)
Burns	965	(28)
Transplantation	993	(34)
X Nursing Management Plans	1027	(52)
Appendix Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care	1079