Bookeditors, Vicki S. Good, DNP, RN, CENP, CPPS, System Director Clinical Quality/Safety, CoxHealth,
... Show More Springfield, Missouri, Peggy L. Kirkwood, MSN, RN, ACNPC, CHFN, AACC, Cardiovascular and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, California.
Summary: Learn to effectively address life-threatening and potentially life-threatening patient conditions, with Advanced Critical Care Nursing, 2nd Edition. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this comprehensive, nursing-focused text centers on the clinical reasoning process as it helps you comprehend, analyse, synthesize, and apply advanced critical care knowledge and concepts. The book is organized within the structure of body systems along with synthesis chapters that address patient conditions involving multiple body systems. Numerous illustrations and graphs plus unfolding case studies further aid your understanding and help you apply text content. In all, Advanced Critical Care Nursing is the must-have resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Evolving Critical Care Environment
Advanced Dysrhythmias
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Heart Failure
Cardiac Surgery
Valvular Disease and Surgery
Vascular Emergencies
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Lung Injury
Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning
Thoracic Surgery
Head Injury and Dysfunction
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury
Special Neurologic Patient Populations
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Liver Dysfunction and Failure
Pancreatitis
The Gut in Critical Illness
Liver, Kidney, and/or Pancreas Transplantation
Electrolyte Emergencies
Complex Acid-Base Disorders and Associated Electrolyte Imbalances
Acute Renal Failure
Glycemic Control
Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
Blood Conservation / Blood Component Replacement
Coagulopathies
Shock and End Points of Resuscitation
Optimizing Hemodynamics: Strategies for Fluid and Medication Titration in Shock
Trauma and Mass-Casualty Competencies
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Caring for the Immunocompromised Patient
Caring for the Patient in the Immediate Postoperative Period
Caring for the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient
Caring for the Pediatric Patient in an Adult Critical Care Unit
Caring for the Critically Ill Elderly Patient
Caring for the Critically Ill Patient with a Neuropsychiatric Disorder
Caring for the Bariatric Patient
Pain and Sedation
Comorbid Conditions
Oncologic Emergencies
Chemical Dependency
End-of-Life Care
Appendix A: Answers to Decision Point Questions.