Focus on the most important concepts in progressive and critical care nursing with Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition. Ideal for students, practicing nurses undergoing in-service training for critical care, and critical care nurses reviewing for CCRN® or PCCN® certification, this trusted, evidence-based textbook uses the latest, most authoritative research to help you identify patient priorities in order to safely and expertly manage patient care. Succinct coverage of all core critical care nursing topics includes medications, patient safety, patient education, problem identification, and interprofessional collaborative management. You will learn how to integrate the technology of critical care with the physiological needs and psychosocial concerns of patients and families to provide the highest-quality care.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. vii 7. Reviewer - p. ix 8. Dedication - p. x 9. Preface - p. xi 10. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 11. Unit 1: Foundations in Critical Care Nursing - p. U1 12. 1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient - p. 1 13. 2. Ethical and Legal Issues - p. 12 14. 3. Facilitating Care Transitions - p. 27 15. Unit 2: Common Problems in Critical Care - p. U33 16. 4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations - p. 33 17. 5. Nutritional Alterations and Management - p. 44 18. 6. The Older Adult - p. 55 19. 7. Pain and Pain Management - p. 68 20. 8. Sedation and Delirium Management - p. 86 21. 9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care - p. 95 22. Unit 3: Cardiovascular Alterations - p. U105 23. 10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 105 24. 11. Cardiovascular Disorders - p. 165 25. 12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management - p. 209 26. Unit 4: Pulmonary Alterations - p. U251 27. 13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 251 28. 14. Pulmonary Disorders - p. 264 29. 15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management - p. 289 30. Unit 5: Neurological Alterations - p. U319 31. 16. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 319 32. 17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 337 33. Unit 6: Kidney Alterations - p. U365 34. 18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 365 35. 19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 373 36. Unit 7: Gastrointestinal Alterations - p. U397 37. 20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 397 38. 21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 405 39. Unit 8: Endocrine Alterations - p. U427 40. 22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 427 41. 23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 437 42. Unit 9: Multisystem Alterations - p. U467 43. 24. Trauma - p. 467 44. 25. Burns - p. 501 45. 26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome - p. 519 46. 27. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies - p. 546 47. Appendix A. Patient Care Management Plans - p. 559 48. Appendix B. Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care - p. 593 49. Appendix C. Laboratory Values - p. 597 50. Index - p. 609 51. Special Features - p. 636
Focus on the most important concepts in progressive and critical care nursing with Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition. Ideal for students, practicing nurses undergoing in-service training for critical care, and critical care nurses reviewing for CCRN® or PCCN® certification, this trusted, evidence-based textbook uses the latest, most authoritative research to help you identify patient priorities in order to safely and expertly manage patient care. Succinct coverage of all core critical care nursing topics includes medications, patient safety, patient education, problem identification, and interprofessional collaborative management. You will learn how to integrate the technology of critical care with the physiological needs and psychosocial concerns of patients and families to provide the highest-quality care.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. vii 7. Reviewer - p. ix 8. Dedication - p. x 9. Preface - p. xi 10. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 11. Unit 1: Foundations in Critical Care Nursing - p. U1 12. 1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient - p. 1 13. 2. Ethical and Legal Issues - p. 12 14. 3. Facilitating Care Transitions - p. 27 15. Unit 2: Common Problems in Critical Care - p. U33 16. 4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations - p. 33 17. 5. Nutritional Alterations and Management - p. 44 18. 6. The Older Adult - p. 55 19. 7. Pain and Pain Management - p. 68 20. 8. Sedation and Delirium Management - p. 86 21. 9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care - p. 95 22. Unit 3: Cardiovascular Alterations - p. U105 23. 10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 105 24. 11. Cardiovascular Disorders - p. 165 25. 12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management - p. 209 26. Unit 4: Pulmonary Alterations - p. U251 27. 13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 251 28. 14. Pulmonary Disorders - p. 264 29. 15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management - p. 289 30. Unit 5: Neurological Alterations - p. U319 31. 16. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 319 32. 17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 337 33. Unit 6: Kidney Alterations - p. U365 34. 18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 365 35. 19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 373 36. Unit 7: Gastrointestinal Alterations - p. U397 37. 20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 397 38. 21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 405 39. Unit 8: Endocrine Alterations - p. U427 40. 22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures - p. 427 41. 23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management - p. 437 42. Unit 9: Multisystem Alterations - p. U467 43. 24. Trauma - p. 467 44. 25. Burns - p. 501 45. 26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome - p. 519 46. 27. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies - p. 546 47. Appendix A. Patient Care Management Plans - p. 559 48. Appendix B. Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care - p. 593 49. Appendix C. Laboratory Values - p. 597 50. Index - p. 609 51. Special Features - p. 636
