Introduction to Critical Care Nursing

Start here to master the concepts, technology, and procedures of critical care nursing! Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition prepares you to provide safe, effective, patient-centered care in a variety of high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings. Evidence-based coverage includes realistic case studies and incorporates the latest advances in critical care. Disorders are conveniently organized by body system or special situation, and nursing management chapters include quick-reference nursing care plans. This clear, concise textbook will help you develop the knowledge and clinical reasoning skills needed for success in today's highly complex critical care environments. INDICE: PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS1. Overview of Critical Care Nursing2. Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience 3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing4. Palliative and End-of-Life Care 5. Organ Donation PART II: TOOLS FOR THE CRITICAL CARE NURSE6. Comfort and Sedation7. Nutritional Therapy8. Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management9. Hemodynamic Monitoring10. Ventilatory Assistance11. Rapid Response Teams and Code ManagementPART III: NURSING CARE DURING CRITICAL ILLNESS12. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome13. Cardiovascular Alterations14. Nervous System Alterations15. Acute Respiratory Failure16. Acute Kidney Injury17. Hematological and Immune Disorders18. Gastrointestinal Alterations19. Endocrine Alterations20. Trauma and Surgical Management21. Burns

• ISBN: 978-0-323-64193-7
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 704
• Fecha Publicación: 03/08/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés