Priorities in critical care nursing

In this essentials version of the bestselling critical care nursing textbook (Thelan's Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 5th Edition), Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 5th Edition concisely addresses all of the core critical care nursing topics and helps you identify priorities to effectively manage patient care. Priorities in Critical Care Nursing also covers ethicaland legal issues, patient and family education, psychosocial alterations, sleep alterations, nutritional alterations, gerontologic considerations, and end-of-life care. INDICE: Unit One: FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING PRACTICE1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient2. Ethical and Legal Issues3. Patient and Family EducationUnit Two: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE4. Psychosocial Alterations5. Sleep Alterations6. Nutritional Alterations7. Gerontologic Alterations8. Pain and Pain Management9. Sedation, Agitation, and Delirium Management10. End-of-Life CareUnit Three: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS11. Cardiovascular Assessmentand Diagnostic Procedures12. Cardiovascular Disorders13. Cardiovascular Therapeutic ManagementUnit Four: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS14. Pulmonary Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures15. Pulmonary Disorders16. Pulmonary Therapeutic ManagementUnit Five: NEUROLOGIC ALTERATIONS17. Neurologic Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures18. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic ManagementUnit Six: RENAL ALTERATIONS19. Renal Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures20. Renal Disorders and Therapeutic ManagementUnit Seven: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS21. Gastrointestinal Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures22. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic ManagementUnit Eight: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS23. Endocrine Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures24. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic ManagementUnit Nine: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS25. Trauma26. Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome27. Hematologic and Oncologic IssuesUnit Ten: NURSING MANAGEMENT PLANS OF CAREAPPENDIX

• ISBN: 978-0-323-05259-7
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 672
• Fecha Publicación: 28/09/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés