Introduction to Critical Care Nursing

8th Edition - July 4, 2020
Authors: Mary Lou Sole, Deborah Goldenberg Klein, Marthe J. Moseley
Language: English
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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.

Critical Reasoning Activities are included throughout the text, promoting development of clinical nursing judgment to help you prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN^® Exam.
Emphasis on QSEN competencies enables you to gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to provide safe, high-quality health care in a variety of high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings.
Evidence-Based Practice boxes illustrate how research evidence is used to address problems in patient care and includes nursing implications plus AACN’s new system for Levels of Evidence: A, B, C, D, E, and M.
Universal Collaborative Plan of Care for the Critically Ill Patient addresses key aspects of collaborative/interprofessional care that apply to virtually all critically ill patients.
Individual Plans of Care prepare you for clinical practice by describing patient problems, patient outcomes, and nursing assessments and interventions with rationales.
Case studies challenge you to apply concepts to the real world, testing your clinical nursing judgment by asking questions about patient-specific cases with lab results.
Clinical Alerts highlight potential problems and concerns to improve patient safety and clinical care.
Laboratory Alerts emphasize the importance of laboratory test results to critical care nursing.
Medication tables show the actions/usages, indications, dosages/routes, side effects, and nursing implications of medications commonly used in critical care settings.
Coverage of cardiac assistive devices includes the ECMO device for extracorporeal life support, as well as other small, portable, bedside cardiac-assistive devices.
Hemodynamic monitoring content now emphasizes the noninvasive methods of hemodynamic monitoring that are becoming more prominent.
Coverage of infection control addresses the QSEN safety competency and helps provide patient protection against the growing threat of drug-resistant infections.
Nearly 300 full-color photographs and drawings visually clarify key concepts and equipment for better understanding of today’s complex critical care environment.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
About the editors
Contributors
Preface
PART I. Fundamental Concepts
1. Overview of critical care nursing
Definition of critical care nursing
Evolution of critical care
Professional organizations
Certification
Standards
Critical care nurse characteristics
Quality and safety emphasis
Evidence-based practice
Healthy work environment
Collaborative plan of care for the critically ill patient
Trends and issues in care delivery
Issues related to the critical care nurse
References
2. Patient and family response to the critical care experience
Introduction
The critical care environment
The critically ill patient
Family members of the critically ill patient
References
3. Ethical and legal issues in critical care nursing
Introduction
Ethical obligations and nurse advocacy
Ethical decision making
Ethical principles
Increasing nurses’ involvement in ethical decision making
Selected ethical topics in critical care
References
4. Palliative and end-of-life care
Introduction
Dimensions of end-of-life care
Culturally competent end-of-life care
Summary
References
5. Organ donation
Introduction
Organ donation
Types of organ donation
Care of the family
Evaluation of the potential organ donor
Donor management
Transplant candidate evaluation
References
6. Comfort and sedation
Introduction
Definitions of pain and anxiety
Predisposing factors to pain and anxiety
Physiology of pain and anxiety
Positive effects of pain and anxiety
Negative effects of pain and anxiety
Preventing and treating pain and anxiety
Management of pain and anxiety
Management challenges
References
PART II. Tools for the Critical Care Nurse
7. Nutritional therapy
Introduction
Anatomy and physiology of the alimentary tract
Assessment
Overview of nutritional therapy
References
8. Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
Introduction
Overview of electrocardiogram monitoring
Cardiac physiology review
The 12-lead electrocardiogram
Basics of dysrhythmia analysis
Causes of dysrhythmias
Dysrhythmia analysis
Basic dysrhythmias
Cardiac pacemakers
Other devices with pacemaker capabilities
References
9. Hemodynamic monitoring
Introduction
Review of anatomy and physiology
Hemodynamic monitoring modalities
Stroke volume optimization
References
10. Ventilatory assistance
Introduction
Review of respiratory anatomy and physiology
Physiology of breathing
Lung volumes and capacities
Respiratory assessment
Oxygen administration
Airway management
Mechanical ventilation
Nursing care
Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation
References
11. Rapid response teams and code management
Introduction
Rapid response teams
Roles of caregivers in code management
Equipment used in codes
Resuscitation efforts
Pharmacological intervention during a code
Documentation of code events
Care of the patient after resuscitation
References
PART III. Nursing Care During Critical Illness
12. Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Introduction
Review of anatomy and physiology
Assessment
Management
Classifications of shock
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
References
13. Cardiovascular alterations
Introduction
Normal structure and function of the heart
Coronary artery disease
Angina
Acute coronary syndrome
Interventional cardiology
Mechanical therapies
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Heart failure
Pericarditis
Valvular heart disease
Endocarditis
Vascular alterations
References
14. Nervous system alterations
Introduction
Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
Functional and structural divisions of the central nervous system
Increased intracranial pressure
Traumatic brain injury
Acute stroke
Seizures and status epilepticus
Central nervous system infections
Spinal cord injury
References
15. Acute respiratory failure
Introduction
Acute respiratory failure
Respiratory failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Acute respiratory failure in asthma
Acute respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and events
Acute respiratory failure resulting from pulmonary embolism
Acute respiratory failure in adult patients with cystic fibrosis
References
16. Acute kidney injury
Introduction
Review of anatomy and physiology
Pathophysiology of acute kidney injury
Assessment
Diagnostic procedures
Patient problems
Nursing interventions
Medical management of acute kidney injury
References
17. Hematological and immune disorders
Introduction
Review of anatomy and physiology
Focused assessment of hematological and immunological function
Selected erythrocyte disorders
White blood cell and immune disorders
Selected immunological disorders
Bleeding disorders
References
18. Gastrointestinal alterations
Introduction
Review of anatomy and physiology
General assessment of the gastrointestinal system
Acute gastrointestinal bleeding
Acute pancreatitis
Hepatic failure
References
19. Endocrine alterations
Introduction
Hyperglycemia in the critically ill patient
Pancreatic endocrine emergencies
Acute and relative adrenal insufficiency
Thyroid gland in critical care
Thyroid crises
Antidiuretic hormone disorders
References
20. Trauma and surgical management
Introduction
Systems approach to trauma care
Mechanisms of injury
Emergency care phase: Triage
Emergency care phase: Resuscitation
Assessment and management of specific injuries
Critical care phase
Special considerations and populations
Rehabilitation phase
References
21. Burns
Introduction
Review of anatomy and physiology of the skin
Mechanisms and etiology of injury
Burn classification and severity
Physiological responses to burn injury
Phases of burn care assessment and collaborative interventions
Special considerations and areas of concern
Pain control
Infection prevention
Wound management
Nutritional considerations
Psychosocial considerations
Lifespan considerations
Nonburn injuries
Discharge planning
Burn prevention
References
Answer key
Index
Special features

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Mary Lou Sole

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