Pass CCRN® (Adult)
- 6th Edition - June 22, 2023
- Author: Robin Donohoe Dennison
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 1 5 0 - 5
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Practicing nurses preparing for CCRN®-Adult exam certification (approximately 80,000 nurses currently certified; approximately 12,000 certified annually)
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- You’ve Just Purchased More than a Textbook!
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Content Review
- Learning Activities
- Practice Questions and Examinations on the Evolve Website
- Other Helpful Features Available on Evolve
- Chapter 1. The Critical Care Certification Examination
- Certification
- Benefits of Achieving CCRN® Certification
- The Synergy Model
- The CCRN® (Adult) Examination
- Plan for Passing the CCRN® Examination (Fig. 1.2)
- Maintaining Your CCRN® Certification
- Chapter 2. Professional Caring and Ethical Practice
- Critical Care Nursing: General Concepts
- AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care
- Clinical Judgment
- Advocacy and Moral Agency
- Caring Practices
- Collaboration
- Systems Thinking
- Response to Diversity
- Clinical Inquiry
- Facilitation of Learning
- Chapter 3. The Cardiovascular System
- Selected Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
- Electrocardiography
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- Dysrhythmias and Blocks
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Hypertensive Crises
- Vascular Disease
- Cardiovascular Trauma
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Hypovolemic Shock
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Chapter 4. The Pulmonary System
- Selected Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
- Acid–Base Balance and Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation
- Airway Management
- Oxygen Therapy
- Oxygen Delivery Systems (Table 4.9)
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation
- Chest Tubes
- Thoracic Surgery
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Monitor for Complications
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pneumonia
- Aspiration
- Pathophysiology (Fig. 4.29)
- Status Asthmaticus
- Pathophysiology (Fig. 4.30)
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Pathophysiology (Fig. 4.32)
- Thoracic Trauma
- Chapter 5. The Neurologic System
- Selected Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Brain Death
- Encephalopathy
- Craniotomy
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Ischemic Stroke
- Brain Tumor
- Seizure Disorders
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Chapter 6. The Endocrine System
- Selected Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
- Endocrine Pharmacology
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
- Hyperglycemia in Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS)
- Hypoglycemia
- Pathophysiology (Fig. 6.7)
- Chapter 7. The Gastrointestinal System
- Selected Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
- Gastrointestinal Drugs (Table 7.1)
- Malnutrition
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Esophagitis
- Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- Hepatic Failure and Encephalopathy
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Intestinal Infarction, Obstruction, and Perforation
- Abdominal Trauma
- Clinical Presentation
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Chapter 8. The Renal System
- General Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
- Drugs Affecting the Renal System
- Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances (Table 8.2)
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Acute Kidney Injury (Formerly Referred to as Acute Renal Failure)
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Dialysis
- Chapter 9. The Hematologic and Immunologic Systems
- Selected Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
- Drugs Affecting Clotting (Fig. 9.1, Table 9.1)
- Inherited and Acquired Coagulopathies (Table 9.2)
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
- Anemia
- Immunodeficiency
- Leukopenia
- Chapter 10. The Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Systems
- Integumentary System
- Musculoskeletal System
- Chapter 11. Multisystem Issues
- Shock
- Hypovolemic Shock
- Pathophysiology (Fig. 11.5)
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Neurogenic Shock
- Septic Shock
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Multisystem Trauma
- Mechanism of Injury
- Pathophysiology (i.e., 4Hs)
- Clinical Presentation:
- Drug Intoxication and Poisoning
- Chapter 12. Behavioral/Psychosocial Issues
- Behavioral/Psychosocial Assessment
- Psychosocial Characteristics (Erikson, 1968)
- Basic Human Needs
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Human Needs of Critically Ill Patients
- Responses to Illness and Environment
- General Principles of Care
- Agitation
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Interprofessional Collaborative Management
- Antisocial Behaviors
- Delirium
- Intensive Care Unit Delirium
- Major or Minor Neurocognitive Disorders (e.g., Dementia)
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Mania
- Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Risk-Taking Behavior
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Interprofessional Collaborative Management
- Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors
- Medical Nonadherence
- Psychosis
- Index
- No. of pages: 576
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: June 22, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323761505
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Robin Donohoe Dennison
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Educator, Consultant, Author, Saint Augustine, Florida