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Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Child

  • 3rd Edition
  • May 8, 2012
  • Mary Fran Hazinski
  • English
  • Hardback
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Now completely up to date to meet the needs of today's pediatric nurses, Mary Fran Hazinski's Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Child, 3rd Edition, remains the foundational text of pediatric critical care nursing. Known for its outstanding organization and clear descriptions, this comprehensive reference details the unique care required for critically ill children with thorough discussions of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, collaborative management, and nursing management. Ten new chapters, new advanced practice content, and new nurse contributors and reviewers ensure that this classic text continues to be the essential resource for the care of critically ill children.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 28-2
  • April 2, 2012
  • Wanchun Tang
  • English
  • Hardback
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Topics in this issue include: Automated external defibrillation; Airway management during CPR; Could we remove ventilation from ABC’s of CPR?; Advances in mechanical interventions during CPR; The role of vasopressor agents during CPR; Optimizing the timing of defibrillation: the role of VF waveform analysis during CPR; Therapeutic hypothermia during and after CPR; and Advances in brain resuscitation: beyond hypothermia.

Critical Care of Patients with Mental Health Issues, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 24-1
  • March 17, 2012
  • Susan Mace Weeks
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will include articles on the following topics: Aggression and suicide risk; Bariatric patients; Alcohol abuse; Consultation for mental health and addiction issues; Delirium; Domestic violence and Hospice referral.

Cardiovascular Review, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 23-4
  • December 28, 2011
  • Bobbie Leeper
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Bobbi Leeper, MN, RN, CNS M-S, CCRN, at Baylor University Medical Center, provides review of Cardiac topics for the practicing nurse. Article topics include: Spectrum of Acute Coronary Syndromes; Mechanical Complications of AMI; Glucose Control in the Cardiovascular Patient; Pulmonary Hypertension; Pulmonary Problems in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease; Stroke Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Surgery on Thoracic Aorta; Heart Valve Surgery; Complications of Cardiac Surgery; Electrolyte Disorders in the Cardiac Patient; and Cardiogenic Shock.

Transplant, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 23-3
  • September 28, 2011
  • Darlene Lovasik
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Darlene Lovasik, RN, MN, CCRN, CNRN, will feature such article topics as: Evaluation and Work-up for Transplant; Basic Immunology; Pharmacology; Liver, Pancreas, Kidney Transplants; Living Donor Kideny, Liver Transplants; Heart, Lung, Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplants; Complications After Transplant ; Patient Education; Psychosocial Concerns; Ethical Issue; Financial/Operational Considerations; Organ Donation.

Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 23-1
  • March 14, 2011
  • R. Phillip Dellinger
  • English
  • Hardback
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Respected leader in Critical Care Medicine, Phillip Dellinger has complied a top-notch range of articles on the subject of Sepsis. Topics include: "The History of Sepsis," "Molecular Biology of Sepsis," "Sepsis Induced Tissue Hypoperfusion," "Hemodynamic Monitoring in Sepsis," "Performance Improvement in Sepsis," and more!

Critical Care Considerations of the Morbidly Obese, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 26-4
  • November 18, 2010
  • Marilyn Haupt + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, Guest Edited by Marilyn Haupt and Mary Reed will include articles such as: Special Populations; Obesity Paradox; Airway Management; Trauma in the Morbidly Obese; Procedures in the Morbidly Obese Critically Ill.

PharmacoNutrition and Nutrition Therapy in Critical Illness, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 26-3
  • August 13, 2010
  • Paul Wischmeyer
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, Guest Edited by Paul Wischmeyer, MD features topics such as: Nutrition Guidelines In Critical Care: Consistency or Confusion?; Evolutionary Role of Nutrition and Metabolic Support in Critical Illness; Pre-operative Surgical Nutrition Programs; Fish Oil in Critical Illness: Mechanisms and Clinical Application; Glutamine in Critical Illness: The Time Has Come, The Time Is Now?; Immunosupression and Infection After Major Surgery: A Nutritional Deficiency?; Enteral Nutrition in Critical Care: Why Do We Starve Our Patients?

Safety, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 22-2
  • June 29, 2010
  • Debora Simmons
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Debora Simmons, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, will feature such article topics as: Cause Mapping Critical Events; Blood Bank Safety in the ICU; Patient Safety in Perinatal Care; High Risk Drugs in Critical Areas; Enteral Feeding Tubing Misconnections; Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition; Negotiating Safety; Device Complexity and Human Factors; Decreasing Risk; Delirium in ICU; and Voice of the Patient.

A Nurse's Survival Guide to Critical Care

  • 1st Edition
  • October 1, 2009
  • Sharon L. Edwards + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
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This small, pocket-sized book provides a solid introduction to aspects of care and management in critical care. The book contains not only information on patient assessment, ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, emergencies, critical care interventions, common conditions and pharmacology, all clearly relating to critical care, but also psychological, professional practice issues, palliative care and caring for relatives. It provides the factual information needed to assist nurses in providing holistic care in the critical care environment, in an accessible format.