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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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  • eBook
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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.

Saunders Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care & Emergency Nursing

  • 2nd Edition
  • June 30, 2009
  • Lori Schumacher + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 6 0 0 - 8
Part of the popular Saunders Nursing Survival Guide series, this book prepares you to manage the most common health care problems you'll see in critical care, trauma, or emergency settings. Each chapter is organized from the most immediate and life-threatening conditions to less emergent critical care conditions. Its lighthearted, cartoon-filled approach simplifies difficult concepts, covering each body system in terms of current practice standards.

The High-Risk Neonate: Part II, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 21-2
  • June 17, 2009
  • M. Terese Verklan
  • English
  • Paperback
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In the last issue of a two-part series devoted entirely to neonatal critical care nursing (also Guest Edited by Terese Verklan), topics include Retinopathy of Prematurity, the Near-Term Infant, endocrine issues including congenital adrenal hyperplasia and ambiguous genitalia, nutrition in the 1000g neonate, safety issues and issues of informed consent in the NICU, substance abuse, pain, ethics, and grieving and removal of life support from the parent's perspective.

Critical Care Intravenous Infusion Drug Handbook

  • 3rd Edition
  • April 6, 2009
  • Gary J. Algozzine + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Compact and easy to use, this handy reference focuses on the information you need to administer intravenous medications in critical care and emergency environments. Essential coverage of 48 of the most common and complex IV drugs, including drip rate calculation charts, drug calculation formulae, and much more help you safely and efficiently administer IV drugs.

Core Curriculum for Progressive Care Nursing

  • 1st Edition
  • April 6, 2009
  • Ellen French American Association of Critical-Care Nr
  • English
  • eBook
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The only reference focused on progressive care nursing, this complete reference includes all of the key information you need to know for success in practice and on the PCCN certification exam. Expert authors from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses provide the most authoritative content on caring for patients in step-down, intermediate and telemetry units and prepare you to treat patients from every phase of progressive care. Plenty of illustrations and easy-reference tables clarify difficult concepts and make it easy to review content quickly.

The High-Risk Neonate: Part I, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 21-1
  • March 19, 2009
  • M. Terese Verklan
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 0 4 6 4 - 8
A leader in neonatal critical care nursing, Terese Verklan devotes two back-to-back issues on the topic. In this first issue, readers can expect articles from top experts on global infant mortality/morbidity, the care of extremely low birth-weight infants, Hyperbilirubinemia, genetics, cardiac and respiratory care, pharmacology, and more.

Trauma Nursing

  • 4th Edition
  • July 9, 2008
  • Karen A. McQuillan + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, the 4th edition of this classic and highly acclaimed resource is thoroughly updated to bring you comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research findings and current issues, trends, and controversies in trauma nursing. Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages. Timely discussions on emerging topics such as mass casualty and rural trauma/telemedicine keep you up to date with the latest developments in the field. This practical, evidence-based reference is the most complete resource available for both novice and experienced trauma nurses working in a variety of care settings.

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