| Description |
xix, 708 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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A Little, Brown nursing fact finder |
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Little, Brown nursing fact finder.
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| Contents |
1. General concepts in caring for the critically ill -- Nutritional support / Karen Goff -- Mechanical ventilation / Theresa Murray and Dan Kidwell -- Hemodynamic monitoring / Laura D. Williams -- Sedating and paralytic agents / Laura D. Williams -- Alterations in consciousness / Alice E. Davis -- Wound and skin care / Nancy Stotts -- Pain / Laura D. Williams -- Prolonged immobility / Linda S. Baas -- Psychosocial support / Laura D. Williams -- Psychosocial support for the patient's family and significant others / Laura D. Williams -- Ethical considerations in critical care / Jenni Jordan Abel -- 2. Multisystem trauma -- Major trauma / Cheryl McKay -- Traumatic brain injury / Alice E. Davis -- Chest trauma / Catherine Osika Landreth -- Near drowning / Catherine Osika Landreth -- Cardiac trauma / Catherine Osika Landreth -- Acute cardiac tamponade / Cheryl L. Bittel -- Renal and lower urinary tract trauma / Catherine Osika Landreth -- Pelvic fractures / Catherine Osika Landreth -- Compartment syndrome (Ischemic Myositis) / Catherine Osika Landreth -- Acute spinal cord injury / Charlotte Harrison Mackey -- Abdominal trauma / Barbara McLean -- Burns / Gretchen J. Carrougher and Shari Honari -- 3. Respiratory dysfunctions -- Status asthmaticus : refractory severe asthma / Theresa Murray and Dan Kidwell -- Acute pneumonia / Theresa Murray and Dan Kidwell -- Pulmonary hypertension / Lynda Liles -- Acute lung and acute respiratory distress syndrome / Theresa Murray and Dan Kidwell -- Pulmonary embolus (PE) / Theresa Murray and Dan Kidwell -- Pneumothorax / Theresa Murray and Dan Kidwell -- Acute respiratory failure / Theresa Murray and Dan Kidwell -- 4. Cardiovascular dysfunctions -- Acute coronary syndromes : chest pain - angina pectoris and myocardial infarction / Marianne Saunorus Baird -- Heart failure/pulmonary edema / Lynda Liles -- Cardiomyopathy / Marguerite J. Murphy -- Dysrhythmias and conduction disturbances / Marianne Saunorus Baird -- Valvular heart disease / Linda S. Baas -- Acute infective endocarditis / Linda S. Baas -- Acute pericarditis / Linda S. Baas -- Hypertensive emergencies / Linda S. Baas -- Aortic aneurysm/dissection / Linda S. Baas -- Cardiogenic shock / Linda S. Baas -- Cardiac transplantation / Cheryl L. Bittel -- Caring for patients undergoing coronary artery thrombolysis / Lynda Liles -- 5. Renal-urinary dysfunctions / Patricia D. Weiskittel -- Acute Renal failure -- Renal transplantation -- Renal replacement therapies -- 6. Neurologic dysfunctions -- Myasthenia gravis / Susan Bethel -- Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) / Susan Bethel -- Cerebral aneurysm and subarachnoid hemorrhage / Susan Bethel -- Care of the patient after intracranial surgery / Susan Bethel -- Status epilepticus / Susan Bethel -- Stroke : ischemic (acute ischemic stroke) and hemorrhagic (intracerebral hematoma) / Carol A. Barch -- Meningitis / Alice E. Davis -- 7. Endocrinologic dysfunctions / Marianne Saunorus Baird -- Diabetic ketoacidosis -- Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome -- Diabetes insipidus -- Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone -- Acute adrenal insufficiency (adrenal crisis) -- Thyrotoxic crisis (thyroid storm) -- Myxedema coma -- 8. Gastrointestinal dysfunctions -- Gastroesophageal varices / Patrice C. Al-Saden -- Hepatic failure / Patrice C. Al-Saden -- Acute pancreatitis / Beverly George-Gay -- Peritonitis / Beverly George-Gay -- Acute gastrointestinal bleeding / Beverly George-Gay -- Enterocutaneous fistulas / Beverly George-Gay -- 9. Hematologic dysfunctions / Marianne Saunorus Baird -- Profound anemias/hemolytic crisis -- Bleeding and thrombotic disorders -- 10. Multisystem stressors -- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, and septic shock / Barbara McLean -- Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) / Barbara McLean -- Anaphylactic shock / Marguerite J. Murphy -- Organ rejection / Patricia D. Weiskittel -- Drug overdose / Paul Schmidt -- Fluid and electrolyte disturbances / Barbara McLean -- Acid-base imbalances / Barbara McLean -- High-risk obstetrics / Marianne Saunorus Baird and Andrea Lipsmeyer -- Emerging infections / Thomas K. Weichart -- Bioterrorism / Catherine Osika Landreth -- App. 1. The American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Algorithms -- App. 2. Heart and breath sounds -- App. 3. Glasgow coma scale -- App. 4. Cranial nerves : functions and dysfunctions -- App. 5. Major deep tendon (muscle-stretch) reflexes -- App. 6. Major superficial (cutaneous) reflexes -- App. 7. Inotropic and vasoactive agents -- App. 8. Infection prevention and control / Marguerite McMillan Jackson -- App. 9. Sample relaxation technique |
| Summary |
"The new fifth edition of Manual of Critical Care Nursing provides both novice and experienced nurses with a comprehensive, yet concise and easy-to-use manual to effectively plan and implement critical nursing care. Using the latest NANDA international nursing diagnoses (2003-2004), it provides quick and comprehensive information on more than 75 common critical care phenomena."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Patients Intensive care |
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Patients Intensive care |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: London : Mosby, 2001 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Intensive care nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Intensive care nursing.
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Nursing diagnosis.
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Critical Care.
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Nursing Care.
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Critical Care.
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Critical Care.
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Critical Illness.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Nursing.
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Critical Illness -- nursing.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Nursing Diagnosis.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Nursing Care.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks
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Nurses' Instruction
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Nurses Instruction.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Swearingen, Pamela L.
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Keen, Janet Hicks.
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Baird, Marianne Saunorus.
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| LC no. |
95031696 |
| ISBN |
0323026575 |
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