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• Instructions for online access
• Cover image
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Reviewer
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Organization
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research
• Eighth Edition Continuing Features
• New to This Edition
• Evolve Resources for Critical Care Nursing
• Unit One Foundations in Critical Care Nursing
• 1 Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
• Contemporary Critical Care
• Critical Care Nursing Roles
• Critical Care Professional Accountability
• Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
• Holistic Critical Care Nursing
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• Technology in Critical Care
• Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
• Quality, Safety, and Regulatory Issues in Critical Care
• Privacy and Confidentiality
• Healthy Work Environment
• Additional Resources
• References
• 2 Ethical and Legal Issues
• Differences Between Morals and Ethics
• Conflicting Principles, Paternalism, and Medical Futility
• Professional Nursing Ethics and the Nursing Code of Ethics
• Legal Issues
• Tort Law: Negligence and Professional Malpractice, Intentional Torts
• Constitutional Law: Patient Decision Making
• Additional Resources
• References
• 3 Patient and Family Education
• The Education Process
• Step 1: Assessment
• Step 2: Education Plan Development
• Step 3: Implementation
• Step 4: Evaluation
• Step 5: Documentation
• Informational Needs of Families in Critical Care
• Preparation of the Patient and Family for Transfer From Critical Care
• Additional Resources
• References
• Unit Two Common Problems in Critical Care
• 4 Psychosocial Alterations
• Stress
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Anxiety
• Spiritual Challenges in Critical Care
• Coping With Stress and Illness
• Useful Psychosocial Skills
• Patients With Other Psychiatric Disorders
• Nurse Self-Care
• Additional Resources
• References
• 5 Nutritional Alterations
• Nutrient Metabolism
• Assessing Nutritional Status
• Implications of Undernutrition for the Sick or Stressed Patient
• Nutrition Support
• Additional Resources
• References
• 6 Gerontologic Alterations
• Overview
• Cardiovascular System
• Pulmonary System
• Renal System
• Gastrointestinal System
• Central Nervous System
• Immune System
• Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Systems
• Pharmacologic Therapy in Older Adults
• Hospital-Associated Risk Factors for Older Adults
• References
• 7 Pain and Pain Management
• Importance of Pain Assessment
• Definition and Description of Pain
• Pain Assessment
• Pain Management
• Additional Resources
• References
• 8 Sedation and Delirium Management
• Sedation
• Agitation
• Delirium
• Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and Delirium Tremens
• Collaborative Management
• References
• 9 End-of-Life Care
• End-of-Life Experience in Critical Care
• Decision Making
• Withdrawal or Withholding of Treatment
• Palliative Care
• Professional Issues
• Family Care
• Collaborative Care
• References
• Unit Three Cardiovascular Alterations
• 10 Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
• Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment
• Physical Examination
• Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Electrocardiography
• Laboratory Tests
• Diagnostic Procedures
• Additional Resources
• References
• 11 Cardiovascular Disorders
• Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
• Coronary Artery Disease
• References
• Myocardial Infarction
• References
• Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death
• Heart Failure
• References
• Cardiomyopathy
• Endocarditis
• References
• Valvular Heart Disease
• References
• References
• 12 Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
• Temporary Pacemakers
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
• Fibrinolytic Therapy
• Eligibility Criteria
• Catheter-Based Interventions for Coronary Artery Disease
• Catheter Interventions for Valve Repair
• Cardiac Surgery
• Intraaortic Balloon Pump
• Pharmacologic Management
• Additional Resources
• References
• Unit Four Pulmonary Alterations
• 13 Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
• History
• Focused Clinical Assessment
• Laboratory Studies
• Diagnostic Procedures
• Bedside Monitoring
• References
• 14 Pulmonary Disorders
• Acute Lung Failure
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Pneumonia
• Aspiration Pneumonitis
• Acute Pulmonary Embolism
• Status Asthmaticus
• Long-Term Mechanical Ventilator Dependence
• Additional Resources
• References
• 15 Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
• Oxygen Therapy
• Artificial Airways
• Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
• Noninvasive Ventilation
• Positioning Therapy
• Thoracic Surgery
• Pharmacology
• Additional Resources
• References
• Unit Five Neurological Alterations
• 16 Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
• History
• Focused Clinical Assessment
• Laboratory Studies
• Diagnostic Procedures
• References
• Multimodal Bedside Monitoring
• References
• 17 Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
• Stroke
• Coma
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome
• Craniotomy
• Intracranial Hypertension
• Pharmacologic Agents
• Additional Resources
• References
• Unit Six Kidney Alterations
• 18 Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
• History
• Focused Clinical Assessment
• Fluid Balance Assessments
• Laboratory Assessment
• Urinalysis
• Imaging Studies
• Kidney Biopsy
• References
• 19 Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Assessment and Diagnosis
• At-Risk Disease States and Acute Kidney Injury
• Renal Replacement Therapy: Dialysis
• Additional Resources
• References
• Unit Seven Gastrointestinal Alterations
• 20 Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
• History
• Focused Clinical Assessment
• Laboratory Studies
• Diagnostic Procedures
• References
• 21 Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
• Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
• Severe Acute Pancreatitis
• Acute Liver Failure
• Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Therapeutic Management
• Additional Resources
• References
• Unit Eight Endocrine Alterations
• 22 Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
• History
• Pancreas
• Pituitary Gland
• Thyroid Gland
• References
• 23 Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
• Neuroendocrine Stress of Critical Illness
• References
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Hyperglycemic Emergencies
• Reference
• Reference
• Diabetes Insipidus
• Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone
• Thyroid Storm
• Myxedema Coma
• References
• Unit Nine Multisystem Alterations
• 24 Trauma
• Domestic Violence and Trauma
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Trauma
• Mechanism of Injury
• Phases of Trauma Care
• Specific Trauma Injuries
• Complications of Trauma
• Special Considerations
• References
• 25 Burns
• Anatomy and Functions of the Skin
• Pathophysiology and Etiology of Burn Injury
• Classification of Burn Injury
• Initial Emergency Burn Management
• Special Burn Management Considerations
• Burn Injury Clinical Course
• Stressors of Burn Nursing
• Additional Resources
• References
• 26 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
• Shock Syndrome
• Hypovolemic Shock
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Anaphylactic Shock
• Neurogenic Shock
• Sepsis and Septic Shock
• Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
• Additional Resources
• References
• 27 Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic Emergencies
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Tumor Lysis Syndrome
• References
• Appendix A Patient Management Plans
• Appendix B Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care
• Hemodynamic Equations
• Pulmonary Formulas
• Neurologic Formulas
• Endocrine Formulas
• Kidney Formulas
• Nutritional Formulas
• Reference
• Index
• Special Features