Essentials of critical care nursing : a holistic approach

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ESSENTIALS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING: A Holistic Approach Brief Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Dedication Clinical Consultant Contributors Reviewers Preface Organization Features Ancillary Package Acknowledgments Contents PART ONE: The Concept of Holism Applied to Critical Care Nursing Practice CHAPTER 1: Critical Care Nursing Practice OBJECTIVES Value of Certification Evidence-Based Practice in Critical Care Nursing Healthy Work Environments The Synergy Model CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 2: The Patient’s and Family’s Experience With Critical Illness OBJECTIVES Managing Stress and Anxiety Assisting the Family Through the Crisis Promoting Rest and Sleep for the Critically Ill Patient Using Restraints in Critical Care CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 3: Patient and Family Education in Critical Care OBJECTIVES Recognizing and Managing Barriers to Learning Providing Patient and Family Education CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 4: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing OBJECTIVES Ethics in Critical Care Law in Critical Care CASE STUDY References PART TWO: Essential Interventions in Critical Care CHAPTER 5: Relieving Pain and Providing Comfort OBJECTIVES Pain Defined Pain in the Critically Ill Consequences of Pain Promoting Effective Pain Control Pain Assessment Pain Intervention CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 6: End-of-Life and Palliative Care OBJECTIVES Symptom Management Advanced Care Planning Communication and End-of-Life Care Family-Centered Care Legal and Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care Caring for the Caregiver CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 7: Providing Nutritional Support, Fluids, and Electrolytes OBJECTIVES Nutritional Assessment Nutritional Support Fluids Electrolytes CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 8: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management OBJECTIVES Standard 12-Lead Electrocardiogram Cardiac Monitoring Common Dysrhythmias Management of Dysrhythmias CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 9: Hemodynamic Monitoring OBJECTIVES Overview of the Pressure Monitoring System Arterial Pressure Monitoring Central Venous Pressure Monitoring Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring Determination of Cardiac Output Evaluation of Oxygen Delivery and Demand Balance CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 10: Airway Management and Ventilatory Support OBJECTIVES Airway Management Ventilatory Support CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 11: Code Management OBJECTIVES Improving Patient Outcomes Equipment and Medications Used During a Code Responding to a Code Post–Cardiac Arrest Care CASE STUDY References PART THREE: Cardiovascular System CHAPTER 12: Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System OBJECTIVES History Physical Examination Cardiac Laboratory Studies Cardiac Diagnostic Studies CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 13: Patient Management: Cardiovascular System OBJECTIVES Pharmacotherapy Cardiac Surgery Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Techniques Intraaortic Balloon Pump Counterpulsation Ventricular Assist Devices CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 14: Common Cardiovascular Disorders OBJECTIVES Acute Coronary Syndromes Heart Failure Hypertensive Crisis Aortic Disease Cardiomyopathies Valvular Disease Infectious and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders CASE STUDY References PART FOUR: Respiratory System CHAPTER 15: Patient Assessment: Respiratory System OBJECTIVES History Physical Examination Respiratory Monitoring Respiratory Diagnostic Studies CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 16: Patient Management: Respiratory System OBJECTIVES Bronchial Hygiene Therapy Oxygen Therapy Chest Tubes Pharmacotherapy Thoracic Surgery CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 17: Common Respiratory Disorders OBJECTIVES Pneumonia Acute Respiratory Failure Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Pleural Effusion Pneumothorax Pulmonary Embolism Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Acute Asthma CASE STUDY References PART FIVE: Renal System CHAPTER 18: Patient Assessment: Renal System OBJECTIVES History Physical Examination Laboratory Studies Diagnostic Studies CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 19: Patient Management: Renal System OBJECTIVES Pharmacotherapy Dialysis CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 20: Common Renal Disorders OBJECTIVES Acute Kidney Injury Chronic Kidney Disease Complications of Impaired Renal Function Management of Impaired Renal Function CASE STUDY References PART SIX: Nervous System CHAPTER 21: Patient Assessment: Nervous System OBJECTIVES History Physical Examination Neurodiagnostic Studies Determination of Brain Death CASE STUDY Reference CHAPTER 22: Patient Management: Nervous System OBJECTIVES Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Control Intracranial Surgery CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 23: Common Neurosurgical and Neurological Disorders OBJECTIVES Traumatic Brain Injury Brain Tumors Cerebral Hemorrhage Stroke Seizures Spinal Cord Injury CASE STUDY References PART SEVEN: Gastrointestinal System CHAPTER 24: Patient Assessment: Gastrointestinal System OBJECTIVES History Physical Examination Laboratory Studies Diagnostic Studies CASE STUDY Reference CHAPTER 25: Common Gastrointestinal Disorders OBJECTIVES Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding Acute Pancreatitis Hepatic Failure CASE STUDY References PART EIGHT: Endocrine System CHAPTER 26: Patient Assessment: Endocrine System OBJECTIVES Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Thyroid Gland Endocrine Pancreas Adrenal Gland CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 27: Common Endocrine Disorders OBJECTIVES Disorders of Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion Thyroid Gland Dysfunction Diabetic Emergencies Adrenal Crisis CASE STUDY References PART NINE: Hematological and Immune Systems CHAPTER 28: Patient Assessment: Hematological and Immune Systems OBJECTIVES General Assessment Assessment of Immunocompetence CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 29: Common Hematological and Immunological Disorders OBJECTIVES Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Thrombocytopenia Anemia Sickle Cell Disease Neutropenia Lymphoproliferative Disorders HIV Infection CASE STUDY References PART TEN: Integumentary System CHAPTER 30: Patient Assessment: Integumentary System OBJECTIVES History Physical Examination CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 31: Patient Management: Integumentary System OBJECTIVES Wound Healing Wound Care Wound Cultures CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 32: Burns OBJECTIVES Classification of Burn Injuries Pathophysiology Concomitant Problems Assessment and Management CASE STUDY References PART ELEVEN: Multisystem Dysfunction CHAPTER 33: Shock and Multisystem Organ Dysfunction Syndrome OBJECTIVES Shock Multisystem Organ Dysfunction Syndrome CASE STUDY References CHAPTER 34: Trauma OBJECTIVES Mechanism of Injury Initial Assessment and Management Assessment and Management of Specific Injuries CASE STUDY References Index