Evolve resources for Critical Care Nursing, 4th Edition

• Increased global considerations relevant to international context of critical care nursing alongside its key focus within the ANZ context
• Aligned to update NMBA RN Standards for Practice and NSQHS Standards
• An eBook included in all print purchases

Section 1 - Scope of critical care: 1. Scope of critical care practice 2. Systems and resources 3. Quality and safety 4. Ethical issues in critical care

Section 2 - Principles and practice of critical care: 5. Essential nursing care of the critically ill patient 6. Patient comfort and psychological care 7. Family and cultural care of the critically ill patient 8. Recovery and rehabilitation 9. Cardiovascular assessment and monitoring 10. Cardiovascular alterations and management 11. Cardiac rhythm assessment and management 12. Cardiac surgery and transplantation 13. Respiratory assessment and monitoring 14. Respiratory alterations and management 15. Ventilation and oxygenation management 16. Neurological assessment and monitoring 17. Neurological alterations and management 18. Support of renal function 19. Nutrition assessment and therapeutic management 20. Gastrointestinal, metabolic and liver alterations 21. Pathophysiology and management of shock 22. Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Section 3 - Speciality practice: 23. Emergency presentations 24. Trauma management 25. Resuscitation 26. Postanaesthesia recovery 27. Paediatric considerations in critical care 28. Pregnancy and postpartum considerations 29. Organ donation