cover image - Advanced Critical Care Nursing, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781455758753
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 02-22-2017
Page Count: 912
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $133.99

Advanced Critical Care Nursing, 2nd Edition

by Vicki S. Good, DNP, RN, CENP, CPPS and Peggy L. Kirkwood, MSN, RN, ACNPC, CHFN, AACC

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cover image - Advanced Critical Care Nursing, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781455758753
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 02-22-2017
Page Count: 912
Imprint: Saunders
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Awarded third place in the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Critical Care- Emergency Nursing category. Learn to effectively address life-threatening and potentially life-threatening patient conditions, with Advanced Critical Care Nursing, 2nd Edition. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this comprehensive, nursing-focused text centers on the clinical reasoning process as it helps you comprehend, analyse, synthesize, and apply advanced critical care knowledge and concepts. The book is organized within the structure of body systems along with synthesis chapters that address patient conditions involving multiple body systems. Numerous illustrations and graphs plus unfolding case studies further aid your understanding and help you apply text content. In all, Advanced Critical Care Nursing is the must-have resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting.

    • Body systems organization emphasizes core systems and advanced concepts.
    • Consistent chapter format features numerous illustrations, charts, and graphs in each chapter to enhance understanding.
    • Synthesis chapters address patient conditions that involve multiple body systems — a common occurrence in critical care nursing.
    • Unfolding case studies with decision point questions are included at the end of all disorders chapters, providing opportunities to apply advanced critical care content to actual scenarios.
    • Medication tables incorporate common classifications of critical care drugs for specific disorders, including drugs, actions, and special considerations.
    • NEW! Updated information throughout reflects the latest evidence-based content as well as national and international treatment guidelines.
    • NEW! Streamlined content places a greater focus on the need-to-know information for today’s high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings.
    • NEW! Expanded coverage of emerging and infectious diseases and multidrug-resistant infections keep readers up to date with the most topical diseases, such as the Zika virus.
    • NEW! Additional content on alternative settings for critical care now includes the eICU and remote monitoring.
    • NEW! Full-color design clarifies important concepts and improve the book's usability.
  • UNIT I: INTRODUCTION
    1. The Evolving Critical Care Environment

    UNIT II: CARDIAC
    2. Advanced Dysrhythmias
    3. Acute Coronary Syndromes
    4. Heart Failure
    5. Cardiac Surgery
    6. Valvular Disease and Surgery
    7. Vascular Emergencies
    8. Heart and Lung Transplantation

    UNIT III: PULMONARY
    9. Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Lung Injury
    10. Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning
    11. Thoracic Surgery

    UNIT IV: NEUROLOGIC
    12. Head Injury and Dysfunction
    13. Cerebrovascular Disorders
    14. Spinal Cord Injury
    15. Special Neurologic Patient Populations

    UNIT V: GASTROINTESTINAL
    16. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
    17. Liver Dysfunction and Failure
    18. Pancreatitis
    19. The Gut in Critical Illness
    20. Liver, Kidney, and/or Pancreas Transplantation

    UNIT VI: RENAL
    21. Electrolyte Emergencies
    22. Complex Acid-Base Disorders and Associated Electrolyte Imbalances
    23. Acute Renal Failure

    UNIT VII: ENDOCRINE
    24. Glycemic Control
    25. Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders

    UNIT VIII: HEMATOLOGIC
    26. Blood Conservation / Blood Component Replacement
    27. Coagulopathies

    UNIT IX: MULTISYSTEM
    28. Shock and End Points of Resuscitation
    29. Optimizing Hemodynamics: Strategies for Fluid and Medication Titration in Shock
    30. Trauma and Mass-Casualty Competencies
    31. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

    UNIT X: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS
    32. Caring for the Immunocompromised Patient
    33. Caring for the Patient in the Immediate Postoperative Period
    34. Caring for the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient
    35. Caring for the Pediatric Patient in an Adult Critical Care Unit
    36. Caring for the Critically Ill Elderly Patient
    37. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient with a Neuropsychiatric Disorder
    38. Caring for the Bariatric Patient

    UNIT XI: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE
    39. Pain and Sedation
    40. Comorbid Conditions
    41. Oncologic Emergencies
    42. Chemical Dependency
    43. End-of-Life Care

    Appendix A: Answers to Decision Point Questions

  • Vicki S. Good, DNP, RN, CENP, CPPS, System Director Clinical Quality/Safety, CoxHealth, Springfield, Missouri and Peggy L. Kirkwood, MSN, RN, ACNPC, CHFN, AACC, Cardiovascular and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, California
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