Critical Care Manual of Clinical Procedures

Critical care services support the most seriously ill patients in hospital and provide care for patients needing specialist and intensive treatment following major surgery, serious accidents or acute illness. Increasingly these patients are being cared for on general wards and there is an expectation that all practitioners are able to manage the complex clinical needs of such patients and assess, recognise, interpret patient data and respond appropriately within a multi-professional approach to care. This manual is aimed at all health care practitioners who care for the critically ill patient from novice to expert, recognising that disciplines contribute to the provision of effective care and that essential knowledge and skills are shared by all practitioners. It provides guidelines on core critical care procedures based on the 'best' available evidence for each procedure and includes a comprehensive competency framework to enable practitioners to assess their competence and expertise in core critical care procedures. Each chapter provides a comprehensive overview, beginning with basic principles and progressing to more complex ideas, to enable practitioners to develop their knowledge, skills and competencies in critical care.

Ms Annette Richardson, RN, Bsc (Hons) Nursing Science, MBA
Nurse Consultant Critical Care, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Board Member of British Association of Critical Care Nurses
Has twenty years clinical critical care experience. Has contributed to a number of critical care and patient safety
strategies for the NPSA, World Health Organisation and the Department of Health.
Was elected to the British Association of Critical Care Nurses National Board in 2002 and is on the editorial board for the Journal Nursing in Critical Care.
In 2006 was delighted to be awarded winner of a 'Nursing Times' award in the category 'Back to Basics' for the clinical work to promote sleep for critical care patients.

John Albarran has 30 years experience as a practitioner, educator and researcher. During this time he has served on the British Association of Critical Care Nurses, European Federation of Critical Care Nursing Associations (EfCCNa) and was a founder member of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses. Dr Albarran has published widely including a number of textbooks. He co-edits Nursing in Critical Care and has been awarded two nurse fellowships from the European Society of Cardiology and EfCCNa for outstanding and distinctive contributions to cardiac and critical care nursing.

Jane Mallett, Consultant in Health Care Development
Dr Jane Mallett trained at Guy's Hospital, London in 1980. Since that time she has worked as a practitioner, and
has had lead roles in education, research and practice development. Dr Mallett also jointly edited three editions of The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual for Clinical Nursing Procedures (1992, 1996 and 2000) and The Royal Marsden Hospital Handbook of Wound Management in Cancer Care. More recently she has been joint consultancy lead for the development of the national Essence of Care 2010.
She has a BSc in Human Biology, MSc in Social Research Methods and PhD in Nursing.

Chapter 1 Contemporary issues in the delivery of evidence based care Chapter 2 Competency based practice Chapter 3 Using Procedures for Recognising and managing the Critically Ill and at risk patient on a ward Chapter 4 Procedures for Admitting a Critically Ill Patient Chapter 5 Using procedures for measurement of respiratory status Chapter 6 Using procedures for respiratory care Chapter 7 Procedures for Insertion of Haemodynamic Measurement Devices Chapter 8 Using Procedures for Measuring Haemodynamic Status of Patient Chapter 9 Using Procedures for Titration of Inotropic Drug Therapies Chapter 10 Using Procedures for Measurement of Nutrition/ Hydration Status and Care Chapter 11 Using Procedures for Measurement of Renal Status and Care of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies Chapter 12 Using Procedures for Measurement of Sedative, Analgesic and Neuromuscular Blockade Levels and Care Chapter 13 Using Procedures for Measurement of Neurological Status Chapter 14 Using Procedures for Measurement of Hygiene and Tissue Viability needs Chapter 15 Using procedures for measurement of Mobility and Interventions Chapter 16 Transfer of a Critically Ill Patient Chapter 17 Withdrawal of Treatment on a Critically Ill Patient

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Critical Care Manual of Clinical Procedures and Competencies

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