Critical Care Nursing: Synergy for Optimal Outcomes

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ISBN: 9780763738631 | 0763738638
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/19/2007

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This evidence-based text is designed to help the undergraduate nursing student in a critical care rotation and for nurses new to critical care. Each clinical chapter has application to the AACN Synergy Model, identifying and matching patient characteristics and nurse competencies, leading to optimal patient outcomes.

Implementation of the synergy model in critical care	p. 3
Family-focused care	p. 15
Creating a healing environment in the ICU	p. 27
Pain issues in the ICU	p. 41
Sleep disturbances in the ICU	p. 53
Infections in the ICU	p. 67
Gerontological issues in critical care	p. 77
Cultural issues in critical illness	p. 95
Complementary therapies in the ICU	p. 109
Cardiac anatomy and physiology and assessment	p. 121
Hemodynamic monitoring	p. 139
Coronary artery disease	p. 159
Hypertension	p. 171
Acute coronary syndrome	p. 181
Heart failure	p. 197
Cardiac assist devices	p. 209
Cardiac surgery and heart transplant	p. 229
Shock	p. 243
Vascular disorders	p. 261
Respiratory anatomy, physiology, and assessment	p. 271
Respiratory monitoring	p. 283
Select respiratory disorders, airway adjuncts, and noninvasive ventilation	p. 293
Mechanical ventilation	p. 307
Common respiratory disorders	p. 321
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	p. 337
Neurologic anatomy, physiology, and assessment	p. 349
Multimodal neurological monitoring	p. 359
Common neurologic disorders	p. 375
Neurologic injuries	p. 387
Cerebrovascular disorders	p. 395
Gastrointestinal anatomy, physiology, and assessment	p. 413
Gastrointestinal interventions	p. 421
Nutrition concepts for clinical practice in the critically ill adult	p. 431
Gastrointestinal bleeding	p. 443
Hepatic failure	p. 453
Hepatitis	p. 465
Pancreatitis	p. 475
Endocrine anatomy, physiology, and assessment	p. 487
Thyroid disorders	p. 497
Adrenal disorders	p. 503
Pituitary disorders	p. 511
Diabetic emergencies	p. 519
Renal anatomy, physiology, and assessment	p. 535
Acute renal failure	p. 543
Interventions for the renal system	p. 553
End-stage renal disease and renal transplantation	p. 565
Oncologic emergencies	p. 577
Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome	p. 589
Thrombocytopenia	p. 597
Disseminated intravascular coagulation	p. 605
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis	p. 619
Burns	p. 629
Managing the transition from the hospital	p. 641
Recovery of the postanesthesia patient	p. 651
Trauma	p. 667
Drug overdose and poisonings	p. 685
Management of the critically ill bariatric patient	p. 705
Bioethical issues concerning death in the ICU	p. 719
Organ donation	p. 727
Palliative care and end-of-life care in the ICU	p. 739
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