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Core Curriculum For Critical Care Nursing

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ISBN: 9780721604503 | 0721604501
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Saunders
Pub. Date: 12/6/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
From the experts at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), comes the definitive resource on administering quality nursing care to critically ill patients. The 6th edition has been updated to reflect the current state of critical care nursing practice and includes new content on the AACN Synergy Model, professional care and ethical practice, and critical care patients with special needs, as well as the most current literature and clinical studies. The clear and logical format makes this book an ideal study tool for critical car... MORE
Professional Caring and Ethical Practice
1(44)
Nancy C. Molter
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Vision, Mission, and Values
... MORE1(1)
Vision
1(1)
Mission
1(1)
Values
1(1)
Synergy of Caring
2(2)
What Nurses Do
2(1)
What Critical Care Nurses Do
2(1)
The Environment of Critical Care
2(1)
The ``Synergy'' of the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care
3(1)
AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care
4(12)
Origin of the Synergy Model
4(1)
Purpose
4(1)
Overview of the Synergy Model
4(10)
Validation
14(1)
Application of the Synergy Model
15(1)
General Legal Considerations Relevant to Critical Care Nursing Practice
16(6)
State Nurse Practice Acts
16(1)
Scope of Practice
16(1)
Standards of Care
16(1)
Certification in a Specialty Area
17(1)
Professional Liability
17(4)
Documentation
21(1)
Good Samaritan Laws
22(1)
Ethical Clinical Practice
22(23)
Foundation of Ethical Nursing Practice
22(2)
Emergence of Clinical Ethics
24(1)
Standard Ethical Theory
25(1)
Ethical Principles
25(1)
Common Ethical Distinctions
26(1)
The Law in Clinical Ethics
27(6)
Clinical Ethics Assessment
33(1)
Nurse's Role as Patient Advocate and Moral Agent
34(11)
The Pulmonary System
45(140)
Kathleen Ellstrom
Systemwide Elements
45(87)
Physiologic Anatomy
45(23)
Patient Assessment
68(24)
Patient Care
92(40)
Specific Patient Health Problems
132(53)
Acute Respiratory Failure
132(4)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
136(3)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
139(4)
Asthma and Status Asthmaticus (Severe Asthmatic Attack)
143(2)
Pulmonary Embolism
145(3)
Chest Trauma
148(4)
Acute Pneumonia
152(4)
Pulmonary Aspiration
156(2)
Near-Drowning
158(2)
Pulmonary Problems in Surgical Patients
160(2)
Acute Pulmonary Inhalation Injuries
162(2)
Neoplastic Lung Disease
164(4)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
168(2)
End-Stage Pulmonary Conditions Eligible for Lung Transplantation
170(15)
The Cardiovascular System
185(196)
M. Lindsay Lessig
Systemwide Elements
185(61)
Physiologic Anatomy
185(14)
Patient Assessment
199(43)
Patient Care
242(4)
Specific Patient Health Problems
246(135)
Coronary Artery Disease
246(4)
Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris
250(8)
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina Pectoris and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
258(3)
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
261(10)
Heart Failure
271(13)
Pericardial Disease
284(5)
Myocarditis
289(4)
Infective Endocarditis
293(5)
Cardiomyopathy
298(7)
End-Stage Heart Disease
305(3)
Cardiac Trauma
308(4)
Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
312(14)
Mitral Regurgitation
326(3)
Mitral Stenosis
329(3)
Aortic Regurgitation
332(3)
Aortic Stenosis
335(3)
Atrial Septal Defect
338(3)
Ventricular Septal Defect
341(3)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
344(3)
Coarctation of the Aorta
347(3)
Hypertensive Crisis
350(5)
Aortic and Peripheral Arterial Disease
355(6)
Shock
361(20)
The Neurologic System
381(144)
Karen A. McQuillan
Jan Marie Belden
Systemwide Elements
381(78)
Physiologic Anatomy
381(35)
Patient Assessment
416(31)
Patient Care
447(12)
Specific Patient Health Problems
459(66)
Increased Intracranial Pressure
459(11)
Head Trauma
470(10)
Intracranial Aneurysms
480(4)
Arteriovenous Malformations
484(5)
Ischemic Stroke
489(6)
Hemorrhagic Stroke
495(5)
Intracranial Infections
500(5)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
505(2)
Acute Spinal Cord Injury
507(4)
Seizures
511(7)
Encephalopathy
518(7)
The Renal System
525(86)
June L. Stark
Systemwide Elements
525(31)
Physiologic Anatomy
525(14)
Patient Assessment
539(8)
Patient Care
547(9)
Specific Patient Health Problems
556(55)
Acute Renal Failure
556(16)
Chronic Renal Failure
572(14)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Potassium Imbalance: Hyperkalemia
586(2)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Potassium Imbalance: Hyporkalemia
588(2)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Sodium Imbalance: Hypernatremia
590(2)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Sodium Imbalance: Hyponatremia
592(2)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Calcium Imbalance: Hypercalcemia
594(2)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Calcium Imbalance: Hypocalcemia
596(1)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Phosphate Imbalance: Hyperphosphatemia
597(2)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Phosphate Imbalance: Hyperphosphatemia
599(1)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Magnesium Imbalance: Hypermagnesemia
600(1)
Electrolyte Imbalances---Magnesium Imbalance: Hypomagnesemia
601(1)
Renal Trauma
602(9)
The Endocrine System
611(30)
Kim Litwack
Systemwide Elements
611(7)
Physiologic Anatomy
611(1)
Pituitary Gland
612(2)
Thyroid Gland
614(1)
Parathyroid Glands
614(1)
Adrenal Glands
615(1)
Pancreas
616(1)
Gonadal Hormones (Testosterone, Estrogen, Progesterone)
617(1)
Patient Assessment
618(4)
Patient Care
622(2)
Specific Patient Health Problems
624(17)
Diabetes Insipidus
624(1)
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)
625(2)
Thyrotoxicosis (Thyroid Storm)
627(1)
Myxedema Coma
628(2)
Hypoparathyroidism and Hyperparathyroidism
630(1)
Acute Adrenal Insufficiency (Addisonian Crisis)
631(1)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
632(3)
Hyperglycemic, Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma (Hyperglycemic, Nonaciodotic Diabetic Coma)
635(3)
Hypoglycemic Episode
638(3)
Hematologic and Immunologic Systems
641(50)
Dennis J. Cheek
Mary A. Hall
Systemwide Elements
641(26)
Physiologic Anatomy
641(11)
Patient Assessment
652(5)
Patient Care
657(10)
Specific Patient Health Problems
667(24)
Anemia
667(3)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
670(1)
Thrombocytopenia
671(2)
Hypercoagulable Disorders
673(2)
Neutropenia
675(1)
Acute Leukemia
676(2)
Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
678(2)
Transplant Rejection
680(1)
Immunosuppression
681(1)
HIV Infection
682(2)
Anaphylactic Hypersensitivity Reactions
684(7)
The Gastrointestinal System
691(62)
Patricia Radovich
Systemwide Elements
691(24)
Physiologic Anatomy
691(14)
Patient Assessment
705(8)
Patient Care
713(2)
Specific Patient Health Problems
715(38)
Acute Abdomen
715(3)
Acute (Fulminant) Liver Failure
718(2)
Chronic Liver Failure: Decompensated Cirrhosis
720(5)
Acute Pancreatitis
725(4)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
729(5)
Carcinoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract
734(3)
Neoplasms of the Pancreas
737(2)
Hepatitis
739(4)
Abdominal Trauma
743(2)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
745(8)
Multisystem
753(96)
Marilyn Sawyer Sommers
Pamela J. Bolton
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Septic Shock
753(1)
Systemwide Elements
753(18)
Physiologic Anatomy
753(10)
Patient Assessment
763(3)
Patient Care
766(5)
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
771(1)
Systemwide Elements
771(6)
Physiologic Anatomy
771(4)
Patient Assessment
775(2)
Patient Care
777(1)
Multisystem Trauma
777(1)
Systemwide Elements
777(15)
Physiologic Anatomy
777(6)
Patient Assessment
783(7)
Patient Care
790(2)
Burns
792(1)
Systemwide Elements
792(17)
Physiologic Anatomy
792(10)
Patient Assessment
802(5)
Patient Care
807(2)
Hypothermia
809(1)
Systemwide Elements
809(17)
Physiologic Anatomy
809(4)
Patient Assessment
813(3)
Patient Care
816(10)
Toxin Exposure
826(1)
Systemwide Elements
826(23)
Physiologic Anatomy
826(4)
Patient Assessment
830(2)
Patient Care
832(17)
Psychosocial Aspects of Critical Care
849(34)
Elizabeth A. Henneman
Jan Marie Belden
Systemwide Elements
849(12)
Psychosocial Considerations
849(6)
Patient and Family Psychosocial Assessment
855(3)
Psychosocial Care Issues
858(3)
Specific Patient Health Problems
861(22)
Anxiety
861(1)
Pain
862(6)
Delirium (Acute Confusional State)
868(2)
Depression
870(2)
Alcohol Withdrawal
872(1)
Aggression and Violence
873(2)
Suicide
875(2)
Dying Process and Death
877(6)
Critical Care Patients with Special Needs
883(43)
Susan Gallagher
Ginette A. Pepper
Amy A. Nichols
Renee Holleran
Nancy Blake
Jan Odom-Forren
Bariatric Patients
883(1)
Introduction
883(1)
Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Bariatric Patient
884(4)
Care of the Morbidly Obese Bariatric Surgery Patient
888(1)
Related Bariatric Care Issues
889(1)
Geriatric Patients
889(1)
Age-Related Biologic and Behavioral Differences
889(1)
Age-Related Changes in Medication Action
890(4)
Common Geriatric Syndromes
894(2)
End-of-Life Care
896(1)
High-Risk Obstetric Patients
896(1)
Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy
896(3)
Postpartum Hemorrhage
899(3)
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
902(4)
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
906(1)
Patient Transport
907(1)
Definitions
907(1)
Members of the Critical Care Transport Team
907(1)
Indications for Transport
908(1)
Modes of Interfacility Transport
908(1)
Risks and Stresses of Transport
909(1)
Overriding Priorities in Patient Transport
910(1)
Preparation for Transport
911(2)
Patient Care During Transport
913(1)
Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Transport
913(1)
Pediatric Patients
914(6)
Sedation in Critically ill Patients
920(1)
General Considerations
920(6)
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia for the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit
926


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