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Core Curriculum For Critical Care Nursing

by: AACN

Core Curriculum For Critical Care Nursing

by: AACN

ISBN 13:
9780721604503
ISBN 10:
0721604501
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/06/2005
Publisher: Saunders

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Offering essential knowledge from the AACN, the sixth edition of this authoritative resource has been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect the current state of critical care nursing practice. Organized by body system and written in a concise outline format for ease of use, it covers basic to advanced nursing care with an emphasis on clinical practice. It is also an ideal study tool for critical care nursing orientation and continuing education programs, as well as an important preparation resource for critical care nursing certification. Book jacket.

Professional Caring and Ethical Practice

(44)

Nancy C. Molter

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Vision, Mission, and Values

(1)

Vision

(1)

Mission

(1)

Values

(1)

Synergy of Caring

(2)

What Nurses Do

(1)

What Critical Care Nurses Do

(1)

The Environment of Critical Care

(1)

The ``Synergy'' of the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care

(1)

AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care

(12)

Origin of the Synergy Model

(1)

Purpose

(1)

Overview of the Synergy Model

(10)

Validation

(1)

Application of the Synergy Model

(1)

General Legal Considerations Relevant to Critical Care Nursing Practice

(6)

State Nurse Practice Acts

(1)

Scope of Practice

(1)

Standards of Care

(1)

Certification in a Specialty Area

(1)

Professional Liability

(4)

Documentation

(1)

Good Samaritan Laws

(1)

Ethical Clinical Practice

(23)

Foundation of Ethical Nursing Practice

(2)

Emergence of Clinical Ethics

(1)

Standard Ethical Theory

(1)

Ethical Principles

(1)

Common Ethical Distinctions

(1)

The Law in Clinical Ethics

(6)

Clinical Ethics Assessment

(1)

Nurse's Role as Patient Advocate and Moral Agent

(11)

The Pulmonary System

(140)

Kathleen Ellstrom

Systemwide Elements

(87)

Physiologic Anatomy

(23)

Patient Assessment

(24)

Patient Care

(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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Core Curriculum For Critical Care Nursing

Core Curriculum For Critical Care Nursing

9780721604503

0721604501

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