Critical care nursing : a holistic approach.

Previous ed.: Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

CD-ROM in back pocket.

Text on lining paper.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Central nervous system--Peripheral Nervous system--Reflexes--Pain--The Neurohormonal stress response--Conclusion--33. Patient assessment: Nervous system:- History--Physical examination--Neurodiagnostic studies--34. Patient Management: Nervous System:- Physiological Principles--Causes of increased intracranial pressure--Intracranial pressure monitoring--Management of increased intracranial pressure--35. Common Neurosurgical and Neurological disorders:- Neuroanatomy--Neurological surgery--Neurological disorders--36. Head Injury:- Mechanisms of head injury-- Pathophysiology--Assessment--Management--Brain death--37. Spinal cord injury:- Classification of injury--Spinal cord syndromes--Autonomic nervous system syndromes--Pathophysiology--Initial assessment and management--Ongoing assessment and management--Complications--Patient teaching and discharge planning--PART 8: Gastrointestinal System:-38. Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal system:- Structure of the Gastrointestinal system--Function of the gastrointestinal system--39. Patient assessment: Gastrointestinal system:- History--Physical examination--Nutritional assessment--Laboratory studies--Diagnostic studies--40. Patient Management: Gastrointestinal system:- Enteral nutrition--Parenteral (intravenous) nutrition--Role of the nurse in nutritional support--41. Common Gastrointestinal Disorders--PART 9: Endocrine System:- 42. Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine system--43. Patient assessment: Endocrine system--44. Common Endocrine Disorders--PART 10: Hematological and Immune Systems:- 45. Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematological and Immune Systems:-46. Patient Assessment: Hematological and Immune Systems--47. Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation--48. Common Immunological Disorders--49. Common Hematological Disorders--PART 11: Integumentary System:- 50. Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary system--51. Patient Assessment: Integumentary System--52. Patient Management: Integumentary System--53. Burns--PART 12: Multisystem Dysfunction:- 54. Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome--55. Trauma--56. Drug overdose and poisoning.

PART 1: The Concept of Holism Applied to Critical Care Nursing Practice:-1. Critical Care Nursing Practice: An integration of caring, competence, and commitment to excellence--Evidence-based critical care nursing practice--Critical thinking is essential to critical care--Certification and critical care nursing practice--The synergy model--Professional organizations and resources--The future of critical care nursing--2. The Patient\'s experience with critical illness:- Perception of critical illness--Anxiety--Nursing assessment--Nursing interventions--Restraints in critical care--Loss and responses to loss--Spirituality and healing--Care at the end of life--3. The Family\'s Experience With Critical Illness:- Stress, critical illness, and the impact on the family--The family and the nursing process--End-of-life issues in critical care--Cultural issues in critical care--Cultural issues related to critical illness--Conclusion--4. Impact of the critical care environmnet on the Patient:- The environment of the health care system and the intensive care unit--Assessment of the patient-environment interface--Creating a healing intensive care unit environment--5. Relieving Pain and Providing Comfort:- Pain defined--Pain in the critically ill--Consequences of pain--Barriers to effective pain control--Resources to promote effective pain control--Pain assessment--Pain intervention--Pain management in special populations--6. Patient and Family Education in Critical Care:- Barriers to learning--Education and learning--The process of adult education--The standards of patient and family education--PART 2: Professional Practice Issues in Critical Care:- 7. Ethical Issues in Critical Care Nursing:- Ethics and the Nurse--The tools of ethics--Ethical decision making within a nursing process model--Bioethics resources and services--8. Legal issues in Critical Care Nursing:- An overview of major areas of the law--Nursing negligence in critical care--Issues that involve life-support measures--9. Genetic issues in Critical Care Nursing--Human Genome project--Role of the nurse--Concepts in genetics--Genetically Determined Diseases--Pharmacogenetics--10. Building a Professional Practice Model for Excellence in Critical Care Nursing:-Defining the critical care nurse--Defining nursing professionalism--Defining nursing excellence--Conclusion--PART 3: Special Populations in Critical Care:-11. The Critically Ill Pediatric Patient:- Prominent anatomical and physiological Differences and implications--Selected Pediatric Challenges--Interaction with children and families--12. The Critically Ill Pregnant Woman:- Physiological changes in pregnancy--Critical Care Conditions in Pregnancy--Providing Emotional Support--Conclusion--13. The Critically Ill Older Patient:- Normal Psychobiological Characteristics of aging--Physical challenges--Psychological Challenges--Challenges in medication use--14. The Postanesthesia Patient:- Collaboration between the anesthesia provider and nurse--Moderate sedation--Potential problems in the postanesthesia

patient--15. Interfacility Transport of the Critically Ill Patient:- Modes of transport--Air transport of the critically ill patient--Transfer guidelines and legal implications--Phases of transport--PART 4: Cardiovascular System:- 16. Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System:- Cardiac Microstructure--Mechanical events of contraction--Electrical events of depolarization--Physiological basis of the resting potential--Physiological basis of the action potential--Cardiac Macrostructure--Cardiac conduction--Cardiac output--Coronary Circulation--Peripheral circulation--17. Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System:-Cardiac History and Physical examination--Cardiac Laboratory studies--Cardiac Diagnostic Studies--Electrocardiographic monitoring--Arrhythmias and the 12-lead electrocardiogram--Effects of Serum electrolyte abnormalities on the Electrocardiogram--Hemodynamic monitoring--18. Patient Management: Cardiovascular System:-Pharmacological Therapy--Fibrinolytics, anticoagulants, and platelet inhibitors--Antidysrhythmics--Inotropes--Vasodilators--Angiotensin-converting enzyme--Inhibitors--Antihyperlipidemics--Percutaneous coronary interventions and percutaneous balloon valuloplasty--Percutaneous coronary interventions--Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty--Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Counterpulsation and mechanical circulatory support--Intra-aortic balloon puump counterpulsation--Mechanical circulation support--Complications associated with intra-aortic balloon pump Therapy and circulatory support--Management of Dysrhythmias--Cardioversion--Radiofrequency catheter ablation--Cardiac pacemakers--Implantable cardioverter-Defibrillators--Cardiopulmonary resuscitation--Causes of cardiopulmonary arrest--Assessment and management of the patient in Cardiopulmonary arrest--Role of resuscitation team members--Equipment used in cardiopulmonary arrest--Medications--Defibrillation--Automated external Defibrillator--Transcutaneous pacing--Therapeutic Hypothermia--Family presence in Cardiac Arrest situations--19. Common Cardiovascular Disorders:- Infection and Inflammation of the Heart--Cardiomyopathies--Peripheral vascular disease--Aortic Disease--Hypertensive Crisis--20. Heart Failure:- Definition--Classification--Factors that determine cardiac output--Pathophysiology--Assessment--Management of Chronic Heart Failure--Management of acute exacerbations of heart failure--21. Acute Myocardial Infarction:- Atherosclerosis--Acute coronary syndrome--Angina pectoris--Myocardial infarction--22. Cardiac Surgery:-Indications for cardiac surgery--Cardiac Surgery--Carotid endarterctomy --PART 5: Respiratory System:- 23. Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System:- Anatomy of the Respiratory System--Physiology of the Respiratory System--24. Patient Assessmeent: Respiratory System:- History--Physical examination--Respiratory monitoring--Respiratory diagnostic studies--25. Patient Management: Respiratory System:- Bronchial Hygiene--Oxygen Therapy--Artificial Airways--Chest tubes--Pharmacological agents--Ventilatory support--26. Common Respiratory Disorders:- Pneumonia--Pleural Effusion--Pneutmothorax--Pulmonary embolism--Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease--Acute asthma--Acute Respiratory failure--27. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome:- Diagnostic criteria and incidence--Pathophysiology--Assessment--Management--Prevention of Complications--PART 6: Renal System:- 28. Anatomy and Physiology of the renal system:-Macroscopic anatomy of the renal system--Microscopic anatomy of the renal system and normal renal physiology--Hormonal influences--Functions of the renal system--29. Patient assessment: Renal system:- History--Physical examination--Assessment of renal function--Assessment of electrolytes and acid-base balance--Assessment of fluid balance--30. Patient Management: Renal System:- Physiology--Extracorporeal therapies--Intermittent hemodialysis--Continuous Renal replacement therapies--Peritoneal dialysis--Pharmacological management of renal dysfunction--Disorders of fluid volume--Management of electrolyte imbalances--31. Renal Failure:- Acute renal failure--Chronic renal failure--Management of renal failure--PART 7: Nervous System: 32. Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System:- Cells of the Nervous System--Characteristics of neurons--Nerve regeneration--

This completely revised eighth edition of this clinical text is equally useful to nursing students and practicing critical care nurses. New information on conscious sedation, management of agitated delirium and AICD have been added.