Overview

This small, pocket-sized book provides a solid introduction to aspects of care and management in critical care. The book contains not only information on patient assessment, ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, emergencies, critical care interventions, common conditions and pharmacology, all clearly relating to critical care, but also psychological, professional practice issues, palliative care and caring for relatives. It provides the factual information needed to assist nurses in providing holistic care in the critical care environment, in an accessible format.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sharon L. Edwards, MSC ,  Mimma Sabato
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Dimensions:   Width: 12.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 18.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780443104176

ISBN 10:   0443104174
Pages:   476
Publication Date:   24 September 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 General principles of critical care 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Emergencies and life-threatening complications SECTION 2 Patient assessment and investigations 2.1 Identification of patient needs/problems 2.2 Assessment 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring 2.4 Diagnostic procedures SECTION 3 Critical care interventions 3.1 Medium-technology life-support interventions 3.2 High-technology life-support interventions 3.3 Caring for a critical care patient 3.4 Intubation and ventilation 3.5 Transfer of critical care patients SECTION 4 Common conditions/reasons for admission 4.1 Principles of cellular death, injury and repair 4.2 Neurological 4.3 Endocrine disorders 4.4 Respiratory 4.5 Cardiovascular 4.6 Renal 4.7 Gastrointestinal (GIT) 4.8 Immunological 4.9 Surgery 4.10 Burns 4.11 Poisoning/overdose SECTION 5 Psychological and ethical care 5.1 Mental effects of critical care 5.2 Palliative care in critical care 5.3 Professional practice issues SECTION 6 Pharmacology 6.1 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics 6.2 Classification of drugs used in critical care 6.3 Drug calculations 6.4 Nurse prescribing Conclusion References Further reading Appendix 1 Units of measurement Appendix 2 Normal values Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculations Glossary Index

Reviews

-This survival guide is ideally sized and proving popular with critical care nurses...It is packed with succinctly presented information, and answers many of the questions that arise in practice or that a less experienced nurse may feel uneasy about asking.- Nursing Standard, 12 May 2010 This survival guide is ideally sized and proving popular with critical care nurses...It is packed with succinctly presented information, and answers many of the questions that arise in practice or that a less experienced nurse may feel uneasy about asking. Nursing Standard, 12 May 2010 This survival guide is ideally sized and proving popular with critical care nurses...It is packed with succinctly presented information, and answers many of the questions that arise in practice or that a less experienced nurse may feel uneasy about asking. Nursing Standard, 12 May 2010

<p> This survival guide is ideally sized and proving popular with critical care nurses...It is packed with succinctly presented information, and answers many of the questions that arise in practice or that a less experienced nurse may feel uneasy about asking. <p>Nursing Standard, 12 May 2010

This survival guide is ideally sized and proving popular with critical care nurses...It is packed with succinctly presented information, and answers many of the questions that arise in practice or that a less experienced nurse may feel uneasy about asking. Nursing Standard, 12 May 2010

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