Overview

Adaptable to any nursing framework, this classic resource provides clear, comprehensive coverage of every aspect of critical care nursing practice. It's organized in nine units around alterations in body systems, with a focus on evidence-based practice, collaborative management, and patient safety. The depth and scope of this textbook make it a long-lasting value that you will rely on throughout nursing school and well into clinical practice.

Full Product Details

Author:   Linda D. Urden ,  Kathleen M. Stacy ,  Mary E. Lough
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Mosby
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.20cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 28.10cm
Weight:   2.436kg
ISBN:  

9780323057486

ISBN 10:   0323057489
Pages:   1232
Publication Date:   01 August 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

UNIT I. FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING * Critical Care Nursing Practice * Ethical Issues * Legal Issues * Genetics in Critical Care NEW! * Patient and Family Education * Psychosocial Alterations * Sleep Alterations and Management * Nutrition Alterations and Management * Pain and Pain Management * Sedation, Agitation, Delirium: Assessment and Management * End-of-Life Issues UNIT II. SPECIAL POPULATIONS * The Pediatric Patient in the Adult Critical Care Unit * High-Risk and Critical Care in Obstetric Issues * Gerontologic Alterations and Management * Perianesthesia Management UNIT III. CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS * Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology * Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment * Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures * Cardiovascular Disorders * Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management UNIT IV. PULMONARY ALTERATIONS * Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology * Pulmonary Clinical Assessment * Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures * Pulmonary Disorders * Pulmonary Therapeutic Management UNIT V. NEUROLOGIC ALTERATIONS * Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology * Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures * Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VI. RENAL ALTERATIONS * Renal Anatomy and Physiology * Renal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures * Renal Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VII. GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS * Gastronintestinal Anatomy and Physiology * Gastronintestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures * Gastronintestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VIII. ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS * Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology * Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures * Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT IX. MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS * Trauma * Shock * Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome * Burns * Organ Donation and Transplantation * Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic Emergencies APPENDIX A: Nursing Management Plans of Care APPENDIX B: Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care

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Professor Emeritus Linda D. Urden works at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science and Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, University of San Diego in San Diego, California. Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Professor Kathleen M. Stacy works at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, University of San Diego, San Diego, California. Nurse Scientist, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Mary E. Lough works at Stanford Health Care; Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

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