Manual of Critical Care Nursing - E-Book: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management

by MN Baird RN

Overview

- NEW! Bariatric Considerations section added to assessment sections to help you assess, and prevent complications and improve care in, overweight and obese patients. - NEW! Section on Caring for the Elderly added to assessment sections to provide you with tips and guidelines unique to elderly patients, including recognizing differences in measuring pain, providing appropriate nutritional support, improving communication, and preventing infection. - NEW! Updated content throughout keeps you current in the field of critical care nursing. - NEW! Geriatric icon highlights considerations relating to the care of older adults. - NEW! The latest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses ensure you stay up-to-date.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323187923
Publisher:	Mosby, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/13/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1104
File size:	26 MB
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Table of Contents

1. General Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill2. Managing the Critical Care Environment3. Trauma4. Respiratory Disorders5. Cardiac and Vascular Disorders6. Renal Failure7. Neurologic Disorders8. Endocrinologic Disorders9. Gastrointestinal Disorders10. Hematologic/Immunologic Disorders11. Complex Special SituationsAppendixes1. Heart and Breath Sounds2. Glasgow Coma Scale 3. Cranial Nerves: Assessment and Dysfunctions 4. Major Deep Tendon (Muscle-Stretch) Reflexes5. Major Superficial (Cutaneous) Reflexes 6. Inotropic and Vasoactive Medication Infusions7. Sample Relaxation Technique8. Abbreviations Used in this Manual