Priorities in critical care nursing / Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Mary E. Lough.

Urden, Linda Diann, (editor.). Stacy, Kathleen M., (editor.). Lough, Mary E., (editor.).

Summary:

Stay on top of the most important issues in high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings with "Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition". Perfect for both practicing nurses and critical care nurses reviewing for CCRN certification alike, this evidence-based textbook uses the latest, most authoritative research to help you identify patient priorities in order to safely and expertly manage patient care. Succinct coverage of all core critical care nursing topics includes medications, patient safety, patient education, problem identification, and interprofessional collaborative management. You'll learn how to integrate the technology of critical care with the physiological needs and psychosocial concerns of patients and families to provide the highest-quality care. Additionally, this new edition places a unique focus on interprofessional patient problems to help you learn to speak a consistent language of patient problems and work successfully as part of an interprofessional team. -- From product description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780323531993 (Paper)
ISBN: 0323531997 (Paper)
Physical Description: xiii, 577 pages : illustrations (color) ; 28 cm
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: St. Louis : Elsevier, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Previous edition: 2016.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Caring for the critically ill patient / Linda D. Urden -- Ethical and legal issues / Kelly K. Dineen -- Patient and family education / Barbara Mayer -- Psychosocial alterations / Margaret Jordan Halter, Carrie Scotto -- Nutritional alterations / Janine Wong Berta, Kausen Mauldin -- Gerontological alterations / Misty Jenkins, Fiona Winterbottom -- Pain and pain management / Céline Gélinas -- Sedation and delirium management / Mary E. Lough -- End-of-life care / Caroline Etland -- Cardiovascular clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures / Mary E. Lough -- Cardiovascular disorders / Annette Haynes -- Cardiovascular therapeutic management / Joni L. Dirks, Julie Waters -- Pulmonary clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures / Kathleen M. Stacy, Jeanne M. Maiden -- Pulmonary disorders / Kathleen M. Stacy -- Pulmonary therapeutic management / Kathleen M. Stacy -- Neurological clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures / Darlene M. Burke -- Neurologic disorders and therapeutic management / Lourdes Januszewicz -- Kidney clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures / Mary E. Lough -- Kidney disorders and therapeutic management / Mary E. Lough -- Gastrointestinal clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures / Jacqueline Fitzgerald Close -- Gastrointestinal disorders and therapeutic management/ Jacqueline Fitzgerald Close -- Endocrine clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures / Mary E. Lough -- Endocrine disorders and therapeutic management / Mary E. Lough -- Trauma / Eugene E. Mondor -- Burns / Jennifer Seigel, Carrie M. Wilson, Robyn Myers -- Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome / Beverly Carlson, Lorraine Fitzsimmons -- Hematologic disorders and oncologic emergencies / Carol Suarez.