Priorities in critical care nursing/ [edited by] Linda D. Urden, DNSc, RN, CNS, NE-BC, FAAN, Kathleen M. Stacy, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, CCNS, FCNS, Mary E. Lough, PhD, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FAHA, FCNS, FAAN.

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

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ISBN: 9780323809900
ISBN: 0323809901
Physical Description: xiii, 635 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition: Ninth edition.
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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UNIT 1: Foundations in critical care nursing --1. Caring for the critically ill patient --2. Ethical and legal issues -- 3. Facilitating care transitions -- UNIT 2: Common problems in critical care -- 4. Psychosocial and spiritual considerations -- 5. Nutritional alterations and management -- 6. The older adult -- 7. Pain and pain management -- 8. Sedation and delirium management -- 9. Palliative and end-of-life care -- UNIT 3: Cardiovascular alterations -- 10. Cardiovascular clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- 11. Cardiovascular disorders -- 12. Cardiovascular therapeutic management -- UNIT 4: Pulmonary alterations -- 13. Pulmonary clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- 14. Pulmonary disorders -- 15. Pulmonary therapeutic management -- UNIT 5: Neurological alterations -- 16. Neurologic clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- 17. Neurologic disorders and therapeutic management -- UNIT 6: Kidney alterations -- 18. Kidney clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- 19. Kidney disorders and therapeutic management -- UNIT 7: Gastrointestinal alterations -- 20. Gastrointestinal clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- 21. Gastrointestinal disorders and therapeutic management -- UNIT 8: Endocrine alterations -- 22. Endocrine clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- 23. Endocrine disorders and therapeutic management -- UNIT 9: Multisystem alterations -- 24. Trauma -- 25. Burns -- 26. Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- 27. Hematologic and oncologic emergencies.