Critical Care Nursing: Monitoring and Treatment for Advanced Nursing Practice

Critical Care Nursing: Monitoring and Treatment for Advanced Nursing Practice
ISBN-10
1118939174
ISBN-13
9781118939178
Series
Critical Care Nursing
Category
Medical
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
2016-12-19
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Kathy J. Booker

Description

Providing an easy-to-use reference, Critical Care Nursingoutlines best practice for the assessment, monitoring and treatmentof critically ill adult patients. Each chapter includes researchand evidence-based strategies for treating commonly-seenconditions. Initial chapters introduce ICU set-up and operation, the rapidresponse team, vitals measurement and shock managementstrategies. Subsequent chapters, structured by organ system,focus on care relating to specific organ function and dysfunction,including the respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, renal andgastrointestinal systems. Key information on monitoring foroverdoses, special considerations in traumatic injury andend-of-life concerns is also included. Critical Care Nursing is a comprehensive and informativeresource for experienced staff nurses and advanced practice nursesworking with critically ill patients on ICUs, PCUs, transitionalcare units and within emergency care departments.

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