E-Book

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing

---

ACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 4th Ed.

Written by top clinical experts, “AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 4th Ed.”, provides succinct, complete guidance on how to safely and competently care for critically ill adult patients and their families. This acclaimed textbook sets the standard for critical care nursing education. Recognizing the learner’s need to assimilate foundational knowledge before attempting to master more complex critical care nursing concepts, the book features a practical building-block organization that starts with the basics and logically progresses to advanced topics. Bolstered by tables and content cases, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is an essential tool for clinicians at the point of care and for those preparing for CCRN certification in critical care nursing.

Key Features

The Essentials: Presents core information that new clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnoses
Pathologic Conditions: Covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult critical care patients
Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient: Moves beyond the essentials and includes information about specific pathologic conditions that require specialized critical care management
Key Reference Information: Features normal laboratory and diagnostic values, troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring, summary tables of critical care drugs, and cardiac rhythms and treatment guides
Learning Aids

Knowledge Competencies that can help gauge progress
Principles of Management to summarize key concepts
Essential Content case studies with questions and answers to further reinforce the learners’ knowledge
Table of Contents:

Section I. The Essentials

Assessment of Critically Ill Patients and Their Families
Planning Care for Critically Ill Patients and Their Families
Interpretation and Management of Basic Cardiac Rhythms
Hemodynamic Monitoring
Airway and Ventilatory Management
Pain, Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockade Management
Pharmacology
Ethical and Legal Considerations
Section II. Pathologic Conditions

Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
Multisystem Problems
Neurologic System
Hematologic and Immune Systems
Gastrointestinal System
Renal System
Endocrine System
Trauma
Section III. Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Advanced ECG Concepts
Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts
Advanced Respiratory Concepts: Modes of Ventilation
Advanced Neurologic Concepts
Section IV. Key Reference Information

Normal Values Table
Pharmacology Tables
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms
Hemodynamic Troubleshooting Guide
Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guid

---

Ketersediaan

Tidak ada salinan data

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

-

No. Panggil

-

Penerbit

: ., 2005

Deskripsi Fisik

-

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781260116755

Klasifikasi

NONE

Tipe Isi

-

Tipe Media

-

Tipe Pembawa

-

Edisi

-

Subjek

-

Info Detail Spesifik

-

Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

-

Versi lain/terkait

Lampiran Berkas

Komentar

---

Anda harus masuk sebelum memberikan komentar