A Nurse's Survival Guide to Critical Care E-Book : A Nurse's Survival Guide to Critical Care E-Book

著者名：Edwards EdD SFHEA NTF MSc PGCEA DipN(Lon) RN, Sharon L./Sabato BSc(Hons), MA, PgDL, RGN, Mimma

Churchill Livingstone（2009/10/01発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9780443104176
• eISBN：9780702033094

Description

This small, pocket-sized book provides a solid introduction to aspects of care and management in critical care. The book contains not only information on patient assessment, ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, emergencies, critical care interventions, common conditions and pharmacology, all clearly relating to critical care, but also psychological, professional practice issues, palliative care and caring for relatives. It provides the factual information needed to assist nurses in providing holistic care in the critical care environment, in an accessible format.- Pocket-book format makes the book portable and user-friendly- Pull-out boxes highlight hints and tips for practice- Diagrams used to explain clearly difficult concepts

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 General principles of critical care1.1 Introduction 21.2 Emergencies and life-threatening complicationsSECTION 2 Patient assessment and investigations2.1 Identification of patient needs/problems2.2 Assessment2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring2.4 Diagnostic proceduresSECTION 3 Critical care interventions3.1 Medium-technology life-support interventions3.2 High-technology life-support interventions3.3 Caring for a critical care patient3.4 Intubation and ventilation3.5 Transfer of critical care patientsSECTION 4 Common conditions/reasons for admission4.1 Principles of cellular death, injury and repair4.2 Neurological4.3 Endocrine disorders4.4 Respiratory4.5 Cardiovascular4.6 Renal4.7 Gastrointestinal (GIT)4.8 Immunological4.9 Surgery4.10 Burns4.11 Poisoning/overdoseSECTION 5 Psychological and ethical care5.1 Mental effects of critical care5.2 Palliative care in critical care5.3 Professional practice issuesSECTION 6 Pharmacology6.1 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics6.2 Classification of drugs used in critical care6.3 Drug calculations6.4 Nurse prescribingConclusionReferencesFurther readingAppendix 1 Units of measurementAppendix 2 Normal valuesAppendix 3 Drug measurement and calculationsGlossaryIndex