ABSTRACT
Intensive care is a rapidly developing areas of healthcare. This introductory textbook is written specifically for qualified nurses who are working in intensive care units and also for those undertaking post-registration courses in the speciality.
It is structured in four parts: "Fundamentals of Care" explores patient-focused issues of bedside nursing; "Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient" describes the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients;"Pathophysiology and Treatments" illustrates the more common and specialized disease processes and treatments encountered; and "Advanced Nursing Practice" looks at how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice.
This accessible text: covers all the key areas of knowledge needed; includes fundamental knowledge sections, introductions, chapter summaries, a glossary of key terms, extensive and up-to-date references and a comprehensive index; and is clearly written by an experienced university lecturer with a strong clinical background of working in intensive care nursing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |1 pages
Part I ■ Fundamental aspects of ICU nursing
chapter 1|6 pages
Nursing perspectives
chapter 2|6 pages
Humanism
chapter 3|12 pages
Sensory imbalance
chapter 4|11 pages
Artificial ventilation
chapter 5|12 pages
Airway management
chapter 6|12 pages
Sedation
chapter 7|11 pages
Pain management
chapter 8|7 pages
Pyrexia and temperature control
chapter 9|8 pages
Nutrition
chapter 10|10 pages
Mouthcare
chapter 11|6 pages
Eyecare
chapter 12|9 pages
Skincare
chapter 13|9 pages
Paediatric admissions to adult ICUs
chapter 14|6 pages
Older adults in ICU
chapter 15|10 pages
Infection control
chapter 16|8 pages
Ethics
part |1 pages
Part II ■ Monitoring
chapter 17|8 pages
Respiratory monitoring
chapter 18|11 pages
Gas carriage
chapter 19|12 pages
Acid-base balance and arterial blood gases
chapter 20|15 pages
Haemodynamic monitoring
chapter 21|24 pages
ECGs and dysrhythmias
chapter 22|16 pages
Neurological monitoring and intracranial hypertension
part |2 pages
Part III ■ Pathophysiology and treatments
chapter 23|9 pages
Cellular pathology
chapter 24|11 pages
Acute myocardial infarction
chapter 25|9 pages
Shock
chapter 26|4 pages
Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome
chapter 27|8 pages
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
chapter 28|7 pages
Nitric oxide
chapter 29|8 pages
Alternative ventilatory modes
chapter 30|15 pages
Cardiac surgery
chapter 31|7 pages
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
chapter 32|10 pages
Acute renal failure
chapter 33|12 pages
Fluids
chapter 34|10 pages
Inotropes
chapter 35|11 pages
Haemofiltration
chapter 36|8 pages
Gastrointestinal bleeds
chapter 37|6 pages
Pancreatitis
chapter 38|7 pages
Neurological pathologies
chapter 39|8 pages
Hepatic failure
chapter 40|9 pages
Immunity
chapter 41|6 pages
Ecstasy overdoses
chapter 42|8 pages
Obstetric emergencies in ICU
chapter 43|9 pages
Transplants
chapter 44|6 pages
Hepatic transplants
part |2 pages
Part IV ■ Developing practice