Introduction to critical care nursing / [edited by] Mary Lou Sole, Marthe J. Moseley, Deborah G. Klein. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of critical care nursing -- Patient and family response to the critical care experience -- Ethical and legal issues in critical care nursing -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Comfort and sedation -- Nutritional support -- Dysrhythmia interpretation and management -- Hemodynamic monitoring -- Ventilatory assistance -- Rapid response teams and code management -- Organ donation -- Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Cardiovascular alterations -- Nervous system alterations -- Acute respiratory failure -- Acute kidney injury -- Hematological and immune disorders -- Gastrointestinal alterations -- Endocrine alterations -- Trauma and surgical management -- Burns.

Find clear, concise coverage of the essential concepts, procedures, and technology of critical care nursing! Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 7th Edition helps nurses provide safe, effective, patient-centered care in a variety of critical care settings. Evidence-based coverage includes realistic case studies and incorporates the latest advances in critical care. Disorders are conveniently organized by body system or special situation, and nursing management chapters include quick-reference nursing care plans. Designed for one-semester courses, this easy-to-understand textbook will help your students develop clinical reasoning skills and succeed in today’s highly complex critical care environments.