Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management

Praised for its comprehensive coverage and clear organization, Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 7th Edition is the go-to critical care nursing text for both practicing nurses and nursing students preparing for clinicals. Nine sections highlight the alterations seen in critical care and make it easy to understand the unique challenges of critical care nursing. An abundance of learning tools such as Patient Safety Alerts, Evidence-Based Practice boxes, NIC interventions, case studies, Pharmacologic Management boxes, and more give you a better understanding of clinical practice and help you reference vital information quickly and easily.

Table of Contents:
Unit 1: Foundations of Critical Care Nursing 1. Critical Care Nursing Practice 2. Ethical Issues 3. Legal Issues 4. Genetics and Genomics in Critical Care 5. Patient and Family Education 6. Psychosocial and Spiritual Alterations and Management 7. Sleep Alterations and Management 8. Nutrition Alterations and Management 9. Pain and Pain Management 10. Sedation and Delirium Management 11. End-of-Life Issues Unit 2: Cardiovascular Alterations 12. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology 13. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment 14. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures 15. Cardiovascular Disorders 16. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management Unit 3: Pulmonary Alterations 17. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology 18. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment 19. Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures 20. Pulmonary Disorders 21. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management Unit 4: Neurologic Alterations 22. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology 23. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures 24. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management Unit 5: Kidney Alterations 25. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology 26. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures 27. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management Unit 6: Gastrointestinal Alterations 28. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology 29. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures 30. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management Unit 7: Endocrine Alterations 31. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology 32. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures 33. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management Unit 8: Multisystem Alterations 34. Trauma 35. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 36. Burns 37. Organ Donation and Transplantation 38. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies Unit 9: Special Populations 39. The Obstetric Patient 40. The Pediatric Patient 41. The Older Adult Patient 42. The Perianesthesia Patient Appendix A: Nursing Management Plans Appendix B: Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care