| Edition |
8th ed. |
| Description |
xxxii, 1376 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
| Note |
Accompanying CD-ROM has title on label: Student resource CD-ROM to accompany Critical care nursing. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| System Details |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: IBM-PC or compatible computer; Windows 98 SE, NT 4.0, 2000, ME, or XP; Pentium 300 MHz processor; Internet connectivity. |
| Contents |
Critical care nursing practice -- The patient's experience with critical illness -- The family's experience with critical illness -- Impact of the critical care environment on the patient -- Relieving pain and providing comfort -- Patient and family education in critical care -- Ethical issues in critical care nursing -- Legal issues in critical care nursing -- Genetic issues in critical care nursing -- Building a professional practice model for excellence in critical care nursing -- The critically ill pediatric patient -- The critically ill pregnant woman -- The critically ill older patient -- The postanesthesia patient -- Interfacility transport of the critically ill patient -- Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system -- Patient assessment : cardiovascular system -- Patient management : cardiovascular system -- Common cardiovascular disorders -- Heart failure -- Acute myocardial infarction -- Cardiac surgery -- Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system -- Patient assessment : respiratory system -- Patient management : respiratory system -- Common respiratory disorders -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Anatomy and physiology of the renal system -- Patient assessment : renal system -- Patient management : renal system -- Renal failure -- Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system -- Patient assessment : nervous system -- Patient management : nervous system -- Common neurosurgical and neurological disorders -- Head injury -- Spinal cord injury -- Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system -- Patient assessment : gastrointestinal system -- Patient management : gastrointestinal system -- Common gastrointestinal disorders -- Anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system -- Patient assessment : endocrine system -- Common endocrine disorders -- Anatomy and physiology of the hematological and immune systems -- Patient assessment : hematological and immune systems -- Organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation -- Common immunological disorders -- Common hematological disorders -- Anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system -- Patient assessment : integumentary system -- Patient management : integumentary system -- Burns -- Shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Trauma -- Drug overdose and poisoning. |
| Subject |
Intensive care nursing.
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Holistic nursing.
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| Added Author |
Morton, Patricia Gonce, 1952-
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| Added Title |
Student resource CD-ROM to accompany Critical care nursing.
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| ISBN |
0781727596 |
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0781756375 (CD-ROM) |
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