Intensive care nursing : a framework for practice
Woodrow,Philip
Intensive care nursing : a framework for practice - 2nd Edition - London Routledge c2006 - xx, 582p.: ill.; 26cm.
Includes Bibliographical references and Index
pt. I. Contexts of care. Nursing perspectives
Humanism
Psychological care
pt. II. Fundamental aspects. Artificial ventilation
Airway management
Sedation
Pain management
Pyrexia and temperature control
Nutrition and bowel care
Mouthcare
Eyecare
Skincare
Children in adult ICUs
Older patients in ICU
Infection control
Ethics
pt. III. Monitoring. Respiratory monitoring
Gas carriage
Acid-base balance and arterial blood gas analysis
Haemodynamic monitoring
Blood results
ECGs and dysrhythmias
Neurological monitoring
pt. IV. Micropathologies. Cellular pathology
Immunity and immunodeficiency
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
pt. V. Respiratory. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Legionella
Alternative ventilatory modes. pt. VI. Cardiovascular. Acute coronary syndromes
Cardiac surgery
Shock
Sepsis, SIRS and MODS
Fluid management
Inotropes and vasopressors
Vascular surgery
pt. VII. Neurological. Central nervous system injury
Peripheral neurological pathologies
pt. VIII. Abdominal. Acute renal failure
Haemofiltration
Gastrointestinal bleeds
Hepatic failure
Obstetric emergencies in ICU
Transplants
pt. IX. Metabolic. Pancreatitis
Diabetic crises
Overdoses
pt. X. Professional. Professionalism
Managing the ICU
Cost of intensive care
This second ediition covers: Patient-focused issues of bedside nursing. The technical knowledge necessary to safely care for ICU patients. The more common and specialised disease processes and treatments encountered and how nurses can use their knoweldge and skills to develop their own and others' practice
0415373239 9780415373234
Critical Care methods
Intensive care nursing
RT120.I5 / .W66 2006
Intensive care nursing : a framework for practice - 2nd Edition - London Routledge c2006 - xx, 582p.: ill.; 26cm.
Includes Bibliographical references and Index
pt. I. Contexts of care. Nursing perspectives
Humanism
Psychological care
pt. II. Fundamental aspects. Artificial ventilation
Airway management
Sedation
Pain management
Pyrexia and temperature control
Nutrition and bowel care
Mouthcare
Eyecare
Skincare
Children in adult ICUs
Older patients in ICU
Infection control
Ethics
pt. III. Monitoring. Respiratory monitoring
Gas carriage
Acid-base balance and arterial blood gas analysis
Haemodynamic monitoring
Blood results
ECGs and dysrhythmias
Neurological monitoring
pt. IV. Micropathologies. Cellular pathology
Immunity and immunodeficiency
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
pt. V. Respiratory. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Legionella
Alternative ventilatory modes. pt. VI. Cardiovascular. Acute coronary syndromes
Cardiac surgery
Shock
Sepsis, SIRS and MODS
Fluid management
Inotropes and vasopressors
Vascular surgery
pt. VII. Neurological. Central nervous system injury
Peripheral neurological pathologies
pt. VIII. Abdominal. Acute renal failure
Haemofiltration
Gastrointestinal bleeds
Hepatic failure
Obstetric emergencies in ICU
Transplants
pt. IX. Metabolic. Pancreatitis
Diabetic crises
Overdoses
pt. X. Professional. Professionalism
Managing the ICU
Cost of intensive care
This second ediition covers: Patient-focused issues of bedside nursing. The technical knowledge necessary to safely care for ICU patients. The more common and specialised disease processes and treatments encountered and how nurses can use their knoweldge and skills to develop their own and others' practice
0415373239 9780415373234
Critical Care methods
Intensive care nursing
RT120.I5 / .W66 2006