TY - BOOK AU - Woodrow,Philip TI - Intensive care nursing: a framework for practice SN - 0415373239 AV - RT120.I5 .W66 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Critical Care methods KW - Intensive care nursing N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -