Intensive Care Nursing : A Framework for Practice

Introductory textbook for nurses and those taking post-registration courses in the specialty. Structured in four parts, this text includes fundamental aspects, monitoring, pathophysiology and treatments, and developing practice. Also includes clinical scenarios at the end of the chapters. British-oriented. Softcover. DNLM: Critical Illness--Nursing. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Illustrations......Page 10 Tables......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 Acknowledgements......Page 17 Abbreviations......Page 18 Part I Fundamental Aspects of ICU Nursing......Page 24 1 Nursing Perspectives......Page 25 2 Humanism......Page 31 3 Sensory Imbalance......Page 37 4 Artificial Ventilation......Page 49 5 Airway Management......Page 60 6 Sedation......Page 72 7 Pain Management......Page 84 8 Pyrexia and Temperature Control......Page 95 9 Nutrition......Page 102 10 Mouthcare......Page 110 11 Eyecare......Page 120 12 Skincare......Page 126 13 Paediatric Admissions to Adult ICUs......Page 135 14 Older Adults in ICU......Page 144 15 Infection Control......Page 150 16 Ethics......Page 160 Part II Monitoring......Page 168 17 Respiratory Monitoring......Page 169 22 Neurological Monitoring and Intracranial Hypertension......Page 239 21 ECGs and Dysrhythmias......Page 215 20 Haemodynamic Monitoring......Page 200 19 Acid-Base Balance and Arterial Blood Gases......Page 188 18 Gas Carriage......Page 177 Part III Pathophysiology and Treatment......Page 255 23 Cellular Pathology......Page 257 24 Acute Myocardial Infarction......Page 266 25 Shock......Page 277 26 Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome......Page 286 27 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)......Page 290 28 Nitric Oxide......Page 298 29 Alternative Ventilatory Modes......Page 305 30 Cardiac Surgery......Page 313 31 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)......Page 328 32 Acute Renal Failure......Page 335 33 Fluids......Page 345 34 Inotropes......Page 357 35 Haemofiltration......Page 367 36 Gastrointestinal Bleeds......Page 378 37 Pancreatitis......Page 386 38 Neurological Pathologies......Page 392 39 Hepatic Failure......Page 399 40 Immunity......Page 407 41 Ecstacy Overdoses......Page 416 42 Obstetric Emergencies in ICU......Page 422 43 Transplants......Page 430 44 Hepatic Transplants......Page 439 Part IV Developing Practice......Page 445 45 Professionalism......Page 447 46 Stress Management......Page 454 47 Complementary Therapies......Page 462 48 Managing Change......Page 470 49 Managing the ICU......Page 479 50 Cost of Intensive Care......Page 486 Answers......Page 491 Glossary......Page 492 References......Page 497 Index......Page 542

This completely updated and revised new edition is specially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care nursing units. Fully comprehensive and developed to be as accessible as possible it contains four new chapters with valuable new and updated clinical scenarios to aid learning.

Intensive Care Nursing is structured in user-friendly sections. Each chapter contains 'fundamental knowledge' needed to understand the chapter, an introduction, 'implications for practice', a chapter summary, completely updated further reading, 'time out' sections for revision and a clinical scenario with questions included.

This second edition has been fully developed and reviewed by practitioners and teachers, as well as a senior pharmacist and covers:

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• patient-focused issues of bedside nursing
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• the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients
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• the more common and specialized disease processes and treatments encountered
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• how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice.

A support website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415373239 links to other important sites, gives answers to the clinical scenario questions and provides a forum for discussion of important clinical issues.

Written by a practice development nurse with a strong clinical background in intensive care nursing and experience of teaching nursing, Intensive Care Nursing is essential reading for nurses and health professionals working with high dependency patients.

The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some two-color illustrations.

Intensive care is a rapidly developing areas of healthcare. This introductory textbook is written specifically for qualified nurses who are working in intensive care units and also for those undertaking post-registration courses in the speciality. It is structured in four parts: "Fundamentals of Care" explores patient-focused issues of bedside nursing; "Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient" describes the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients;"Pathophysiology and Treatments" illustrates the more common and specialized disease processes and treatments encountered; and "Advanced Nursing Practice" looks at how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice. This accessible text: covers all the key areas of knowledge needed; includes fundamental knowledge sections, introductions, chapter summaries, a glossary of key terms, extensive and up-to-date references and a comprehensive index; and is clearly written by an experienced university lecturer with a strong clinical background of working in intensive care nursing Written specifically for qualified nurses who are specializing in intensive care nursing, this introductory textbook covers the main areas of interest for qualified nurses working in intensive care units, as well as for those undertaking post-registration courses in the specialty This text sets out in clear terms the main tasks of doing a research project, covering: choosing a topic, using the library, taking notes, shaping and composing, pitfalls, references and bibliography as well as a new chapter on the internet This user-friendly introductory textbook is written specifically for both qualified nurses who are working in intensive care units and also for those undertaking post-registration courses in the speciality. This book explores issues for intensive care nursing practice, and this first section establishes its core fundamental aspects.