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Get a firm understanding and mastery of the unique issues and procedures involved in critical care nursing with Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 8th Edition. Praised for its comprehensive coverage and clear organization, this market-leading text offers a great foundation in the realities and challenges of today's critical care unit that's perfect for both nursing students and practicing nurses alike. This new edition also features enhanced integration of QSEN and interprofessional collaborative practice, plus expanded coverage of leadership, post-ICU outcomes and highly contagious infections. Revamped case studies, Patient Teaching boxes, Evidence-Based Practice boxes, Patient Safety Alerts, and other learning tools further develop your critical thinking skills and prepare you for success in high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings.

UNIQUE! Nursing management plans of care feature approximately 35 NANDA-I nursing diagnoses to provide a detailed, ready-to-use, clinically current reference for safe, effective patient care.
Consistent organization within each body-system unit provides a systematic framework for learning and for CCRN and PCCN certification preparation. It also serves as a great reference for clinical practice.
Pharmacologic Management tables offer quick summaries of the drugs most often used in critical care.

NEW! Enhanced QSEN integration makes it easier to link text content to the various QSEN competencies through the addition of QSEN-related questions in case studies, retitled features and boxes, QSEN content icons, and highlighted QSEN information throughout.
UNIQUE! Integration of interprofessional collaborative practice incorporates the various IPEC competencies - such as Values & Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles & Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication, and Teams & Teamwork - into the text content and case studies.
NEW! Enhanced focus on core content directs readers' attention to routine adult critical care situations and minimizes the attention given to issues treated by specialized facilities.
NEW! Revamped case studies feature updated scenarios and information to reflect the current "flavor" of high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings - with patients being seen in a variety of settings. These scenarios help readers "scaffold" learning and apply chapter content to true-to-life clinical situations.
NEW! Content on post-ICU outcomes has been added to chapters on therapeutic management and disorders to provide readers with a more holistic perspective on the critical care patient experience.
NEW! Expanded leadership content places a fresh focus on the emerging importance of nursing leadership to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
NEW! Added content on highly contagious infections has been incorporated into the chapter on sepsis to keep readers abreast of this ever-changing area of interest.
NEW! Links to 15 sample skills from Elsevier Clinical Skills give readers a foundation in mastering critical care skills.
NEW! Enhanced Patient Teaching boxes feature more specific and practical content for at-the-bedside patient care.
NEW! Additional animations have been added to the Evolve companion website.
NEW! Updated content throughout reflects changes in nursing, medical, and collaborative care of patients in high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings.

Contents:

Unit 1: Foundations of Critical Care Nursing

1. Critical Care Nursing Practice

2. Ethical Issues

3. Legal Issues

4. Genetic Issues

5. Patient and Family Education

6. Psychosocial Alterations and Management

7. Nutrition Alterations and Management

8. Pain and Pain Management

9. Sedation, Agitation, and Delirium Management

10. End-of-Life Care

Unit 2: Cardiovascular Alterations

11. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology

12. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment

13. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures

14. Cardiovascular Disorders

15. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management

Unit 3: Pulmonary Alterations

16. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology

17. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment

18. Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures

19. Pulmonary Disorders

20. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management

Unit 4: Neurologic Alterations

21. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology

22. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

23. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Unit 5: Kidney Alterations

24. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology

25. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

26. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Unit 6: Gastrointestinal Alterations

27. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology

28. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

29. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Unit 7: Endocrine Alterations

30. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology

31. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

32. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Unit 8: Multisystem Alterations

33. Trauma

34. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

35. Burns

36. Organ Donation and Transplantation

37. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

Unit 9: Special Populations

38. The Obstetric Patient

39. The Pediatric Patient

40. The Older Adult Patient

41. The Perianesthesia Patient

Appendix A. Nursing Management Plans

Appendix B. Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care