AACN essentials of progressive care nursing
By: [edited by] Marianne Chulay, Suzanne M. Burns.
Contributors: Chulay, Marianne.; Burns, Suzanne M.; American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
ISBN-13: 9780071480123; 9780071480123
Subjects: Progressive patient care; Nursing; Critical Illness -- nursing; Critical Care -- methods; Progressive Patient Care -- methods
Other titles: Essentials of progressive care nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Assessment of progressive care patients and families; title: Planning care for progressive care patients and families; title: Interpretation and management of basic cardiac rhythms; title: Hemodynamic monitoring; title: Airway and ventilatory management; title: Pain and sedation management; title: Pharmacology; title: Ethical and legal considerations; title: Cardiovascular system; title: Respiratory system; title: Multisystem problems; title: Neurologic system; title: Hematologic and immune systems; title: Gastrointestinal system; title: Renal system; title: Endocrine system; title: Trauma; title: Advanced ECG concepts; title: Advanced cardiovascular concepts; title: Advanced neurologic concepts; title: Normal values table; title: Pharmacology tables; title: Advanced cardiac life support algorithms; title: Guidelines for the transfer of acutely ill patients; title: Ventilatory troubleshooting guide; title: Cardiac rhythms, ECG characteristics, and treatment guide.