Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance (eBook)

Helen Dutton, Jacqui Finch (Herausgeber)

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2018
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-81515-1 (ISBN)

Infos

From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes a comprehensive yet accessible overview of all the fundamental elements of acute and critical care nursing.

Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance provides an introduction to the key knowledge and skills for patient assessment and problem identification, as well as how to plan, implement and evaluate care management strategies.  It also explores clinical decision-making processes and their impact on care delivery, as well as key psychosocial issues, pain management, and safe transfer.  All information is presented in a clear, double-page spread with key information accompanied by tables, illustrations, photographs and diagrams.

Key features:

• Superbly illustrated, with full colour illustrations throughout
• An accessible, evidence-based, introduction to a complex topic
• Presents information structured according to the Resuscitation Council's systematic ABCDE framework for ease of understanding
• Accompanied by patient case studies to help apply theory to practice

Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nursing students, healthcare assistants, and registered nurses working within the acute and critical care setting.

Jacqui Finch is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the University of West London, UK

Helen Dutton is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the University of West London, UK

Inhalt

Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance 3
Contents 7
Contributors 9
Acknowledgements 10
Preface 11
Abbreviations 12
About the companion website 14
Part 1 Nursing in acute and critical care 15
1 Critical care without walls 16
2 Recognising risk of deterioration: ABCDE assessment 18
3 Early warning tools and care escalation 20
4 Hospital-acquired infection: infection prevention and control 22
5 Pain management 24
6 Psychosocial issues 26
7 Safe transfer of the acutely unwell patient 28
Part 2 Airway: maintaining airway patency 31
8 Upper airway: assessment and management 32
9 Advanced airway management 34
10 Airway management: tracheostomy 36
Part 3 Breathing: patients with breathing problems 39
11 Respiratory physiology: oxygenation 40
12 Respiratory physiology: ventilation 42
13 Assessment of breathing 44
14 Respiratory investigations 46
15 Oxygen therapy 48
16 Respiratory failure 50
17 Breathing problems: obstructive disorders 52
18 Breathing problems: lung (parenchymal) disorders 54
19 Breathing problems: pleural disorders 56
20 Respiratory support: non-invasive ventilation 58
21 Principles of thoracic surgery 60
Part 4 Circulation: patients with circulatory problems 63
22 Circulatory physiology 1: circulation 64
23 Circulatory physiology 2: the heart and cardiac cycle 66
24 Circulatory physiology 3: control of circulation 68
25 Assessment of circulation 70
26 Cardiac investigations 72
27 Fluid, electrolytes and intravenous fluids 74
28 Haemodynamic monitoring 76
29 Acute chest pain 78
30 The 12-lead electrocardiogram 80
31 Altered heart rhythm 82
32 Physiology of the immune system 84
33 Acute circulatory failure 1: distributive (sepsis) 86
34 Acute circulatory failure 2: distributive (anaphylaxis and neurogenic) 88
35 Acute circulatory failure 3: hypovolaemia 90
36 Acute circulatory failure 4: obstructive 92
37 Acute circulatory failure 5: heart failure 94
38 Principles of cardiac surgery 96
39 Physiology of the gastrointestinal system 98
40 Acute medical and surgical gastrointestinal problems 100
41 Physiology of the renal system 102
42 Acute kidney injury 104
43 Burns: immediate care 106
44 Major trauma 108
45 Resuscitation 110
Part 5 Disability: patients with neurological impairment 113
46 Physiology of the brain 114
47 Neurological assessment 116
48 Neurological impairment 118
49 Drug overdose and poisoning 120
50 Acute endocrine problems 122
Part 6 Exposure 125
51 Skin integrity 126
52 Nutritional assessment and support 128
Part 7 Decision making in acute and critical care 131
53 Summary of decision making 132
54 Professional, legal and ethical considerations 134
55 Mental health concerns 136
56 Last days of life 138
Appendix 140
References and further reading 141
Glossary 150
Index 162
EULA 167

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2018
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series on Cognitive Dynamic Systems
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series on Cognitive Dynamic Systems
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Anästhesie / Intensivmedizin
• Schlagworte: ABCDE • Acute • Acute, Critical & Emergency Care • Assessment • Care • Critical • Decision-Making • General Clinical Nursing • Intensiv- u. Notfallpflege • Klinische Krankenpflege • Krankenpflege • Management • nursing • Pain • Psychosocial • Resuscitation • Transfer
• ISBN-10: 1-118-81515-7 / 1118815157
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-81515-1 / 9781118815151