Critical Care Nursing Demystified
(Sprache: Englisch)
Packed with valuable learning aids, this is a reader-friendly, focused review of the essentials of this difficult subject.
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Packed with valuable learning aids, this is a reader-friendly, focused review of the essentials of this difficult subject.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Critical Care Nursing Demystified “
Chapter One: The Critical Care NurseA. Education & Experience
B. Certification & Organizations
C. Calling the shots: Communication and Health Care Team Members
D. Keeping of your game: Evidence-based practice
E. What the future holds: Changes for safe practice
Chapter Two: Care of the Patient with Respiratory Needs
A. Assessment skills
1. Inspection - respiratory distress
2. Palpation - fremitus, SQ emphysema
3. Percussion - dullness
4. Auscultation - crackles, gurgles, wheezes, friction rubs
B. Collaborative diagnostic tools
1. Bronchscopy
2. Chest x-ray
3. ABGs (technique and analysis)
4. Pulmonary function tests (tV, FEV1, etc.)
5. Sputum C&S, AFB, cytology
B. Oxygen delivery systems
1. Nasal cannula, simple masks, rebreathers and non-rebreathers
2. CPAP/BiPAPC. Advanced airway techniques
1. Trachs/ ETTs
D. Mechanical ventilators
1. Settings
2. Modes (IMV, Assist-control)
3. PEEP/CPAP
E. Chest tubes
F. Advanced Medications
1. Heparin drips
2. Anti-thrombic medications
G. Medical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. ARF
2. Pneumonia
3. Status asthmaticus
4. ARDS
5. Pneumothorax
6. Pulmonary Embolus/Emboli
H. Surgical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. Lung Carcinoma
2. Pneumonectomy
Chapter Three: Care of the Patient with CardioVascular Needs
A. Assessment skills
1. Inspection - PMI, valvular areas
2. Palpation - vibrations, thrills, Bruits
3. Percussion - not done usually
4. Auscultation - S1, S2, S3, S4 and murmurs
B. Collaborative Diagnostic tools
1. ABGs (refer to chapter two)
2. Chest x-ray
3. The pulmonary artery catheter
4. Echocardiograms
5. TEE
6. Lab Values - K+, Mg, Ca, Isoenzymes
7. Twelve lead ECG and rhythm strip Monitoring (refer to next chapter)
C. Advanced Cardiac Supportive Devices
1. IABP
2. Left Ventricular Assist
D. Advanced Medications
1. Vasopressors
2. Vasodilators
3. Contractility agents
G. Medical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. Angina
2.
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Myocardial Infarction
3. Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
H. Surgical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. AAA
2. CABG
3. Valve repairs
4. Total heart transplants
Chapter Four: Care of the Patient with Rhythm Disturbances
1. Assessment skills
2. Forging an Organized Format for Rhythm Analyses
3. Sinus rhythms
4. Atrial rhythms
a. Treatments
5. Junctional rhythms
6. AV Blocks
a. Treatments - pacing
7. Ventricular rhythms
8. Code Blue - Cardiac Arrest
Chapter Five: Care of the Patient with Neurological Needs
A. Assessment
1. Inspection: LOC, LOR, Glasgow Coma Scale
2. Palpation - fractures, pain
3. Percussion - DTRs
4. Auscultation -BP, bruits
B. Collaborative Diagnostic Tools
1. C-spine & Cerebral x-rays
2. Spinal tap
3. MRI
4. Ventricular drains
5. ICP monitoring
C. Advanced Medications
1. Seizures
2. Induced Barbiturate coma
D. Medical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. Status epilepticus
2. Gullain-Barre syndrome
E. Surgical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. Brain tumor
2. Cerebral aneurysm
3. Head trauma
Chapter Six: Care of the Traumatized Patient
A. Assessment Skills
1. Evaluating reports from the field
2. Primary assessment
3. Secondary assessment
B. Collaborative Assessment Tools
1. Chest x-ray/Abdominal x-ray
2. Abdominal paracentesis
C. Advanced medications
D. Fluid volume resuscitation
1. Crystalloids
2. Colloids
3. Blood Replacement Therapy
E. Medical Conditions Requiring Complex Care
1. Burns
F. Surgical Conditions Requiring Complex Care
1. MVA
a. Blunt trauma
b. Penetrating trauma
2. Flail chest
3. Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
H. Surgical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. AAA
2. CABG
3. Valve repairs
4. Total heart transplants
Chapter Four: Care of the Patient with Rhythm Disturbances
1. Assessment skills
2. Forging an Organized Format for Rhythm Analyses
3. Sinus rhythms
4. Atrial rhythms
a. Treatments
5. Junctional rhythms
6. AV Blocks
a. Treatments - pacing
7. Ventricular rhythms
8. Code Blue - Cardiac Arrest
Chapter Five: Care of the Patient with Neurological Needs
A. Assessment
1. Inspection: LOC, LOR, Glasgow Coma Scale
2. Palpation - fractures, pain
3. Percussion - DTRs
4. Auscultation -BP, bruits
B. Collaborative Diagnostic Tools
1. C-spine & Cerebral x-rays
2. Spinal tap
3. MRI
4. Ventricular drains
5. ICP monitoring
C. Advanced Medications
1. Seizures
2. Induced Barbiturate coma
D. Medical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. Status epilepticus
2. Gullain-Barre syndrome
E. Surgical Conditions requiring Complex Care
1. Brain tumor
2. Cerebral aneurysm
3. Head trauma
Chapter Six: Care of the Traumatized Patient
A. Assessment Skills
1. Evaluating reports from the field
2. Primary assessment
3. Secondary assessment
B. Collaborative Assessment Tools
1. Chest x-ray/Abdominal x-ray
2. Abdominal paracentesis
C. Advanced medications
D. Fluid volume resuscitation
1. Crystalloids
2. Colloids
3. Blood Replacement Therapy
E. Medical Conditions Requiring Complex Care
1. Burns
F. Surgical Conditions Requiring Complex Care
1. MVA
a. Blunt trauma
b. Penetrating trauma
2. Flail chest
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Autoren-Porträt von Cynthia Lee Terry, Aurora L. Weaver
Cynthia Lee Terry, CNE MSN CCRN RN, is Associate Professor of Nursing at Lehigh Carbon Community College, as well as a certified Critical Care Nurse. The author of the best-selling LPN to RN Transitions, Prof. Terry is well-known for her ability to guide students through complicated nursing subjects.Aurora L. Weaver, MSN, M.Ed, RN, is a member of the faculty at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Cynthia Lee Terry , Aurora L. Weaver
- 2011, 479 Seiten, Maße: 18,7 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: MCGRAW HILL BOOK CO
- ISBN-10: 0071606386
- ISBN-13: 9780071606387
Sprache:
Englisch
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