Critical care nursing : a holistic approach / [edited by] Patricia Gonce Morton, Paul A. Thurman

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: The concept of holism applied to critical care nursing practice. Critical care nursing practice ; The patient's and family's experience with critical illness ; Patient and family education in critical care ; Relieving pain and providing comfort ; Palliative care and end-of-life issues in critical care ; Ethical and legal issues in critical care nursing -- Part 2: Special populations in critical care. The pediatric patient who is critically ill ; The pregnant patient who is critically ill ; The older adult patient who is critically ill ; The patient recovering from anesthesia -- Part 3: Special situations in critical care. Rapid response teams and transport of the patient who is critically ill ; Disaster management: implications for the critical care nurse -- Part 4: Cardiovascular system. Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system ; Patient assessment: cardiovascular system ; Patient management: cardiovascular system ; Common cardiovascular disorders ; Heart failure ; Acute coronary syndrome ; Cardiac surgery -- Part 5: Respiratory system. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system ; Patient assessment: respiratory system ; Patient management: respiratory system ; Common respiratory disorders ; Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Part 6: Renal system. Anatomy and physiology of the renal system ; Patient assessment: renal system ; Patient management: renal system ; Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease -- Part 7: Nervous system. Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system ; Patient assessment: nervous system ; Patient management: nervous system ; Common neurosurgical and neurologic disorders ; Traumatic brain injury ; Spinal cord injury -- Part 8: Gastrointestinal system. Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system ; Patient assessment: gastrointestinal system ; Patient management: gastrointestinal system ; Common gastrointestinal disorders -- Part 9: Endocrine system. Anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system ; Patient assessment: endocrine system ; Common endocrine disorders -- Part 10: Hematologic and immune systems. Anatomy and physiology of the hematologic and immune systems ; Patient assessment: hematologic and immune systems ; Organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ; Common immunologic disorders ; Common hematologic disorders -- Part 11: Integumentary system. Anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system ; Patient assessment: integumentary system ; Patient management: integumentary system ; Burns and common integumentary disorders -- Part 12: Multisystem dysfunction. Shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ; Trauma ; Drug overdose and poisoning

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