Critical care nursing : [electronic resource] monitoring and treatment for advanced nursing practice / Edited by Kathy J. Booker.

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contributors; Critical Care Nursing: Monitoring and Treatment for Advanced Nursing Practice; Introduction; Chapter 1: Philosophy and treatment in US critical care units; US critical care units; Organization of critical care delivery; Monitoring and surveillance in critical care; Surveillance; Nursing certification and competency in critical care units; US national critical care organizations; Acute care advanced practice nursing; Clinical nurse specialists; Acute care nurse practitioners; Critical care and ACNP outcomes research. Evolution of families in the critical care unitProgression and development of rapid response teams; References; Chapter 2: Vital measurements and shock syndromes in critically ill adults; Monitoring basic vital signs; Respiratory monitoring; Shock conditions in critically ill adults; Other infectious complications in critically ill adults; Monitoring during transport; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Monitoring for respiratory dysfunction; Acid-base disturbances & anion gap; Metabolic acidosis; Oxygenation; Capnography; Modes of mechanical ventilation. Monitoring for complications during mechanical ventilationWeaning from mechanical ventilation; Sleep-disordered breathing in the critical care unit; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Electrocardiographic monitoring for cardiovascular dysfunction; Physiologic guidelines; Goals of monitoring; Acute coronary syndromes; Cardiac arrhythmias; Acute heart failure; Electrolyte abnormalities; Critical illnesses; Drug overdose; Unnecessary arrhythmia monitoring and underutilization of ischemia and QT-interval monitoring; References; Chapter 5: Hemodynamic monitoring in critical care. Hemodynamic monitoring overviewHemodynamic monitoring systems; Hemodynamic monitoring guidelines and outcomes; References; Chapter 6: Monitoring for neurologic dysfunction; Physiological guidelines; Rapid assessment of neurologic dysfunction in intensive care unit patients; Intracranial pressure monitoring; Measuring brain temperature; Brain tissue O2 monitoring; Microdialysis; Electrophysiological monitoring; The BiSpectral index monitoring; Transcranial Doppler ultrasonograpy; Shunts; Neuromuscular transmission; Management of cervical stabilization devices. Research-based neurologic protocolsReferences; Chapter 7: Monitoring for renal dysfunction; Acute kidney injury; Physiological guidelines; Renal replacement therapy; References; Chapter 8: Monitoring for blood glucose dysfunction in the intensive care unit; Diabetes management in the ICU; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9: Monitoring for hepaticand GI dysfunction; Physiologic guidelines; Monitoring elements: nasogastric decompression; Endoscopic procedures; Monitoring elements: gastric tonometry and capnometry; Radiographic diagnostics; Ultrasonography.

Providing an easy-to-use reference, Critical Care Nursing outlines best practice for the assessment, monitoring and treatment of critically ill adult patients. Each chapter includes research and evidence-based strategies for treating commonly-seen conditions. Initial chapters introduce ICU set-up and operation, the rapid response team, vitals measurement and shock management strategies. Subsequent chapters, structured by organ system, focus on care relating to specific organ function and dysfunction, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, renal and gastrointestinal systems. Key information on monitoring for overdoses, special considerations in traumatic injury and end-of-life concerns is also included. Critical Care Nursing is a comprehensive and informative resource for experienced staff nurses and advanced practice nurses working with critically ill patients on ICUs, PCUs, transitional care units and within emergency care departments. - Publisher.