Philippine Christian University

Includes bibliographical references, glossary, and index.

Section 1 General principles of critical care - - 1.1 Introduction - - 1.2 Health and Safety - - 1.3 Emergencies and life-threatening complications - - 1.4 Life threatening complications/ outcomes - - Section 2 Patient assessment and investigations - - 2.1 Identification of patient needs/problems - - 2.2 Assessment - - 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring - - 2.4 Diagnostic procedures - - Section 3 Critical care interventions - - 3.1 Medium-technology life-support interventions - - 3.2 High-technology life-support interventions - - 3.3 Caring for a critical care patient - - 3.4 Intubation and ventilation - - 3.5 Transfer of critical care patients - - Section 4 Common conditions/reasons for admission - - 4.1 Principles of cellular death, injury and repair - - 4.2 Neurological - - 4.3 Endocrine disorders - - 4.4 Respiratory - - 4.5 Cardiovascular - - 4.6 Renal - - 4.7 Gastrointestinal (GIT) - - 4.8 Immunological - - 4.9 Burns - - 4.10 Poisoning/overdose - - Section 5 Psychological and ethical care - - 5.1 Mental effects of critical care - - 5.2 Palliative care in critical care - - 5.3 Professional practice issues - - Section 6 Pharmacology - - 6.1 Medication management - - 6.2 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics - - 6.3 Classification of drugs used in critical care - - 6.4 Drug calculations - - 6.5 Nurse prescribing - - Conclusion; References; Relevant websites; Further reading; Appendix 1 Units of measurement; Units (SI), the metric system and conversions; Measurements, equivalents and conversions (SI or metric and imperial); Appendix 2 Normal values; Blood (haematology); Blood-venous plasma (biochemistry); Cerebrospinal fluid; Urine; Faeces; Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculations; Glossary; Index

"Are you a starting work in critical care? Are you an experienced nurse but need to check guidelines and best practices? This is the indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems faced by nurses working in this specialty. This book will help you to Organise your job and yourself Assess patients and communicate with them Get clinical information on a wide range of conditions What to do in emergency This UPDATED edition: Completely updated and revised content written by authors with extensive nursing experience in the field Physiological, psychological and social areas, as well as legal issues, ethical and moral dilemmas that critical care nurses and health care practitioners may face on a daily basis Boxes, tips and diagrams to help bridge the theory-practice gap while embarking on your critical care career. Part of the A Nurse's Survival Guide series Completely updated and revised content written by authors with extensive nursing experience in the field Physiological, psychological and social areas, as well as legal issues, ethical and moral dilemmas that critical care nurses and health care practitioners may face on a daily basis Boxes, tips and diagrams to help bridge the theory-practice gap while embarking on your critical care career."