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Keogh, Jim and Weaver, Aurora. Critical Care Nursing DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021.

Critical Care Nursing DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

Authors: Jim Keogh and Aurora Weaver

Published:  July 2021 Pages: 624

eISBN: 9781260440881 | ISBN: 9781260440874
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER 1 The Critical Care Nurse
  • Introduction
  • Education and Experience
  • Standards, Organizations, and Certification: Promoting Excellence
  • Communication and Health Care Team Members: Calling the Shots
  • Defining the Critical Care Nurse
  • Regulatory Issues That Impact the Critical Care Environment
  • Future Challenges for the Critical Care Nurse
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 2 New to ICU Nursing
  • Introduction
  • Team Rounding
  • Setting Boundaries With Patients
  • Challenging Situations in the ICU
  • Common Advanced Directives
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 3 Assessing the ICU Patient
  • Starting Your Shift
  • The Handoff Process
  • How to Prepare for an Admissions Assessment
  • How to Perform a Comprehensive Assessment
  • How to Perform an Ongoing Assessment
  • How to Assess the Sedated Patient
  • Assessing a Patient Receiving Neuromuscular Blocking Medication
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 4 ICU Medications
  • Medication Administration in the ICU
  • Medication and the Critically Ill Patient
  • How Medication Works
  • Therapeutic Effectiveness of Medication
  • Bioavailability
  • Medication Pathway
  • The Challenges of Medicating Critically Ill Patients
  • ICU Medications
  • How to Manage Pain
  • Insights Into Pain
  • Opioids
  • Nonopioid Analgesic Medications
  • Sedative Medication
  • Agitation and the Use of Sedative Medication
  • Sedative Medications
  • Other Sedative Medications
  • Inotropic Medications
  • Vasopressor Medication
  • The Use of Vasopressors to Manage Blood Pressure
  • Managing Patient Lines
  • Neuromuscular Blocking Medications
  • Safe Administration of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
  • Measuring Paralysis
  • Antiarrhythmic Medications
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 5 Care of the Patient With Critical Respiratory Needs
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Assessment Skills for the High-Risk Respiratory Patient
  • Collaborative Diagnostic Tools
  • Oxygen Delivery Systems
  • Advanced Airway Techniques
  • What Is Mechanical Ventilation?
  • Commonly Used Respiratory Medications in Critical Care for the Patient on MV
  • Respiratory Conditions Requiring Critical Care
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 6 Care of the Patient With Critical Cardiac and Vascular Needs
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
  • Assessment Skills
  • Collaborative Diagnostic and Laboratory Tools
  • Advanced Procedural Skills
  • Cardiovascular Medications Used in Critical Care
  • Medical CV Conditions Requiring Critical Care
  • Surgical CV Conditions Requiring Critical Care
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 7 Care of the Patient With Critical Cardiac Rhythm Disturbance Needs
  • Assessment Skills
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • How Does Cardiac Monitoring Really Work?
  • So What Do These Systems “See”?
  • So How Does a Nurse Do Detective Work on These Rhythm Strips?
  • Types of Basic Rhythms
  • Where Do 12-Lead ECGs Enter the Picture?
  • Special Cardiac Devices to Help Maintain the Patient’s Rhythm
  • Cardiac Arrest: Your Worst Nightmare
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 8 Care of the Patient With Neurologic Needs
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
  • Neurologic Needs: Assessment
  • Normal Pupils
  • Assessment of Eye Movements or Extraocular Movements (EOMs)
  • Oculocephalic Reflex or Doll’s Eye Movements
  • Oculovestibular Reflex or Cold Caloric Test
  • Respiratory Patterns
  • Additional Assessments
  • Palpation
  • Percussion—Deep Tendon Reflexes
  • Other Responses
  • Auscultation
  • Collaborative Diagnostic Tools
  • Medications That Help With Symptoms
  • Medical Conditions Requiring Complex Care
  • Surgical Conditions Requiring Complex Neurologic Care
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 9 Care of the Traumatized Patient
  • Introduction
  • Mechanisms of Injury (MOI)
  • Classification of Injuries
  • Evaluating Reports From the Field
  • Trauma Center Levels and Classifications
  • Medications Used in Trauma Care
  • Fluid Volume Replacement (FVR)
  • Care of the Patient With Specific Traumatic Injuries According to the ABCs of Trauma Assessment
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 10 Care of the Patient With Endocrine Disorders
  • Introduction
  • Major Organs of the Endocrine System to Be Addressed
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 11 Care of the Patient With Critical Renal Needs
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System
  • Assessment Skills
  • Collaborative Diagnostic and Laboratory Tools
  • Medications Commonly Used in Critical Care
  • Dialysis
  • Acute and Chronic Renal Failure
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 12 Care of the Patient With Critical Hematologic Needs
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematologic System
  • Assessment Skills
  • Collaborative Diagnostic and Laboratory Tools
  • Medications Commonly Used in Critical Care That Affect the Hematologic System
  • Blood Products Used for Hematologic Problems
  • Medical Conditions That Require Critical Care
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • CHAPTER 13 Care of the Patient With COVID-19 Virus
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy and Physiology of COVID Virus
  • Phases of COVID-19 Virus Infection
  • Assessment Skills
  • Collaborative Diagnostic and Laboratory Tools
  • Precautions
  • Treatment
  • Progressive Support for Respiratory Distress
  • Prevention
  • COVID-19 Vaccination
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
  • Blood Clot Complications
  • Review Questions
  • Answers
  • Final Exam Questions
  • Correct Answers and Rationales
  • Appendix: ICU Procedures
  • Index