Assessment of progressive care patients and their families -- Planning care for progressive care patients and their families -- Interpretation and management of basic cardiac rhythms -- Hemodynamic monitoring -- Airway and ventilatory management -- Pain and sedation management -- Pharmacology -- Ethical and legal considerations -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory system -- Multisystem problems -- Neurologic system -- Hematologic and immune systems -- Gastrointestinal system -- Renal system -- Endocrine system -- Trauma -- Advanced ECG concepts -- Advanced cardiovascular concepts -- Advanced neurologic concepts -- Normal values table -- Pharmacology tables -- Advanced cardiac life support algorithms -- Cardiac rhythms, ECg characteristics, and treatment guide
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Each chapter begins with Knowledge Competencies that can be used to gauge your progress. This edition is compatible with ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation), the online program offered by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. --Book Jacket
Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in acute care nursing, this textbook thoroughly covers all the need-to-know details on the care of adult, acutely ill patients and their families. Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book's pratical, building-black organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts, paralling the blueprint for the PCCN certification examination
The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely and competently care for adult, acutely ill patients and their families--or prepare for the progressive care nursing certification exam