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UNIT ONE Foundations in Critical UNIT SIX Kidney Alterations, 381
Care Nursing, 1
19 Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
1 Caring for the Critically Ill Patient, 1 Procedures, 381
2 Ethical and Legal Issues, 10 20 Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management, 389
3 Patient and Family Education, 22
UNIT SEVEN Gastrointestinal Alterations, 417
UNIT TWO Common Problems in
21 Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
Critical Care, 30 Procedures, 417
4 Psychosocial and Spiritual Alterations and 22 Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic
Management, 30 Management, 426
5 Sleep Alterations, 41
6 Nutritional Alterations, 49 UNIT EIGHT Endocrine Alterations, 449
7 Gerontological Alterations, 67
8 Pain and Pain Management, 77 23 Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
9 Sedation, Agitation and Delirium Management, 96 Procedures, 449
10 End-of-Life Care, 107 24 Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management, 455
UNIT THREE Cardiovascular Alterations, 116 UNIT NINE Multisystem Alterations, 487
11 Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic 25 Trauma, 487
Procedures, 116 26 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction
12 Cardiovascular Disorders, 177 Syndrome, 519
13 Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management, 219 27 Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic
Emergencies, 556
UNIT FOUR Pulmonary Alterations, 259 Appendix A: Nursing Management Plans of Care, 570
14 Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Appendix B: Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care, 611
Procedures, 259 Index, 615
15 Pulmonary Disorders, 272
16 Pulmonary Therapeutic Management, 301
UNIT FIVE Neurological Alterations, 331
17 Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
Procedures, 331
18 Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic
Management, 350
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, CONTENTS
UNIT ONE Foundations in Critical UNIT SIX Kidney Alterations, 381
Care Nursing, 1
19 Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
1 Caring for the Critically Ill Patient, 1 Procedures, 381
2 Ethical and Legal Issues, 10 20 Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management, 389
3 Patient and Family Education, 22
UNIT SEVEN Gastrointestinal Alterations, 417
UNIT TWO Common Problems in
21 Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
Critical Care, 30 Procedures, 417
4 Psychosocial and Spiritual Alterations and 22 Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic
Management, 30 Management, 426
5 Sleep Alterations, 41
6 Nutritional Alterations, 49 UNIT EIGHT Endocrine Alterations, 449
7 Gerontological Alterations, 67
8 Pain and Pain Management, 77 23 Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
9 Sedation, Agitation and Delirium Management, 96 Procedures, 449
10 End-of-Life Care, 107 24 Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management, 455
UNIT THREE Cardiovascular Alterations, 116 UNIT NINE Multisystem Alterations, 487
11 Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic 25 Trauma, 487
Procedures, 116 26 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction
12 Cardiovascular Disorders, 177 Syndrome, 519
13 Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management, 219 27 Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic
Emergencies, 556
UNIT FOUR Pulmonary Alterations, 259 Appendix A: Nursing Management Plans of Care, 570
14 Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Appendix B: Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care, 611
Procedures, 259 Index, 615
15 Pulmonary Disorders, 272
16 Pulmonary Therapeutic Management, 301
UNIT FIVE Neurological Alterations, 331
17 Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
Procedures, 331
18 Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic
Management, 350
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