High-Acuity Nursing, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (January 9, 2018) © 2019

  • Kathleen Dorman Wagner University of Kentucky, Lexington
  • Melanie Hardin-Pierce University of Maryland
  • Darlene Welsh
  • Karen Johnson University of Maryland
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For courses in critical care, acute care nursing, and as a supplemental text in advanced medical-surgical nursing.
High-Acuity Nursing provides a comprehensive knowledge set needed to care for adult patients with complex, unpredictable conditions across settings, from high-skill, long-term facilities to critical care units. Focusing on the relationship between pathophysiology and the nursing process, the text encourages students to think critically to reach optimal clinical decisions for high-acuity patients. All chapters in the 7th edition have been updated and many have been reorganised and expanded. A new chapter focuses on palliative care and end-of-life issues, and new features address quality and safety, along with genetic considerations.

  • PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HIGH-ACUITY NURSING
  • 1. High-Acuity Nursing
  • 2. Holistic Care of the Patient and Family
  • 3. Palliative and End-of-life Care
  • 4. The Older Adult High-Acuity Patient
  • PART 2: THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT OF THE HIGH-ACUITY PATIENT
  • 5. Acute Pain Management
  • 6. Nutrition Support
  • 7. Mechanical Ventilation
  • 8. Basic Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • 9. Basic Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
  • 10. Complex Wound Management
  • PART 3: PULMONARY
  • 11. Determinants and Assessment of Pulmonary Function
  • 12. Alterations in Pulmonary Function
  • PART 4: CARDIOVASCULAR
  • 13. Determinants and Assessment of Cardiac Function
  • 14. Alterations in Cardiac Function
  • 15. Alterations in Myocardial Tissue Perfusion
  • PART 5: NEUROLOGIC
  • 16. Determinants and Assessment of Cerebral Function
  • 17. Mentation and Sensory Motor Complications of Acute Illness
  • 18. Acute Stroke Injury
  • 19. Traumatic Brain Injury
  • 20. Acute Spinal Cord Injury
  • PART 6: GASTROINTESTINAL
  • 21. Determinants and Assessment of Gastrointestinal Function
  • 22. Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
  • 23. Alterations in Liver Function
  • 24. Alterations in Pancreatic Function
  • PART 7: FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES
  • 25. Determinants and Assessment of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
  • 26. Alterations in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
  • 27. Alterations in Kidney Function
  • PART 8: HEMATOLOGIC
  • 28. Determinants and Assessment of Hematologic Function
  • 29. Alterations in Red Blood Cell Function and Hemostasis
  • 30. Alterations in White Blood Cell Function and Oncologic Emergencies
  • PART 9: NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
  • 31. Determinants and Assessment of Nutrition and Metabolic Function
  • 32. Metabolic Response to Stress

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