AACN essentials of critical care nursing - Burns, Suzanne M.; Chulay, Marianne; American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (New York : McGraw Hill Medical, 2010)
1. Assessment of critically ill patients and their families -- 2. Planning care for critically ill patients and their families -- 3. Interpretation and management of basic cardiac rhythms -- 4. Hemodynamic monitoring -- 5. Airway and ventilatory management -- 6. Pain, sedation, and neuromuscular blockade management -- 7. Pharmacology -- 8. Ethical and legal considerations -- 9. Cardiovascular system -- 10. Respiratory system -- 11. Multisystem problems -- 12. Neurologic system -- 13. Hematologic and immune systems -- 14. Gastrointestinal system -- 15. Renal system -- 16. Endocrine system -- 17. Trauma -- 18. Advanced ECG concepts -- 19. Advanced cardiovascular concepts -- 20. Advanced respiratory concepts: modes of ventilation -- 21. Advanced neurologic concepts -- 22. Normal values table -- 23. Pharmacology tables -- 24. Advanced cardiac life support algorithms -- 25. Hemodynamic troubleshooting guide -- 26. Cardiac rhythms, ECG characteristics, and treatment guide
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Intensive care nursing -- Outlines, syllabi, etc; Critical Care; Critical Illness -- nursing; Nursing Care