High-Acuity Nursing, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (15 September 2020) © 2021

  • Kathleen Dorman Wagner University of Kentucky, Lexington
  • Melanie Hardin-Pierce University of Maryland
  • Darlene Welsh

Loose-Leaf + Paperback

$69.99
ISBN-13: 9780134876665
High-Acuity Nursing
Published 2018

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Title overview

High-Acuity Nursing is a complete guide to high-acuity nursing in all care settings. It gives you the comprehensive knowledge needed to care for adult patients with complex, unpredictable conditions. The text considers specialized needs across settings, from high-skill, long-term facilities to critical care units. Emphasizing the relationship between pathophysiology and the nursing process, the authors challenge you to think critically to reach optimal clinical decisions for high-acuity patients.

All chapters of the 7th Edition have been updated, and many have been reorganized and expanded. A new chapter focuses on palliative care and end-of-life issues. Quality and safety, along with genetic considerations, are the focus of new features.

Table of contents

Brief Contents

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

  1. Acute Pain Management
  2. Nutrition Support
  3. Mechanical Ventilation
  4. Basic Hemodynamic Monitoring
  5. Basic Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
  6. Complex Wound Management

PART 3: PULMONARY

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Pulmonary Function
  2. Alterations in Pulmonary Function

PART 4: CARDIOVASCULAR

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Cardiac Function
  2. Alterations in Cardiac Function
  3. Alterations in Myocardial Tissue Perfusion

PART 5: NEUROLOGIC

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Cerebral Function
  2. Mentation and Sensory Motor Complications of Acute Illness
  3. Acute Stroke Injury
  4. Traumatic Brain Injury
  5. Acute Spinal Cord Injury

PART 6: GASTROINTESTINAL

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Gastrointestinal Function
  2. Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
  3. Alterations in Liver Function
  4. Alterations in Pancreatic Function

PART 7: FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
  2. Alterations in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
  3. Alterations in Kidney Function

PART 8: HEMATOLOGIC

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Hematologic Function
  2. Alterations in Red Blood Cell Function and Hemostasis
  3. Alterations in White Blood Cell Function and Oncologic Emergencies

PART 9: NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Nutrition and Metabolic Function
  2. Metabolic Response to Stress
  3. Diabetic Crises

PART 10: MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION

  1. Determinants and Assessment of Oxygenation
  2. Multiple Trauma
  3. Acute Burn Injury
  4. Shock States
  5. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
  6. Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

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