Critical Care Nursing (eBook)

Suzanne Bench is a Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College London. She is also Link lecturer for the Intensive Care unit at St Thomas Hospital Kate Brown is Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing. Course leader for post registration High Dependency Nursing courses and the Physiology for nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College London.

Contributor list.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1 The patient with acute lung injury (ALI) (Julie
Hamilton).

2 The patient requiring complex weaning from mechanical
ventilation (Dr. Cheryl Crocker).

3 The patient with fever (Kate Brown).

4 The patient with severe sepsis (Suzanne
Bench).

5 The patient following cardiac surgery (Dr. Maureen
Coombs).

6 The patient with severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding due
to oesophageal varices (Suzanne Sargent).

7 The patient with altered blood glucose (Danielle
Fullwood).

8 The patient with increased abdominal pressure
(Suzanne Bench).

9 The patient with an acute kidney injury (Annette
Davies and Suzanne Bench).

10 The patient in acute pain (Dr. Sinead
Mehigan).

11 The patient requiring sedation (Tina
Moore).

12 The patient with raised intracranial pressure
(Deborah Slade).

13 The patient with delirium (Deborah Slade and Kate
Brown).

14 The patient with seizure activity (Clair
Merriman).

15 The patient following poisoning (Sue
Whaley).

16 The patient with long-term needs (Ruth
Cork).

17 The patient requiring end-of-life care (Ruth
Cork).

Appendices.

Index.

"The book has an easy-to-follow format, is
informative and follows a person-centred approach to each topic.
There is a big focus on evidence-based care even offering a
recommended reading list and including a critical appraisal of a
relevant research paper in each chapter." (Nursing
Times.net, 18 April 2012)
"Excellent - clear, comprehensive,
succinct." (3rd year nursing
student, Canterbury Christ Church University)

"All in all very impressed with the book,
it's coming in very handy for my exams and many of my friends
have shown interest in buying it for themselves."
(3rd year nursing student, Bucks New Uni)