Critical Care Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures

Suzanne Bench is Director of Nursing for a centre of research for nurses and midwives at Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust and Professor of Critical Care Nursing at London South Bank University, as well as honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College, London, UK. She is an experienced ­clinical-academic intensive care nurse who sits on the executive board of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses. Nicki Credland is a Reader in Critical Care at the University of Hull and a qualified and experienced critical care nurse. She was Chair of BACCN throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and advises NHS England on critical care nursing. Chris Hill is a senior clinical practice educator at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, and a Senior Lecturer at Brunel University, London, UK. He leads an Intensive Nursing Care course at the Royal Free for ICUs in North Central London and other parts of the capital.

About the Editors vii

List of Contributors ix

Foreword xi

Endorsement xiii

1 Scope and Delivery of Evidence- Based Care 1
Suzanne Bench, Nicki Credland, and Chris Hill

2 The Critical Care Workforce 14
Julie Combes and Chris Hill

3 Competency- Based Practice 26
Claire Horsfield, Julie Platten, Karen Wilson, and Mina Long- John

4 Recognising and Managing the Critically ill and ‘At Risk’ Patient on the Ward 35
Nicki Credland and Claire Burnett

5 Admitting a Critically ill Patient 61
Karin Gerber

6 Assessment, Monitoring and Interventions for the Respiratory System 75
Sophie Bench, Simon Hamilton, Ian Nesbitt, and Athanasia Niarrou

7 Assessment and Management of the Cardiovascular System 177
Julie Bye, Chris Carter, Usha Chandran, Matthew Parkin, and Chris Hill

8 Assessment and Support of the Gastrointestinal System 265
Jackie McRae, Georgia Hardy, Lilian Oyatabang, and Ian Nesbitt

9 Assessment and Management of Kidney Function 292
Linda Tovey Copyrighted Material

10 Assessment and Management of Pain, Anxiety, Delirium and Sleep 342
Elaine Coghill, Alwin Puthenpurakal, and Carolyne Stewart

11 Assessment and Management of Neurological Status 377
Ruth Trout, Claire Lynch, and Natalie McEvoy

12 Assessment and Management of Hygiene Needs 412
Louise Stayt and Catherine Plowright

13 Infection Prevention and Control 442
Annesha Archyangelio

16 Transfer of the Critically ill Patient 567
Gezz Van Zwanenberg and Simon M Whiteley

14 Physical Mobility and Activity Interventions for Critically ill Patients 485
David McWilliams, Amanda Thomas, Penelope Firshman, and Musie Tsehaye

15 Psychological and Spiritual Needs of the ICU Patient and Family 535
Julie Highfield, Ann Price, and Pam Ramsay

17 Rehabilitation and Recovery After Critical Illness 581
Catherine Plowright, Christina Jones, Pam Ramsay, Kate Tantum, and Peter Julian

18 Withdrawal of Treatment and End- of- Life Care for the Critically ill Patient 622
Natalie A Pattison and Sally Humphreys

Index 661