Dolan's Critical Care Nursing

Critical care nursing concerns are outlined for the major organ systems. Each unit opens with a chapter that reviews pertinent anatomy and physiology, followed by chapters covering patient assessment, monitoring, therapeutic modalities, and specific pathophysiologic conditions, including approximately 50 comprehensive nursing care plans. Illustrated.

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-- New chapters on pain/pain management, sleep/sensory alterations, and critical care of the elderly patient
-- Many tables, schematic figures, charts, boxes, and other pedagogical devices enhance usability by undergraduate students
-- 20 short "nursing research" boxes help students apply research findings to clinical practice
-- Features 56 comprehensive care plans
-- 30 case studies with either sample care plans or sample critical pathways aid the student in applying the nursing process in the clinical setting
-- Presents a full unit on trauma and emergencies
-- Addresses major issues such as human-machine interfacing, patient and family education, and legal and ethical issues
-- Includes features such as bibliographies, a glossary, a list of abbreviations used in critical care nursing, a table of normal laboratory values, and chapter outlines and objectives