AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Fifth Edition
Sarah A. Delgado
Contents
Contributors……………………………..xiii
Peer Reviewers…………………………. xv
Preface…………………………………. xvii
Section I. The Essentials…………….1
Assessment of Progressive Care Patients and Their Families…………………………………………………….3
Lynn Orser
Planning Care for Progressive Care Patients and Their Families………………………………………………………19
Lynn Orser
Interpretation and Management of Basic Cardiac Rhythms………………………………………..37
Carol Jacobson
Hemodynamic Monitoring……………………………………………..73
Yana Dilman
Airway and Ventilatory Management………………………………99
Robert E. St. John and Maureen A. Seckel
Pain and Sedation Management…………………………………….141
Yvonne D’Arcy and Sara Knippa
Pharmacology……………………………………………………………….163
Earnest Alexander
Ethical and Legal Considerations…………………………………..193
Laura Webster
Section II. Pathologic Conditions……………………………217
Cardiovascular System…………………………………………………..219
Brook Powell and Barbara Leeper
Respiratory System………………………………………………………..253
Kiersten N. Henry and Maureen A. Seckel
Multisystem Problems…………………………………………………..287
Sonya M. Grigsby
Neurological System………………………………………………………311
Kathrina Siaron and DaiWai M. Olson
Hematologic and Immune Systems……………………………….337
Danya Garner
Gastrointestinal System…………………………………………………353
Anna M. Alder
Renal System…………………………………………………………………385
Jie Chen
Endocrine System………………………………………………………….403
Heather Roff
Trauma………………………………………………………………………….425
Alina Huneke and Jen Miller
Section III. Advanced Concepts…………………………….443
Advanced ECG Concepts………………………………………………445
Carol Jacobson
Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts………………………………493
Brook Powell and Barbara Leeper
Advanced Neurologic Concepts…………………………………….521
Kathrina Siaron and DaiWai M. Olson
Section IV. Key Reference Information…………………………………………….543
Normal Laboratory Reference Values…………………………….545
Sarah A. Delgado
Implementing Crisis Standards of Care………………………….549
Laura Webster
Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide………………………………………………………………………………………551
Carol Jacobson
Index ………………………………………………………………………………………559