Critical Care Nursing, International Edition

Fully revised and streamlined to include the most recent information,Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach,10eprovides students with the theory and application knowledge necessary to fully prepare them for the highly specialized and complicated technical world of critical care nursing. These specially designed features assist students in providing competent and compassionate care to critically ill patients and their families: * NEW!! Evidence-Based Practice Highlightsfocus attention on the importance of research-based practice and include significant excerpts from AACN practice alerts as well as guidelines from other relevant organizations. * NEW!! Iconsto identifydrug therapy tablesas well aslaboratory and diagnostic tablesfocus attention on significant information. * NEW!! Spotlight on Genetics box,appearing in selected chapters, is key to understanding how genetic factors influence disorders.NEW!!Patient Safety boxesguide safe and effective practice by alerting the critical care nurse of risk factors, signs and symptoms, side effects, and complications. * Considerations for the Older Patient boxeshighlight the special needs of the fastest growing part of our population - older patients. * Health History boxessummarize key areas that should be covered and relevant information that may be revealed during the health history. * Collaborative Care Guides,presented in a tabular format containing outcomes and interventions, describe how the health care team works together to manage a patient's illness and minimize complications. * Teaching Guideshelp the critical care nurse to prepare patients and family members for procedures, assist patients and family members with understanding the illness they are dealing with, explain post-procedure or postoperative activities, or prepare a patient for discharge from the hospital. * Nursing Diagnoses boxesuse current NANDA terminology to summarize common nursing diagnoses for particular conditions.Nursing Interventions tables and boxeshighlight key information for the critical care nurse