Critical Care Nursing - Edition 10 - Edited by Linda D. Urden, DNSc, RN, CNS, FAAN, Kathleen M. Stacy, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, CCNS, FCNS, Mary E. Lough, PhD, RN, CNS, FCCM, FAHA, FCNS, FAAN and Kimberly Sanchez, PhD, RN, CCRN, ACCNS- AG Elsevier Health Inspection Copies

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Critical Care Nursing,

Edition 10 Diagnosis and Management

Edited by Linda D. Urden, DNSc, RN, CNS, FAAN, Kathleen M. Stacy, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, CCNS, FCNS, Mary E. Lough, PhD, RN, CNS, FCCM, FAHA, FCNS, FAAN and Kimberly Sanchez, PhD, RN, CCRN, ACCNS- AG

Publication Date: 01 Apr 2025

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Winner of a Silver American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award for its 9th edition!
Prepare for the challenges of today’s progressive and critical care nursing environments! Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 10th Edition is a comprehensive guide to critical care nursing concepts as they apply to clinical assessment, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic management. Using a logical, body systems organization, this award-winning text uses an evidence-based approach to address the care of patients with critical physiological alterations. This new edition features an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion to reflect the 2021 AACN Essentials and the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing Report. It also features new disorder summary figures, Social Determinants of Health boxes, Supporting the Well-Being of Nurses boxes, Informatics boxes, and expanded resources for the Next-Generation NCLEX^® Examination. Ideal for CCRN^® and PCCN^® exam preparation, Urden’s Critical Care Nursing helps you develop the critical thinking and clinical judgment skills required for success in progressive and critical care nursing settings.

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NEW! Updated content reflects the latest concepts, techniques, and technology of progressive and critical care nursing, and includes an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and overcoming health disparities, as specified in the 2021 AACN Essentials and the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing Report
NEW! Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) boxes address specific determinants of health and offer insights into future research and policy recommendations, summarizing the impact of SDOH on critically ill patients
NEW! Supporting the Well-Being of Nurses boxes use vignettes to introduce and illustrate a model of nursing well-being
NEW! Informatics boxes explore the use of information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making in nursing practice
NEW! Disorder Summary figures in the disorders chapters make it easier to understand complex medical conditions
Comprehensive, evidence-based content addresses all aspects of today’s progressive and critical care nursing practice, and includes references and online resources for further research and study
Consistent organization within each body-system unit provides an efficient framework for classroom learning, for CCRN^® and PCCN^® certification preparation, and for reference in clinical practice
Case studies promote critical thinking by asking you to consider a patient’s history, clinical assessment, diagnostic procedures, and diagnoses in order to solve clinical problems
Patient care management plans incorporate the diagnosis, signs and symptoms, outcomes, and nursing interventions with rationales
UNIQUE! Facilitating Care Transitions chapter explains how critical care nurses can ensure patient safety and provide family education through all phases and locations of care, during transitions to other units and departments within the facility, and during patient discharge to various sites (e.g., home, hospice, long-term care)
UNIQUE! Illustrated Patient-Centered Critical Care boxes highlight the trend to patient and family involvement, with discussions of topics such as family meetings, debriefing after a code, patient diaries, creating a calm environment, pet visitation, music therapy, the transition of care, and 24/7 ICU visitation
Pharmacologic Management tables summarize common medications used for the treatment of various disorders, along with any special considerations
Patient and Family Education Plan boxes introduce the home care topics to teach the patient and family prior to discharge
Expanded Building Clinical Judgment case studies are provided on the Evolve website to help you prepare for the latest nursing licensure exam

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Edited by Linda D. Urden, DNSc, RN, CNS, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, University of San Diego, San Diego, California; Kathleen M. Stacy, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, CCNS, FCNS, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, University of San Diego, San Diego, California; Mary E. Lough, PhD, RN, CNS, FCCM, FAHA, FCNS, FAAN, Implementation Scientist, Clinical Nurse, Specialist, Center for Professional Practice, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California; Clinical Associate Professor, Primary Care and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Clinical Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California and Kimberly Sanchez, PhD, RN, CCRN, ACCNS- AG, Nurse Scientist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing, Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, California

UNIT I Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
1. Critical Care Nursing Practice
2. Ethical and Legal Issues
3. Genetic Issues
4. Facilitating Care Transitions
5. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
6. Nutrition Alterations and Management
7. Pain and Pain Management
8. Sedation, Agitation, and Delirium Management
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care

UNIT II Cardiovascular Alterations
10. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
11. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment
12. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures
13. Cardiovascular Disorders
14. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management

UNIT III Pulmonary Alterations
15. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
16. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment
17. Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures
18. Pulmonary Disorders
19. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management

UNIT IV Neurologic Alterations
20. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology
21. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
22. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management

UNIT V Kidney Alterations
23. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology
24. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
25. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management

UNIT VI Gastrointestinal Alterations
26. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology
27. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
28. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management

UNIT VII Endocrine Alterations
29. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology
30. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
31. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management

UNIT VIII Multisystem Alterations
32. Trauma
33. Sepsis, Shock, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
34. Burns
35. Organ Donation and Transplantation
36. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

UNIT IX Special Populations
37. The Obstetric Patient
38. The Pediatric Patient
39. The Older Adult Patient

Appendix A: Patient Care Management Plans
Appendix B: Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care
Appendix C: Canadian Laboratory Values

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ISBN: 9780443115813

Page Count: 1112

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Students in undergraduate critical care nursing courses (primarily BSN and RN-to-BSN); Students in master's-level critical care nursing courses; Nurses in clinical practice being oriented to progressive and critical care units

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