Manual of Critical Care Nursing 7E Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management

Manual of Critical Care Nursing 7E : Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management
ISBN: 9780323187794
Publication Date: 13 February 2016

The compact ---, yet comprehensive ---, Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management, 7th Editionis your students'a go-to reference forto help you provide safe, high-quality nursing care in the clinicalcritical care settings. Written in an abbreviated outline format, this easy-to-use Manual presents essential information on more than 75 disorders and conditions, as well as concepts relevant to caring for all critically ill patients and functioning in the critical care environment. Award-winning clinical nurse specialist Marianne Baird separates the content first by body system and then by disorder, with each disorder including a brief description of pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostic testing, collaborative management, nursing diagnoses, desired outcomes, nursing interventions, and patient teaching and rehabilitation. With the latest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and new sections on Bariatric Considerations and Caring for the Elderly, this practical manual is designed to help critical care nurses and nursing students better care for any critically ill patient.

Key Features:Coverage of more than 75 disorders most commonly seen in critical care units.Consistent, easy-to-use format facilitates quick reference so you can find information exactly where you expect it to be.Portable size makes it ideal for use in the unit or bedside, and is also easy to carry on campus.Research Briefs boxes present abstracts of selected research studies and emphasize the use of evidence to guide care recommendations.NANDA-approved diagnoses are marked with an icon to familiarize you with NANDA terminology.Chapters mirror a practicing nurse's a...