| Description |
xxiii, 1248 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
101. Tong and Halo pin site care / Joanne V. Hickey and Jacqueline M. Davis -- 102. Traction maintenance / Joanne V. Hickey and Cindy Hudgens -- 103. Epidural catheters : assisting with insertion and pain management / Robyn Dealtry -- 104. Peripheral nerve stimulators / Janet G. Whetstone Foster -- 105. Patient-controlled analgesia / Liza Severance-Lossin -- 106. Peripheral nerve block (assist) / Robyn Dealtry -- 107. Esophagogastric tamponade tube / Michael W. Day -- 108. Gastric lavage in hemorrhage and overdose / JoAnne K. Phillips -- 109. Monitoring gastrointestinal perfusion with a gastric tonometer / Andrea Marshall -- 110. Intraabdominal pressure monitoring / John J. Gallagher -- 111. Nasogastric tube insertion, care, and removal / Karen K. Carlson -- 112. Paracentesis (perform) AP / Peggy Kirkwood -- 113. Paracentesis (assist) / Peggy Kirkwood and Karen K. Carlson -- 114. Peritoneal lavage (perform) AP / Peggy Kirkwood -- 115. Peritoneal lavage (assist) / Peggy Kirkwood and Karen K. Carlson -- 116. Scleral endoscopic therapy / Karen K. Carlson -- 117. Continuous renal replacement therapies / Rhonda K. Martin -- 118. Hemodialysis / Rhonda K. Martin -- 119. Peritoneal dialysis / Rhonda K. Martin -- 120. Apheresis, plasmapheresis, and plasma exchange (assist) / Rhonda K. Martin -- 121. Blood and blood component administration / Maribeth Wooldridge-King -- 122. Blood pump use / Maribeth Wooldridge-King -- 123. Continuous arteriovenous rewarming / Christine S. Schulman -- 124. Massive infusion devices / Christine S. Schulman -- 125. Transfusion reaction management / Maribeth Wooldridge-King -- 126. Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration (perform) AP / M. J. Heffernan -- 127. Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration (assist) / M. J. Heffernan -- 128. Determination of microhematocrit via centrifuge / Maribeth Wooldridge-King -- 129. Donor site care / Elizabeth I. Helvig -- 130. Burn wound care / Elizabeth I. Helvig -- 131. Skin graft care / Jeanne R. Lowe -- 132. Intracompartmental pressure monitoring / John J. Gallagher -- 133. Pressure-reducing devices : lateral rotation therapy / Nancy L. Tomaselli, Margaret T. Goldberg and Sandi Wind -- 134. Wound closure AP / Peggy Kirkwood -- 135. Suture removal / Peggy Kirkwood -- 136. Cleaning, irrigating, culturing, and dressing an open wound / Mary Beth Flynn Makic -- 137. Debridement : pressure ulcers, burns, and wounds AP / Mary Beth Flynn Makic -- 138. Dressing wounds with drains / Mary Beth Flynn Makic -- 139. Drain removal / Mary Beth Flynn Makic -- 140. Pouching a wound / Mary Beth Flynn Makic -- 141. Vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.C.) system for wounds / Eleanor R. Fitzpatrick and Mary Beth Flynn Makic -- 142. Enteral nutrition / Deborah C. Stamps -- 143. Parenteral nutrition / Deborah C. Stamps -- 144. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy tube care / Margaret M. Ecklund -- 145. Small-bore feeding tube insertion and care / Margaret M. Ecklund -- 146. Advance directives / Barbara B. Ott -- 147. Determination of death AP / Jacqueline Sullivan and Liza Severance-Lossin -- 148. Care of the organ donor / June Hinkle -- 149. Identification of potential organ donors / June Hinkle -- 150. Request for organ donation / June Hinkle -- 151. Non-heart-beating organ donation (donation after cardiac death) / Margaret M. Mahon -- 152. Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy / Debra Lynn-McHale Wiegand and Margaret M. Mahon -- 153. Calculating doses, flow rates, and administration of continuous intravenous infusions / Barbara A. Brown |
| Summary |
"This essential resource offers comprehensive coverage of procedures unique to the critical care environment. Thoroughly updated and expanded, the new edition emphasizes evidence-based practice and reflects the current state of critical care nursing practice. Information is presented in a logical, step-by-step format with supporting rationales for each step of every procedure."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"American Association of Critical-Care Nurses" -- t.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Intensive care nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Critical Illness -- nursing.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Critical Illness -- nursing.
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Critical Illness -- nursing.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Nurses' Instruction
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Nurses Instruction.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Wiegand, Debra J. Lynn-McHale.
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Carlson, Karen K.
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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| LC no. |
00002779 |
| ISBN |
0721604528 |
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