Pain Management, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

by Stephen D. Krau
Pain Management, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics
Author: Stephen D. Krau
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323552730
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Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, is stepping into the Guest Editor role, with colleague Dr. Maria Overstreet, to address the topic of pain management in the critically ill. The review articles in this issue will provide an up-to-date look at the current strategies to improve patient outcomes in pain management for those patients in the ICU. Top authors will be writing on the following topics: Physiology of Pain; Classifications of Pain; Current Trends in Pain Assessment; Spiritual Aspects of Pain; Pharmacologic Interventions for Pain Management; Non-Alliopathic Interventions for the Management of Pain; Pain Associated with Chest Tube Removal; Discomfort Associated with Respiratory Issues; Pain Management in Obstetrics; Technological Interventions for Acute Pain Management; Pain Management Services and Policy; and Management of Chronic Cardiac Angina. Readers will come away with the current knowledge in this important field.

Management of Patients with Traumatic Injuries An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

by Karen Bergman
Management of Patients with Traumatic Injuries An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics
Author: Karen Bergman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2015-06-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323388833
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Special considerations arise as critical care nurses care for victims of trauma and violence. This issue highlights the recent advances in the care of these patients, including victims of street crime and domestic violence. As a result of the wars in Afganistan and Iraq, changes in the echelons of care have been brought to U.S. trauma centers in order to better triage, manage, and provide post-surgical care to trauma patients. Articles in this issue address the advances in this field.

Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book

by Melissa Nunn
Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Melissa Nunn
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2023-08-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443131007
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In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Dr. Melissa Nunn, Instructor of Clinical Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing. Top experts in the field present systematic, evidence-based processes for decision making and care, addressing topics such as palliative communication in the PICU; dialysis care in the PICU; caring for hematology/oncology emergencies in the PICU; nurse-led rounds in the PICU; asthma care protocol implementation in the PICU; and more. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including acute pain management protocols in the PICU; kangaroo care implementation; unplanned extubations in the PICU; pediatric delirium screening in the ICU; battling alarm fatigue within the PICU; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pediatric intensive care nursing, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Hematologic Issues in Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

by Patricia O’Malley
Hematologic Issues in Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics
Author: Patricia O’Malley
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2017-08-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323545491
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Dr. O'Malley is a well-known nurse researcer in the area of Hemaotology, and she has assembled top experts to write about the most important hemtaologic issues in critical care. The issue has articles devoted to the following topics: Cord blood banking; Leukemia and Lymphomas; Sickle Cell; Anticoagulants; Aplastic anemia & MDS; Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Pernicious Anemia; Hemophilia; Blood book: cells, products, transfusion; Anemia; Multiple Myeloma; DIC; and The lived experience of anemia without a cause. Nurses will come away with the clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes in the critical care setting.

Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

by Jennifer L. Martin
Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Author: Jennifer L. Martin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2018-08-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323641482
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In Collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, Drs. Martin and Badeaux have created an issue where top authors in critical care nursing provide current updates on sepsis care and management. Authors have written clinical reviews on the following topics: International Sepsis Guidelines 2016; Pros and Cons of Early Administration of Intravenous Fluids; PTSD After ICU Stay; Role of Vitamin C and Carbon Monoxide in Sepsis; Neonatal Sepsis; Use of Etomidate in the Septic Patient; Simulation to Manage the Septic Patient in the ICU; Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Sepsis management; Hospital Costs associated with Sepsis Compared to other Medical Conditions; Special Considerations for the Septic Patient Going to the Operating Room; Management of the Septic Patient in the Emergency Room; and Management of Sepsis in the Obstetrical Patient. Reader will come away with the information they need to improve patient outcomes.

Palliative Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book

by Angie Malone
Palliative Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Angie Malone
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2022-02-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 032392011X
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In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

Pediatric Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

by Jerithea Tidwell
Pediatric Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics
Author: Jerithea Tidwell
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2017-05-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323530044
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The Guest Editors have assembled expert authors to contribute current reviews devoted to critical care in pediatrics. The articles are devoted to Simulation and Impact on Code Sepsis; Cardiac Rapid Response Team/Modified Cardiac PEWS Development; Impact on Cardiopulmonary Arrest Events on Inpatient Cardiac Unit; Promoting Safety in Post-Tracheostomy Placement Patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Through Protocol; Innovation in Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers Prevention in Neonatal Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients; Utilizing an Interactive Patient Care System in an Acute Care Pediatric Hospital Setting to Improve Patient Outcomes; Advances in Pediatric Pulmonary Artery Hypertension; and Creating a Safety Program in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or Assessing Pain in the Pediatric Intensive Care Patients to name a few. Readers will come away with information that is actionable in the pediatric ICU.