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Part I : The concept of holism applied to critical care nursing practice -- 1 : Critical care nursing practice: an integration of caring, competence, and commitment to excellence -- 2 : The patient's experience with critical illness -- 3 : The family's experience with critical illness -- 4 : Patient and family education in critical care -- 5 : Relieving pain and providing comfort -- 6 : End-of-life issues in critical care -- Part II : Professioal practice issues in critical care -- 7 : Ethical issues in critical care nursing -- 8: Legal issues in critical care nursing -- 9 : Building a professional practice model for critical care nursing excellence -- Part III : Special populations in critical care -- 10 : The critically ill pediatric patient -- 11 : The critically ill pregnant woman -- 12 : The critically ill older patient --13 : The postanesthesia patient -- Part IV : Special situations in critical care -- 14 : Rapid response teams and transport of the critically ill patient -- 15 : Disaster management -- Part V : Cardiovascular system -- 16: Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system -- 17 : Patient assessment : cardiovascular system -- 18 : Patient management : cardiovascular system -- 19 : Common cardiovascular disorders -- 20 : Heart failure -- 21 : Acute myocardial infarction -- 22 : Cardiac surgery -- Part VI : Respiratory System -- 23: Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system -- 24 : Patient assessment : respiratory system -- 25 : Patient management : respiratory system -- 26: Common respiratory disorders -- 27: Adult respiratory distress syndrome -- Part VII : Renal System -- 28 : Anatomy and physiology of the renal system -- 29 : Patient assessment : renal system -- 30: Patient management : renal system -- 31 : Common renal disorders -- Part VIII : Nervous system -- 32 : Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system -- 33 : Patient assessment : nervous system -- 34 : Patient management : nervous system -- 35 : Common neurosurgical and neurological disorders -- 36 : Head injury -- 37 : Spinal cord injury -- Part IX : Gastointestinal system -- 38 : Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system -- 39 : Patient assessment : gastrointestinal system -- 40 : Patient managementm: gastrointestinal system -- 41 : Common gastrointestinal disorders -- Part X: Endocrine system -- 42 : Anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system -- 43 : Patient assessment : endocrine system -- 44 : Common endocrine disorders -- Part XI : Hematological and immune systems -- 45 : Anatomy and physiology of the hematological and immune systems -- 46 : Patient assessment : hematological and immune systems -- 47 : Organ and hemopoietic stem cell transplantation -- 48 : Common immunological disorders -- 49 : Common hematological disorders -- Part XII : Integumentary system -- 50 : Anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system -- 51 : Patient assessment : integumentary system -- 52 : Patient management : Integumentary system -- 53 : Burns and common integumentary disorders -- Part XIII: Multisystem dysfunction -- 54 : Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and shock -- 55 : Trauma -- 56: Drug overdose and poisoning -- Appendix 1 : ACLS Guidelines -- Appendix 2: Clinical applicability challenges : Answer key to study questions, with rationales. |
