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

Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Author: Justin H. DiLibero
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2021-08-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323836038

In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Editor Justin Dilibero brings his considerable expertise to the topic of resuscitation. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as trauma, sepsis, burns, pediatrics, cardiac arrest, and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on resuscitation for critical care nurses, 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. Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including improving resuscitation outcomes in severe traumatic brain injury; targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest; family presence and support during resuscitation; the role of the tele-ICU; and more.

Quality, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics of North America

Quality, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics of North America
Author: Barbara Leeper
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2014-11-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323326455

This issue contains a series of articles focused on various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of patient care delivery and promoting safe passage across the continuum of care. Exemplary, evidence-based nursing practice is the cornerstone of quality care, and this issue highlights many ways in which nurses have led changes to optimize patient outcomes. In addition, quality care enhances cost-effectiveness by reducing avoidable complications and diminishing avoidable hospital readmissions, a concept more important than ever due to value-based purchasing and the Affordable Care Act. Articles are specifically devoted to prevention of delirium in critical care patients, palliative care in the intensive care unit, prevention of pressure ulcers, fall prevention in high-risk patients, prevention readmissions, preventing sepsis mortality, and nursing interventions in the elderly critical care patient, to name a few.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, an Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, an Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics
Author: Maria A. Smith
Publisher: W B Saunders Company
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781416026501

The greatest potential for survival of sudden cardiac arrest is achieved through recognition of early warning signs, activation of emergency medical systems, basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation, early defibrillation, and airway management. Critical care nurses rely not only on CPR as a life-saving technique, but also they rely on measures of preventing cardiac arrest as life-saving techniques as well. This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics presents a multitude of articles on topics such as pediatric advanced life support guidelines, implantable cardioverter defibrilators, teaching resuscitation, and documentation of resuscitation events. experts on CPR, post resuscitation care, and international guidelines on emergency cardiac care contribute to this issue.

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

Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America E-Book
Author: Jennifer L. Martin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-08-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323641482

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.

Rapid Response Systems/Fluid Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics, E-Book

Rapid Response Systems/Fluid Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics, E-Book
Author: Michael DeVita
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-03-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323583016

This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Rapid Response Systems and Fluid Resuscitation, with topics including: RRS Now; Triggering Criteria: Big Data; Triggering Criteria: Continuous Monitoring; Measuring instability; Surgery/Trauma RRT; Obstetric RRT; Difficult airway rapid response teams; and Sepsis rapid response teams.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Author: Wanchun Tang
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2012-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 145574395X

Topics include: Automated external defibrillation, Airway management during CPR, Could we remove ventilation from ABC’s of CPR?, Advances in mechanical interventions during CPR, The role of vasopressor agents during CPR, Optimizing the timing of defibrillation: the role of VF waveform analysis during CPR, Therapeutic hypothermia during and after CPR, and Advances in brain resuscitation: beyond hypothermia.

Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Author: Bryan Boling
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-07-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323708692

In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, Dr. Brian Boling has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Critical Care Nursing Clinics devoted to Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care. Clinical review articles are specifically devoted to the following: Fast Track Cardiac Surgery; Options for Minimally Invasive Valvular Surgery; Surgical Interventions for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure; Lung Transplantation; Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer; Post-Operative Management of Tetralogy of Fallot; Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Vasoactive Infusions in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Common Post Cardiothoracic Surgery Arrhythmias; Pain Control in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Patient; Renal Complications of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The Role of ECMO in Post Cardiotomy Shock; Resuscitation of Patients Who Arrest After Cardiac Surgery; and End of Life Care in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to improve improves of cardiothoracic surgical patients.

Evidence-Based Trauma Pearls, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book

Evidence-Based Trauma Pearls, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Jeanette Vaughan
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2023-05-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323939341

In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Dr. Jeanette Vaughan brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Evidenced-Based Trauma Pearls. Top experts in the field provide evidence-based pearls on key topics such as airway management, spinal cord injuries, chest trauma, geriatric frailty trauma, TBI, falls, trauma and the obstetric patient; and more. Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the multidisciplinary team in critical care; ethical dilemmas in critical care; LGBT+ and trauma; social determinants of health in trauma patients; victim mental health trauma; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on evidenced-based trauma pearls, 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.