Critical Care Nursing

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ISBN: 9781975174453

A Holistic Approach

by Patricia Gonce Morton, Paul Thurman

12th Edition

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

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Print ISBN	9781975174453
eText ISBN	9781975174583
Publisher	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publishing Year	2023
Edition	12th Edition
Language	English
Pages	1128

Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach, 12th Edition, by Patricia Gonce Morton and Paul Thurman, is an academic textbook designed to prepare nursing students and critical care nurses to manage critically ill patients and support their families. The publication delivers comprehensive coverage of foundational nursing theory and clinical care principles across diverse acute care environments.

The content incorporates psychosocial concepts, detailed patient assessment, and health management across major body systems. Dedicated sections cover cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, and integumentary conditions. Additional chapters address special patient populations, pain management, palliative care, and ethical or legal issues encountered in clinical practice.

Visuals paired with application-focused learning features work together throughout the text to support critical thinking and strengthen clinical judgment. Content in this edition is structured specifically for single-semester course delivery, providing an efficient and balanced educational resource for nursing programs.

Chapter 1: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Chapter 2: The Patient’s and Family’s Experience with Critical Illness
Chapter 3: Patient and Family Education in Critical Care
Chapter 4: Relieving Pain and Providing Comfort
Chapter 5: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Issues in Critical Care
Chapter 6: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 7: The Pediatric Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 8: The Pregnant Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 9: The Older Adult Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 10: The Patient Recovering from Anesthesia
Chapter 11: Rapid Response Teams and Transport of Patients Who Are Critically Ill
Chapter 12: Disaster Management: Implications for the Critical Care Nurse
Chapter 13: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 14: Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15: Patient Management: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 16: Common Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 17: Heart Failure
Chapter 18: Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chapter 19: Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 20: Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
Chapter 21: Patient Assessment: Respiratory System
Chapter 22: Patient Management: Respiratory System
Chapter 23: Common Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 24: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Chapter 25: Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System
Chapter 26: Patient Assessment: Renal System
Chapter 27: Patient Management: Renal System
Chapter 28: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 29: Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
Chapter 30: Patient Assessment: Nervous System
Chapter 31: Patient Management: Nervous System
Chapter 32: Common Neurosurgical and Neurological Disorders
Chapter 33: Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 34: Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 35: Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 36: Patient Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 37: Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 38: Common Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 39: Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System
Chapter 40: Patient Assessment: Endocrine System
Chapter 41: Common Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 42: Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 43: Patient Assessment: Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 44: Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Chapter 45: Common Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 46: Common Hematologic Disorders
Chapter 47: Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary System
Chapter 48: Patient Assessment: Integumentary System
Chapter 49: Patient Management: Integumentary System
Chapter 50: Burns and Common Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 51: Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 52: Trauma
Chapter 53: Drug Overdose and Poisoning