Intensive Care Nursing: A Framework for Practice Book

	List of illustrations
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	List of abbreviations
Pt. I	Fundamental aspects of ICU nursing	1
1	Nursing perspectives	3
2	Humanism	11
3	Sensory imbalance	18
4	Artificial ventilation	32
5	Airway management	44
6	Sedation	57
7	Pain management	69
8	Pyrexia and temperature control	81
9	Nutrition	89
10	Mouthcare	98
11	Eyecare	108
12	Skincare	115
13	Paediatric admissions to adult ICUs	125
14	Older adults in ICU	135
15	Infection control	143
16	Ethics	155
Pt. II	Monitoring	165
17	Respiratory monitoring	167
18	Gas carriage	176
19	Acid-base balance and arterial blood gases	189
20	Haemodynamic monitoring	203
21	ECGs and dysrhythmias	220
22	Neurological monitoring and intracranial hypertension	245
Pt. III	Pathophysiology and treatments	263
23	Cellular pathology	265
24	Acute myocardial infarction	274
25	Shock	285
26	Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome	296
27	Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)	301
28	Nitric oxide	311
29	Alternative ventilatory modes	319
30	Cardiac surgery	329
31	Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)	346
32	Acute renal failure	355
33	Fluids	366
34	Inotropes	379
35	Haemofiltration	390
36	Gastrointestinal bleeds	403
37	Pancreatitis	412
38	Neurological pathologies	419
39	Hepatic failure	427
40	Immunity	436
41	Ecstasy overdoses	446
42	Obstetric emergencies in ICU	453
43	Transplants	462
44	Hepatic transplants	472
Pt. IV	Developing practice	479
45	Professionalism	481
46	Stress management	489
47	Complementary therapies	499
48	Managing change	508
49	Managing the ICU	518
50	Cost of intensive care	526
	Answers to Clinical Scenarios	532
	Glossary	533
	References	539
	Index	569