AACN Essentials of Clinical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook Book

Section I. Normal Values
1.1 Normal Values Table
Section II. Assessment
2.1 Prearrival and Admission Quick Check Assessments
2.2 Comprehensive Admission Assessment
2.3 Review of Past History
2.4 Ongoing Assessment Template
2.5 Symptom Assessment
2.6 Chest Pain Assessment
2.7 Pain Assessment Tools for Critically Ill Patients
2.8 Glasgow Coma Scale
2.9 Glasgow Coma Scale: Motor Movement with Noxious Stimuli
2.10 Sensory Dermatomes
2.11 Peripheral Pulse Rating Scale
2.12 Edema Rating Scale
2.13 Physiologic Effects of Aging
Section III. Cardiovascular Concepts
3.1 ECG Lead Placement for a Three-Wire System
3.2 ECG Lead Placement for a Five-Wire System
3.3 Twelve-Lead ECG Placement
3.4 Recommended Leads for Continuous ECG Monitoring
3.5 Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide
3.6 Normal Twelve-Lead ECG Waves
3.7 Normal ST Segment and T Waves
3.8 Zones of Myocardial Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction
3.9 ECG Patterns Associated with Myocardial Ischemia
3.10 ECG Patterns Associated with Acute Myocardial Injury
3.11 ECG Changes Associated with Myocardial Infarction
3.12 Clinical Presentation of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction
3.13 Cardiac Axis
3.14 Causes of Axis Deviations
3.15 Nomogram for Rate Correction of QT Interval
3.16 Advantages of Common ECG Monitoring Leads
3.17 pacemaker Codes
3.18 Dual-Chamber Pacing Modes
3.19 Intraaortic Balloon Pump Frequency of 1:2
3.20 Intraaortic Balloon Pump Frequency of 1:1
3.21 Inaccurate IABP Timing
3.22 Universal Algorithm for Adult Emergency Carciac Care
3.23 Algorithm for Ventricular Fibrillationand Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia
3.24 Algorithm for Pulseless Electrical Activity
3.25 Asystole Treatment Algorithm
3.26 Bradycardia Algorithm (with the Patient Not in Cardiac Arrest)
3.27 Tachycardia Algorithm
3.28 Electrical Cardioversion Algorithm (with the Patient Not in Cardiac Arrest)
3.29 Problems Encountered with Arterial Catheters
3.30 Inaccurate Arterial Pressure Measurements
3.31 Problems Encountered with Pulmonary Artery Catheters
3.32 Inaccurate Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measurements
3.33 Troubleshooting Problems with Thermodilution Cardiac Output Measurements
Section IV. Respiratory Concepts
4.1 Normal Chest X-Ray
4.2 Mediastinal Structures Visible on a Chest X-Ray
4.3 Acid-Base Abnormalities
4.4 Indications for Mechanical Ventilation
4.5 Traditional Wean Criteria (Pulmonary Specific)
4.6 Burns' Wean Assessment Program (BWAP)
4.7 Algorithm for Managing Ventilator Alarms and/or Acute Respiratory Distress
4.8 Ventilatory Troubleshooting Guide
Section V. Critical Care Drugs
5.1 Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines
5.2 Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
5.3 Vasoactive Agents
5.4 Antiarrhythmic Agents
5.5 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
5.6 Tips for Calculating Intravenous Medication Infusion Rates
Section VI. Nerurological Concepts
6.1 Intracranial Pressure Waveforms
6.2 Functional Losses from SCI
6.3 Clinical Presentation of Brain Tumors related to location
6.4 Transfer Guidelines
6.5 Transport within the hospital: Personnel and Equipment Requirements
6.6 Monitoring During Transport
6.7 Pretransfer Coordination and Communication
6.8 Telephone Pages