Critical care nursing : diagnosis and management / Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Mary E. Lough [editors].

Rev. ed. of: Thelan's critical care nursing / Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Mary E. Lough [editors]. 5th ed. c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. Foundations of Critical Care Nursing -- Critical Care Nursing Practice -- Ethical Issues -- Legal Issues -- Genetics in Critical Care NEW! -- Patient and Family Education -- Psychosocial Alterations -- Sleep Alterations and Management -- Nutrition Alterations and Management -- Pain and Pain Management -- Sedation, Agitation, Delirium: Assessment and Management -- End-of-Life Issues -- Unit II. Special Populations -- The Pediatric Patient in the Adult Critical Care Unit -- High-Risk and Critical Care in Obstetric Issues -- Gerontologic Alterations and Management -- Perianesthesia Management -- Unit III. Cardiovascular Alterations -- Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology -- Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment -- Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures -- Cardiovascular Disorders -- Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management -- Unit IV. Pulmonary Alterations -- Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology -- Pulmonary Clinical Assessment -- Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures -- Pulmonary Disorders -- Pulmonary Therapeutic Management -- Unit V. Neurologic Alterations -- Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology -- Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures -- Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management -- Unit VI. Renal Alterations -- Renal Anatomy and Physiology -- Renal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures -- Renal Disorders and Therapeutic Management -- Unit VII. Gastrointestinal Alterations -- Gastronintestinal Anatomy and Physiology -- Gastronintestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures -- Gastronintestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management -- Unit VIII. Endocrine Alterations -- Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology -- Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures -- Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management -- Unit IX. Multisystem Alterations -- Trauma -- Shock -- Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome -- Burns -- Organ Donation and Transplantation -- Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic Emergencies -- APPENDIX A. Nursing Management Plans of Care -- APPENDIX B. Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care.