Priorities in critical care nursing / Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, and Mary E. Lough ; Kimberly Sanchez, associate editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Foundations in critical care nursing -- Caring for the critically ill patient -- Ethical and legal issues -- Facilitating care transitions -- Unit 2. Common problems in critical care -- Psychosocial and spiritual considerations -- Nutritional alterations and management -- The older adult -- Pain and pain management -- Sedation and delirium management -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Unit 3. Cardiovascular alterations -- Cardiovascular clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Cardiovascular therapeutic management -- Unit 4. Pulmonary alterations -- Pulmonary clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- Pulmonary disorders-- Pulmonary therapeutic management -- Unit 5. Neurological alterations -- Neurologic clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- Neurologic disorders and therapeutic management -- Unit 6. Kidney alterations -- Kidney clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- Kidney disorders and therapeutic management -- Unit 7. Gastrointestinal alterations -- Gastrointestinal clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- Gastrointestinal disorders and therapeutic management -- Unit 8. Endocrine alterations -- Endocrine clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures -- Endocrine disorders and therapeutic management -- Unit 9. Multisystem alterations -- Trauma -- Burns -- Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Hematologic and oncologic emergencies.

"Focus on the most important concepts in progressive and critical care nursing with Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition. Ideal for students, practicing nurses undergoing in-service training for progressive and critical care, and progressive or critical care nurses reviewing for PCCN® or CCRN® certification, this trusted, evidence-based textbook uses the latest, most authoritative research to help you identify patient priorities in order to safely and expertly manage patient care. Succinct coverage of all core progressive and critical care nursing topics includes medications, patient safety, patient education, problem identification, and interprofessional collaborative management. You will learn how to integrate the technology of progressive and critical care with the physiological needs and psychosocial concerns of patients and families to provide the highest-quality care"-- Publisher.