Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America E-Book

Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America E-Book
Author: Jennifer L. Martin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-08-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323641482

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In Collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, Drs. Martin and Badeaux have created an issue where top authors in critical care nursing provide current updates on sepsis care and management. Authors have written clinical reviews on the following topics: International Sepsis Guidelines 2016; Pros and Cons of Early Administration of Intravenous Fluids; PTSD After ICU Stay; Role of Vitamin C and Carbon Monoxide in Sepsis; Neonatal Sepsis; Use of Etomidate in the Septic Patient; Simulation to Manage the Septic Patient in the ICU; Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Sepsis management; Hospital Costs associated with Sepsis Compared to other Medical Conditions; Special Considerations for the Septic Patient Going to the Operating Room; Management of the Septic Patient in the Emergency Room; and Management of Sepsis in the Obstetrical Patient. Reader will come away with the information they need to improve patient outcomes.

Nephrology, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book

Nephrology, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Sherry Rivera
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2022-11-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323939600

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In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor and Instructor of Clinical Nursing Dr. Sherry Rivera brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Nephrology. Nurses care for patients with acute, chronic, and end-stage kidney disease in all patient care settings. Early recognition of risk and disease can improve health outcomes and delay progression of disease. In this issue, top experts provide expert coverage of issues frequently encountered when providing nursing care to individuals with kidney disease. Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including medications and the kidney; race-based estimated glomerular filtration rate; acid-base disturbance and electrolyte disorders in nephrology patients; complications of kidney disease; COVID-19 and kidney disease; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on nephrology in critical care nursing, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Infection in the Intensive Care Unit, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book

Infection in the Intensive Care Unit, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Todd Tartavoulle
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2017-02-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323477585

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Critical care units are high-risk areas which contribute to increased health care costs and increased patient morbidity and mortality. Patients in critical care units are commonly confronted with existing and the potential to develop infections. Critical care practitioners play a crucial role as initial providers to critically ill patients with infections through the delivery of timely and appropriate therapies aimed to prevent and treat patient infections. The responsibility of critical care practitioners include prudent delivery of care to treat current infections as well as ensuring the delivery of care does not increase the development of new infections. Aggressive infection control measures are needed to reduce infections in critical care settings. Dissemination of scholarly work on the topic of infection in critically ill patients can play a role in improving patient outcomes. The information provided on infections in this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics promotes the dissemination of current literature on a series of timely and relevant infection topics in critical care environments.

Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Author: Justin H. DiLibero
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2021-08-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323836038

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In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Editor Justin Dilibero brings his considerable expertise to the topic of resuscitation. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as trauma, sepsis, burns, pediatrics, cardiac arrest, and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on resuscitation for critical care nurses, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including improving resuscitation outcomes in severe traumatic brain injury; targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest; family presence and support during resuscitation; the role of the tele-ICU; and more.

Infection Challenges in the Critical Care Unit, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Infection Challenges in the Critical Care Unit, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Author: May M. Riley
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323849113

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In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Editor May M. Riley brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Infection Challenges in the Critical Care Unit. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Pulmonary Infections, Including Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI), and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Infection Challenges in the Critical Care Unit, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. Contains 8 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Disease; Management of Sepsis; Multidrug-Resistant Candida Species and Candidiasis Infections; Infections in Geriatric Patients; Transmission and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms; and more.

Sepsis

Sepsis
Author: R Phillip Dellinger, MD MS
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781455706648

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Respected leader in Critical Care Medicine, Phillip Dellinger has complied a top-notch range of articles on the subject of Sepsis. Topics include: "The History of Sepsis," "Molecular Biology of Sepsis," "Sepsis Induced Tissue Hypoperfusion," "Hemodynamic Monitoring in Sepsis," "Performance Improvement in Sepsis," and more!

Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics, E-Book

Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics, E-Book
Author: Mervyn Singer
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-11-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323566340

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, edited by Mervyn singer and Manu Shankar-Hari, includes: Sepsis 3.0 Definitions; Epidemiology and Outcomes; Pathophysiology of sepsis; Pathophysiology of Septic shock; Mechanism of organ dysfunction in sepsis; Endocrine and metabolic alterations in sepsis: challenges and treatments; The immune system in sepsis; Nutrition and Sepsis; Common sense approach to managing sepsis; Biomarkers for sepsis and their use; Personalizing sepsis care; Novel interventions - What’s new and the future; and Long term outcomes following Sepsis.

Quality Outcomes and Costs, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book

Quality Outcomes and Costs, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Deborah Garbee
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-05-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323682774

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In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, Drs. Garbee and Danna have put together a state-of the-art issue of the Critical Care Nursing Clinics devoted to Quality Outcomes and Costs. Clinical review articles are specifically devoted to the following: Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, and Practice Alerts; Telehealth Use to Promote Quality Outcomes and Reduce Costs; Impact of a Mobility Team on ICU Patient Outcomes; MACRA and MIPS Impact on Quality and Cost Outcomes; Leadership’s Impact on Quality, Outcomes, and Costs; Big Data Sets Use for Quality, Outcomes, and Cost; Pediatric Quality Metrics Related to Quality Outcomes and Cost; Geriatric Outcomes Related to Quality and Cost; Mental Health/Behavioral Health Metrics; Obstetric Quality Outcomes and Cost; Emergency Department Throughput; and Veteran Outcomes. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to improve quality and improve out comes in critically ill patients.

Infection and Sepsis

Infection and Sepsis
Author: Marilyn Sawyer Sommers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2003
Genre: Infection
ISBN:

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