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Core Curriculum for Progressive Care Nursing - E-Book
(2009)
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Abstract
The only reference focused on progressive care nursing, this complete reference includes all of the key information you need to know for success in practice and on the PCCN certification exam. Expert authors from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses provide the most authoritative content on caring for patients in step-down, intermediate and telemetry units and prepare you to treat patients from every phase of progressive care. Plenty of illustrations and easy-reference tables clarify difficult concepts and make it easy to review content quickly.
- AACN authorship ensures you receive the most accurate and dependable information available from the same group that administers the PCCN examination.
- Comprehensive coverage including everything from basic to advanced concepts makes this an essential resource for nurses of any level of expertise.
- Content most likely to be on the exam is highlighted to help you study more efficiently.
- The latest, most authoritative references categorized by disorder make it easy to find resources for further research.
- Concise outline format with organization by body system helps you quickly locate information.
- Priority organization presents nursing management information in order of clinical priority.
- Content written from a collaborative care perspective includes medical management and interventions integrated throughout the text.
- User-friendly two-color design clarifies difficult concepts and makes illustrations and tables easy to understand.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Core Curriculum for Progressive Care Nursing | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Expert Panel | v | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| Introduction | xi | ||
| Definition | xi | ||
| Location of Progressive Care Patients | xi | ||
| Educational Requirements | xi | ||
| Evidence-Based Practice | xii | ||
| Staffing | xiii | ||
| Progressive Care Job Analysis | xiii | ||
| PCCN Certification Credential | xiii | ||
| About the Text | xiii | ||
| References | xiv | ||
| Contents | xv | ||
| Chapter 1: Professional Caring and Ethical Practice | 1 | ||
| American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: Mission, Vision, and Values | 1 | ||
| Mission | 1 | ||
| Vision | 1 | ||
| Values | 1 | ||
| Synergy of Caring | 2 | ||
| What Nurses Do | 2 | ||
| What Progressive Care Nurses Do | 2 | ||
| The Environment of Progressive Care | 2 | ||
| The “Synergy“ of the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care | 5 | ||
| AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care | 5 | ||
| Origin of the Synergy Model for Patient Care | 5 | ||
| Purpose | 5 | ||
| Overview of the Synergy Model | 5 | ||
| Application of the Synergy Model | 15 | ||
| General Legal Considerations Relevant to Progressive Care Nursing Practice | 16 | ||
| State Nurse Practice Acts | 16 | ||
| Scope of Practice | 16 | ||
| Standards of Care | 16 | ||
| Certification in a Specialty Area | 17 | ||
| Professional Liability | 17 | ||
| Documentation | 20 | ||
| Good Samaritan Laws | 22 | ||
| Ethical Clinical Practice | 22 | ||
| Foundation of Ethical Nursing Practice | 22 | ||
| Emergence of Clinical Ethics | 23 | ||
| Standard Ethical Theory | 24 | ||
| Ethical Principles | 24 | ||
| Common Ethical Distinctions | 25 | ||
| Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination | 26 | ||
| Clinical Ethics Assessment | 31 | ||
| Nurse’s Role as Patient Advocate and Moral Agent | 32 | ||
| References and bibliography | 37 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Care | 39 | ||
| Ethical Aspects of Care | 40 | ||
| Chapter 2: The Pulmonary System | 41 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 41 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 41 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 60 | ||
| Patient Care | 76 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 98 | ||
| Acute Respiratory Failure | 98 | ||
| Acute Lung Injury | 102 | ||
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 104 | ||
| Asthma and Status Asthmaticus (Severe Asthmatic Attack) | 107 | ||
| Pulmonary Embolism | 110 | ||
| Pneumothorax | 112 | ||
| Acute Pneumonia | 115 | ||
| Pulmonary Aspiration | 119 | ||
| Pulmonary Problems in Surgical Patients | 121 | ||
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 122 | ||
| References and bibliography | 124 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 124 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 124 | ||
| Patient Care | 125 | ||
| Acute Respiratory Failure | 125 | ||
| Acute Lung Injury | 125 | ||
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 126 | ||
| Asthma and Status Asthmaticus (SevereAsthmatic Attack) | 126 | ||
| Pulmonary Embolism | 127 | ||
| Acute Pneumonia | 127 | ||
| Pulmonary Aspiration | 128 | ||
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome | 128 | ||
| Chapter 3: The Cardiovascular System | 129 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 129 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 129 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 142 | ||
| Patient Care | 178 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 181 | ||
| Coronary Artery Disease | 181 | ||
| Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris | 185 | ||
| Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina Pectoris and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | 191 | ||
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | 196 | ||
| Heart Failure | 202 | ||
| Pericardial Disease | 210 | ||
| Myocarditis | 214 | ||
| Infective Endocarditis | 216 | ||
| Cardiomyopathy | 221 | ||
| End-Stage Heart Disease | 226 | ||
| Basic Dysrhythmias for Progressive Care | 229 | ||
| Mitral Regurgitation | 241 | ||
| Mitral Stenosis | 244 | ||
| Aortic Regurgitation | 246 | ||
| Aortic Stenosis | 249 | ||
| Atrial Septal Defect | 252 | ||
| Ventricular Septal Defect | 254 | ||
| Patent Ductus Arteriosus | 257 | ||
| Coarctation of the Aorta | 260 | ||
| Hypertensive Crisis | 262 | ||
| Aortic and Peripheral Arterial Disease | 266 | ||
| Shock | 271 | ||
| References and bibliography | 277 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 277 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 277 | ||
| Diagnostic Studies | 277 | ||
| Coronary Artery Disease | 277 | ||
| Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina Pectoris and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | 278 | ||
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | 278 | ||
| Pericardial Disease | 279 | ||
| Myocarditis | 279 | ||
| Infective Endocarditis | 280 | ||
| Cardiomyopathy | 280 | ||
| End-Stage Heart Disease | 280 | ||
| Cardiac Trauma | 281 | ||
| Basic Dysrhythmias for Progressive Care | 281 | ||
| Aortic and Peripheral Arterial Disease | 282 | ||
| Shock | 283 | ||
| Chapter 4: The Neurologic System | 284 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 284 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 284 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 314 | ||
| Patient Care | 338 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 348 | ||
| Increased Intracranial Pressure | 348 | ||
| Ischemic Stroke | 354 | ||
| Hemorrhagic Stroke | 360 | ||
| Intracranial Aneurysms | 364 | ||
| Arteriovenous Malformations | 367 | ||
| Seizures | 371 | ||
| References and Bibliography | 375 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 375 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 375 | ||
| Patient Care | 375 | ||
| Increased Intracranial Pressure | 376 | ||
| Stroke | 376 | ||
| Intracranial Aneurysms and ArteriovenousMalformations | 376 | ||
| Seizures | 377 | ||
| Chapter 5: The Renal System | 378 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 378 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 378 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 390 | ||
| Patient Care | 396 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 404 | ||
| Acute Renal Failure | 404 | ||
| Chronic Renal Failure | 415 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Potassium Imbalance: Hyperkalemia | 420 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Potassium Imbalance: Hypokalemia | 423 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Sodium Imbalance: Hypernatremia | 424 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Sodium Imbalance: Hyponatremia | 426 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Calcium Imbalance: Hypercalcemia | 427 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Calcium Imbalance: Hypocalcemia | 429 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Phosphate Imbalance: Hyperphosphatemia | 430 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Phosphate Imbalance: Hypophosphatemia | 432 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Magnesium Imbalance: Hypermagnesemia | 433 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalances-Magnesium Imbalance: Hypomagnesemia | 434 | ||
| References and bibliography | 435 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 435 | ||
| Acute Renal Failure | 435 | ||
| Chapter 6: The Endocrine System | 437 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 437 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 437 | ||
| Pituitary Gland | 438 | ||
| Thyroid Gland | 439 | ||
| Parathyroid Glands | 440 | ||
| Adrenal Glands | 440 | ||
| Pancreas | 442 | ||
| Gonadal Hormones (Testosterone, Estrogen, Progesterone) | 443 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 443 | ||
| Patient Care | 447 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 448 | ||
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis | 448 | ||
| Hypoglycemic Episode | 451 | ||
| Hyperglycemic, Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome | 452 | ||
| Diabetes Insipidus | 455 | ||
| Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone | 457 | ||
| References and B ibliography | 458 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 458 | ||
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Hypoglycemia; Hyperglycemic, Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome | 458 | ||
| Diabetes Insipidus | 458 | ||
| Syndrome of Inappropriate AntidiureticHormone | 458 | ||
| Chapter 7: Hematologic and Immunologic Systems | 459 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 459 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 459 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 463 | ||
| Patient Care | 477 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 483 | ||
| Anemia | 483 | ||
| Thrombocytopenia | 485 | ||
| Hypercoagulable Disorders | 487 | ||
| Neutropenia | 488 | ||
| Organ Transplant and Rejection | 489 | ||
| Immunosuppression | 490 | ||
| HIV Infection | 490 | ||
| References and bibliography | 492 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 492 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 492 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 493 | ||
| Chapter 8: The Gastrointestinal System | 495 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 495 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 495 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 507 | ||
| Patient Care | 514 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 516 | ||
| Acute Abdomen | 516 | ||
| Acute (Fulminant) Liver Failure | 518 | ||
| Chronic Liver Failure: Decompensated Cirrhosis | 521 | ||
| Acute Pancreatitis | 525 | ||
| Gastrointestinal Bleeding | 529 | ||
| Hepatitis | 532 | ||
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 536 | ||
| References and bibliography | 538 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 538 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 538 | ||
| Acute Abdomen | 538 | ||
| Acute (Fulminant) Liver Failure | 539 | ||
| Chronic Liver Failure: DecompensatedCirrhosis | 539 | ||
| Acute Pancreatitis | 539 | ||
| Gastrointestinal Bleeding | 539 | ||
| Hepatitis | 539 | ||
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 540 | ||
| Chapter 9: Multisystem | 541 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 541 | ||
| Physiologic Anatomy | 541 | ||
| Patient Assessment | 544 | ||
| Patient Care | 547 | ||
| Anaphylactic Hypersensitivity Reactions | 549 | ||
| References and bibliography | 551 | ||
| Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory ResponseSyndrome, and Septic Shock | 551 | ||
| Anaphylactic Hypersensitivity Reactions | 552 | ||
| Chapter 10: Aspects of Progressive Care | 553 | ||
| Systemwide Elements | 553 | ||
| Psychosocial Considerations | 553 | ||
| Patient and Family Psychosocial Assessment | 558 | ||
| Psychosocial Care Issues | 561 | ||
| Specific Patient Health Problems | 564 | ||
| Anxiety | 564 | ||
| Pain | 565 | ||
| Delirium (Acute Confusional State) | 570 | ||
| Depression | 572 | ||
| Alcohol Withdrawal | 574 | ||
| Aggression and Violence | 575 | ||
| Suicide | 576 | ||
| Dying Process and Death | 578 | ||
| References and bibliography | 580 | ||
| Psychosocial-General References | 580 | ||
| Patient Care | 580 | ||
| Anxiety | 581 | ||
| Pain | 581 | ||
| Delirium (Acute Confusional State) | 582 | ||
| Depression | 582 | ||
| Alcohol Withdrawal | 582 | ||
| Suicide | 582 | ||
| Dying Process and Death | 582 | ||
| Index | 583 |