AACN Protocols for Practice

AACN Protocols for Practice
Author: Suzanne M. Burns
Publsiher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780763740801

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Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients guides clinicians’ practice in the following categories: airway management, modes and methods of mechanical ventilation, weaning, sedation and neuromuscular blockade, nutrition support, and home care management of ventilator-assisted patients. Each protocol guides clinicians in the appropriate selection of patients, use and application of management principles, initial and ongoing monitoring, discontinuation of therapies or interventions, and selected aspects of quality control.

AACN Protocols for Practice

AACN Protocols for Practice
Author: Justine Medina
Publsiher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2006
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0763740276

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AACN Protocols for Practice: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues in Critical Care sets forth the evidence-based guidelines for providing appropriate care, whether aggressively life-saving or palliative end-of-life care. the Protocols equip critical care nurses to effectively manage the following: symptom management. family issues and intervention. withholding and withdrawing life support. communication and conflict resolution. caring for the caregiver. Additionally, the text includes a state-of-the-science review that provides guidance to critical care nurses while acknowledging the limited

AACN Protocols for Practice Noninvasive Monitoring Second Edition

AACN Protocols for Practice  Noninvasive Monitoring  Second Edition
Author: Editor: Suzanne M. Burns
Publsiher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2008-08-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781449664923

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This Protocol delineates the evidence for using devices for noninvasive patient monitoring of blood pressure, heart rhythms, pulse oximetry, end-tidal carbon dioxide, and respiratory waveforms. These protocols guide clinicians in the appropriate selection of patients for use of the device, application of the device, initial and ongoing monitoring, device removal, and selected aspects of quality control.

AACN Protocols for Practice Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients

AACN Protocols for Practice  Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Author: Editor: Suzanne M. Burns
Publsiher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2008-08-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781449664947

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Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients guides clinicians’ practice in the following categories: airway management, modes and methods of mechanical ventilation, weaning, sedation and neuromuscular blockade, nutrition support, and home care management of ventilator-assisted patients. Each protocol guides clinicians in the appropriate selection of patients, use and application of management principles, initial and ongoing monitoring, discontinuation of therapies or interventions, and selected aspects of quality control.

AACN AANN Protocols for Practice Monitoring Technologies in Critically Ill Neuroscience Patients

AACN AANN Protocols for Practice  Monitoring Technologies in Critically Ill Neuroscience Patients
Author: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN),,American Association of Neuroscience Nurses,
Publsiher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2008-08-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781449664039

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AACN Protocols for Practice: Monitoring Neuroscience Patients provides clinicians at the point of care with the latest research findings in patient care in a format which is easy to understand and integrate into clinical practice. Each protocol guides clinicians in the appropriate selection of patients, use and application of management principles, initial and ongoing monitoring, discontinuation of therapies or interventions, and selected aspects of quality control.

AACN Protocols for Practice

AACN Protocols for Practice
Author: Nancy C. Molter
Publsiher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: UOM:39015074270482

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AACN Protocols for Practice: Healing Environments discusses the benefits of creating a healing environment for critically ill patients and their families and how changes to a patient's environment can promote healing. Family needs, visitation, complementary therapies, and pain management are also covered.

Aacn Scope and Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice

Aacn Scope and Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice
Author: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses,Linda Bell (RN.)
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1929209223

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Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice describes the practice of the nurse who cares for an acutely or critically ill patient. The measurement criteria, which details how nurses meet each standard; were evaluated and revised to reflect the unique aspects of acute and critical care nursing practice. This volume has incorporated the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care language within the Standards and Measurement Criteria.

AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing E Book Version to be sold via e commerce site

AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing   E Book Version to be sold via e commerce site
Author: AACN
Publsiher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1632
Release: 2008-06-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781437726206

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From AACN experts comes a resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. This comprehensive critical care nursing textbook addresses serious and potentially life-threatening patient conditions with a foundation rooted in the critical thinking process: the comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and application of knowledge. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing organization in the United States, for the most authoritative coverage available. Thorough discussions of each body system emphasize advanced concepts, presenting physiology in an application format that examines the clinical implications of physiological science. Coverage of assessment focuses on interpreting abnormal findings and linking those findings to diagnosis and intervention. Appropriate interventions are discussed from an interdisciplinary, evidence-based perspective. Hundreds of new, full-color illustrations and design clarify important concepts and improve the book's usability. Complex, unfolding case studies are presented in all disease chapters, accompanied by review questions with a comprehensive answer key. Multidisciplinary Plans of Care provide at-a-glance information for common ICU conditions. Nutrition boxes appear in each relevant chapter, offering guidelines for patient needs with specific illnesses. Research-Based Practice Guidelines boxes and Promoting Evidence-Based Practice features appear throughout the text whenever applicable to present the latest research-supported nursing assessment and intervention practices. Drug boxes include common classifications of critical care drugs for specific disorders, including drug, actions, dosage, and special considerations. Applying the Technology features help you apply the latest technology to patient care. NIC Interventions boxes list NIC intervention labels appropriate for the conditions discussed in a chapter.