This work deals with the pressures experienced by nurses caring for patients with a wide range of problems and needs. Two particular situations that nurses face are covered - the terminally ill patient and the acute patient, where the first will die and the second will eventually recover. The book poses the question Are there differences in the way that nurses care for the living and the dying? and Do the disparate needs of these two groups result in role conflict for the nurses who care for them?

Focuses on current, ICU-specific information needed daily by busy ICU nurses.This newly updated, quick-access guide for critical care nurses covers the most common admitting diagnoses and reviews their causes, signs and symptoms, and interventions. Critical care nursing requires astute assessment, adept communication, and the ability to multitask, as well as a high degree of adaptability. In the ICU, patient status and plan of care change constantly, presenting multifaceted problems for nurses and healthcare providers. This authoritative resource, replete with bulleted, bite-size content, provides information to the busy ICU nurse in a heartbeat. Fast Facts for the Critical Care Nurse, Second Edition has been updated with the most current evidence-based guidelines and standards. Now organized by body system, this reference presents the latest treatment modalities and provides quick access to lab values and hemodynamic parameters. Part I introduces the foundations of critical care. Part II progresses by body system to cover common procedures and interventions. Part III ends with Patient and Family Centered Care, discussing palliative directives and organ donation. New to the Second Edition: Seven completely new chapters Chapter reorganization by body system Updated to include newest treatment modalities Speedy access to lab values and hemodynamic parameters Normal lab values at chapter beginning for reader orientation Key Features: Provides quick access to essential information needed on a daily basis Includes Fast Facts boxes to help guide the reader Authored by a respected nurse leader, educator, and AACN/Wharton Executive Leadership Fellow

Featuring the most current, valid, and reliable evidence-based content available, this three-time AJN winner once again presents an unparalleled resource for disaster and emergency preparedness. Disasters lay heavy burdens upon health care systems that stretch all levels of society. While natural and man-made disasters are not new, the global nature, rate, type and totality their impact has only increased. The 4th Edition of this foundational text uniquely addresses the rapid changes in these crises and analyzes the latest attempts to provide timely, multidisciplinary health care. Nurses consistently comprise seventy or more percent of responders to local, national, regional and global crises, and represent a potentially untapped resource to achieve surge capacity goals and optimize population health outcomes. Considering recent world events and increasing geopolitical tensions, Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness, Fourth Edition now features expanded content on the ubiquitous threat of terrorism, potential detonation of thermonuclear weapons, emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, and increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters from climate change. This text promotes competency-based expert nursing care during disasters and positive health outcomes for small and large populations consistent with the Federal Disaster Response Framework. Whenever possible, content is mapped to published core competencies for preparing health professions' students for response to terrorism, disaster events and public health emergencies. The fourth edition retains the clearly organized format in each chapter that includes an overview, learning objectives, a summary, and case study with reflective questions. New to the Fourth Edition: Addresses the most recent landmark agreements Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals Paris Climate Agreement Covers public health emergencies involving community violence and civil unrest Expands coverage of planning for and accommodating high-risk, high-vulnerability populations Aligns with the U.S. National Health Security Strategy and the National Planning Frameworks Provides focused content on Medical Countermeasures Includes an improved instructor package with guide, PowerPoint slides, and case studies with questions for reflection in every chapter. Key Features: Delivers the most comprehensive, current, and reliable information available Addresses a broad array of contemporary disaster events Delivers meticulously culled, evidence-based information Prepares nurses for competency-based, expert practice Consistent with current U.S. Federal guidelines for disaster response Written by noted experts in disaster planning and response

" This book] offers easy-to-use, quick tips that will benefit a great number of nurses. Critical care nurses often need help with ventilator modes and types of usage and this book is a great resource."Score: 96, 4 Stars.--Doody's Medical Reviews

The only book written about mechanical ventilation by nurses for nurses, this text fills a void in addressing high-level patient care and management specific to critical care nurses. Designed for use by practicing nurses, nursing students, and nursing educators, it provides a detailed, step-by-step approach to developing expertise in this challenging area of practice. The guide is grounded in evidence-based research and explains complex concepts in a user-friendly format along with useful tips for daily practice. It has been written based on the authors' many years of teaching students at all levels of critical care as well as their experience in mentoring novice and experienced nurses in the critical care arena.

Emphasizing the nurse's role in mechanical ventilation, the book offers many features that facilitate in-depth learning. These include bulleted points to simplify complex ideas, learning objectives, key points summarized for speedy reference, learning activities, a case study in each chapter with questions for reflection, clinical "pearls," references for additional study, and a glossary. A digital companion includes cue cards summarizing challenging practice concepts and how-to procedural videos. The book addresses the needs of both adult critical care patients and geriatric critical care patients. A chapter on International Perspectives addresses the similarities and differences in critical care throughout the globe. Also covered are pharmacology protocols for the mechanically ventilated patient. Additionally, the book serves as a valuable resource for nurses preparing for national certification in critical care.

Key Features: Written by nurses for nurses Provides theoretical and practical, step-by-step information about mechanical ventilation for practicing nurses, students, and educators Includes such digital resources as "Cue Cards" and procedural videos Comprises a valuable resources for the orientation of nurses new to critical care Contains chapters on international perspectives in critical care and pharmacology protocols for the mechanically ventilated patient

Critical care happens where it is needed, not just in the ICU. Patients with acute critical illness are often cared for initially in the ED, and the beginning actions can help alter outcomes hours, day and months later. This handbook targets selected common or high risk critical condition or therapies needed to optimize ED care, using the newest research and experiences from respected authors. Chapters are organized in a readable and user-friendly format, and each describes the topic, defines key terms, notes cutting edge and controversial aspects, and delivers pragmatic advice. Our goal is not to discuss every pathology and care option, but to focus on the key thoughts and actions that can drive care and improve the health of those I need.

Trauma: A Comprehensive Emergency Medicine Approach is a fully illustrated, interdisciplinary overview of trauma. Using both evidence-based approaches and a practical understanding of the emergency department, it gives a broad and in-depth review of trauma care. The entire spectrum of trauma presentations is reviewed from minor soft-tissue injuries through to major life-threatening conditions. Written by over 50 expert contributors, it gives concrete and practical recommendations for evaluation, treatment, consultation and disposition decisions on both common and unusual conditions. Extensive use of photographs, illustrations and key information boxes is used to make the material accessible. Additional sections provide an overview of multiple other issues relating to emergency management of trauma including administrative, nursing, research and legal matters. This book provides an essential reference for anyone who is called upon to provide acute trauma care in the emergency department.

""Trauma Junkie gives us a view over the flight nurse's shoulder from liftoff until the patient is delivered to the hospital and the agonizing minutes in between. These fascinating true stories are impossible to put down." -- James M. Betts, MD, Chief of Department of Surgery and Director of Trauma Services, Children's Hospital, Oakland"

""An exciting portrayal of emergency nursing."" -- Library Journal

""Fast-paced nonfiction that reads like an adventure story."" -- School Library Journal

In "Trauma Junkie," readers accompany veteran flight nurse Janice Hudson as she races in response to emergency calls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her workplace is a cramped California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) helicopter in which medical personnel try to fix the human carnage wrought by shootings, accidents and natural disasters.

In this new and expanded edition, Hudson updates readers on how she and her colleagues have fared since moving on to different medical roles -- including her own battle with multiple sclerosis, which ultimately forced her to give up the job she loved.

The new "Trauma Junkie" also contains several previously unpublished stories, including a new addition to the lineup of "stupid human tricks" Hudson witnessed and an all-new chapter describing a call involving the most heartbreaking of patients: a child who didn't make it.

Hudson is a natural storyteller who conveys the excitement of her days with calstar -- heroic rescues, tragic deaths and the hilarious incidents that made the tension bearable -- and the deep commitment of her team to keep patients alive in the most perilous situations.

For information on California Shock Trauma Air Rescue Ambulances Services please visit www.calstar.org

"Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals" is a beginner's guide to practical resuscitation which enables students and newly qualified staff to develop key resuscitation knowledge and skills. It reflects current guidelines and developments in resuscitation, including the 2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation. "Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals" covers adult, paediatric and trauma resuscitation and addresses current legal and ethical issues including family witnessed resuscitation.Revised in accordance with the '2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation'Covers prevention and management of cardiac arrest and post-resuscitation careIncludes evidence based guidelines for basic and advanced life supportAddresses family witnessed resuscitationExamines early warning scoresEnables staff to develop key clinical competences in resuscitationExplores legal and ethical issuesExamines adult, paediatric and trauma resuscitationIncludes case studies

From reviews of the first edition:
'a comprehensive book, which reflects current guidelines. It is set out in a logical format with relevant supporting diagrams and illustrations. There are clear learning outcomes for each chapter... a good introduction to resuscitation for nurses.'
"British Journal of Resuscitation"

Written by a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Clinical Nurse Specialists, this text explores the expanding roles and responsibilities of the CNS--from core competencies and theoretical foundations for practice to caring for the hospitalized adult to shaping the healthcare system through the CNS's spheres of influence.

With a special emphasis on the practical application in clinical practice the author uses a body-system approach to guide readers through evidence-based collaborative and independent nursing interventions within the framework of the CNS role.

Le present manuel de formation est principalement destine aux participants d'un cours de trois jours et demi sur le triage, l'evaluation et le traitement d'urgence. Il fournit aux participants la documentation a lire pour se preparer aux modules enseignes pendant le cours (certaines des lectures pourraient etre faites pendant la formation). De plus, il propose des questions d'auto-evaluation auxquelles les participants peuvent repondre apres avoir suivi la formation. En dehors d'une utilisation dans le cadre d'une formation a temps complet, la lecture peut etre utile pour les formateurs et les participants qui participent a la formation sous forme d'une serie de seminaires.On trouve des conseils sur la facon d'assurer la formation dans le guide de l'animateur parallele."

Le present manuel de formation est principalement destine aux participants d'un cours de trois jours et demi sur le triage, l'evaluation et le traitement d'urgence. Il fournit aux participants la documentation a lire pour se preparer aux modules enseignes pendant le cours (certaines des lectures pourraient etre faites pendant la formation). De plus, il propose des questions d'auto-evaluation auxquelles les participants peuvent repondre apres avoir suivi la formation. En dehors d'une utilisation dans le cadre d'une formation a temps complet, la lecture peut etre utile pour les formateurs et les participants qui participent a la formation sous forme d'une serie de seminaires.On trouve des conseils sur la facon d'assurer la formation dans le guide de l'animateur parallele."

Only seventeen years after the establishment of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC), America entered into a global conflict known as World War I. It was a short period, less than two years until the Armistice in 1918, but the demands on nurses were profound. The ANC grew from 403 members to over 22,000 utilizing a significant portion of all the professional nurses in the United States. Their willingness to volunteer was the blueprint for how nurses would answer the need across the 20th century when the patriots responded to a call to arms in support of our Nation and freedom around the world. Recognition of the valuable role nurses played during the war led to the establishment, also in 1918, of the Army School of Nursing, a highly respected and unique institution that set exacting and enduring standards of quality. In dedicating this commemorative publication to all Army nurses who served during the First World War, the Office of the Surgeon General and the U.S. Army Medical Command pay tribute to the significant contributions that the Army Nurse Corps made to the advancement of military medicine 90 years ago.

Le concept de kit sanitaire d urgence a ete adopte par de nombreuses organisations et autorites nationales. Il est juge fiable, standardise, peu onereux et apte a fournir rapidement les medicaments et dispositifs medicaux essentiels (fournitures renouvelables et equipement) dont on a besoin d urgence en cas de catastrophe. Sa composition a ete calculee pour repondre aux besoins d une population de 10 000 personnes pendant une periode de 3 mois.Le contenu du present kit a ete a nouveau ameliore et il prend en compte le besoin de soins de sante mentale dans les situations d urgence ainsi que les besoins particuliers des enfants. On trouvera dans le present document les informations de base sur le contenu et l utilisation du kit sanitaire d urgence. Le chapitre 1 est une introduction destinee aux administrateurs de la sante et aux responsables sur le terrain; il decrit les besoins en medicaments et en dispositifs medicaux dans une situation d urgence. Le chapitre 2 explique le choix des medicaments et des dispositifs medicaux fournitures renouvelables et equipement qui sont contenus dans le kit et donne davantage de details techniques a l intention des prescripteurs. Le chapitre 3 decrit le contenu du kit, qui se compose des unites de base et de l unite supplementaire.Les annexes contiennent des details sur les directives therapeutiques, des exemples de formulaires, un exemple de carte de sante, des directives pour les fournisseurs, une liste des autres kits disponibles en situation d urgence, une procedure type pour l importation des medicaments soumis a controle, et une liste des adresses utiles. Il contient egalement un formulaire-reponse qui permettra au lecteur de faire part de son experience de l utilisation du kit sanitaire d urgence; les distributeurs et utilisateurs sont invites a faire part de leurs remarques et recommandations en vue d une prochaine edition."