“The purpose is to provide information for any nurses caring for patients in the ICU setting. … This book is informative and timely. I loved the various monitoring methods and assessment strategies. The diagrams and pictures are very well done. The authors discuss a variety of areas, not just the cardiac and respiratory system, but also the eye … positioning. This is a very well rounded and informative book that would be a great asset for any new ICU nurse.” (Cynthia Cummings, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2018)
PREFACE.- INTRODUCTION.- DEDICATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.- UNIT 1. ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING IN ICU_Chapter 1. Monitoring patients: what’s new in intensive care setting?.- Chapter 2. Neurological, pain, sedation and confusion assessment.- Chapter 3. Respiratory and ventilatory assessment.- Chapter 4. Cardiovascular assessment and monitoring.- Chapter 5. Early mobility, skin and pressure ulcer risk assessment.- UNIT 2. BASIC CARE IN ICU_Chapter 6. The Interventional Patient Hygiene Model.- Chapter 7. Bed bath, eye, mouth and skin care.- Chapter 9. Patients’ positioning.- Chapter 10. General considerations about infection prevention.- UNIT 3. CARE QUALITY MEASUREMENT: FROM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO NURSING SENSITIVE OUTCOMES_Chapter 11. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia prevention.- Chapter 12. Hospital-Acquired Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection prevention.- Chapter 13. Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection prevention.- Chapter 14. Deep vein Thrombosis and pulmonary embolism prevention.- Chapter 15. Hospital-acquired injuries: device-related pressure ulcers, falls and restraints.- Chapter 16. Gastrointestinal function: enteral nutrition and bowel management.- Chapter 17. Visiting policies in Intensive Care Unit.- UNIT 4. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN INTENSIVE CARE NURSING_Chapter 18. A systemic approach: ABCDE bundle.- Chapter 19. Nurse staffing levels: skill mix and nursing care hours per patient-day.- Chapter 20. Evolutions in ICU nursing