Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to Critical Care Nursing

Ethical Issues in Critical Care

Critical Care Nursing Research

Instrumentation

Environmental Hazards

Patient Responses to the Environment

Shock

Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Acid-Base Balance

Cardiac Electrical Activity

Nutrition

Pain

Sleep and the Critically Ill Patient

Thermal Balance

Communication

Teaching and Learning

Family Care

Decreased Adaptive Capacity

Elder Responses in Critical Care

Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

Data Acquisition from the Cardiovascular System

Coronary Artery Disease

Cardiomyopathy

Valvular Heart Disease

Vascular Disease

Cardiac Surgery

Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology

Pulmonary Data Acquisition

Respiratory Disorders

Mechanical Support of Ventilation

Neurological Anatomy and Physiology

Neurological Data Acquisition

Neurological Disorders

Renal Anatomy and Physiology

Renal Data Acquisition

Acute Renal Failure

Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology

Endocrine Data Acquisition

Endocrine and Diabetic Disorders

Hematological Anatomy and Physiology

Hematological Data Acquisition

Hematological Disorders

Immunological Anatomy and Physiology

Immunological Data Acquisition

Mechanisms for Immunological Injury

Immunocompromised Patient

Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Acute Oncologic Disorders

Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology

Gastrointestinal Data Acquisition

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Integumentary Anatomy and Physiology

Burns

Wound Healing

Trauma

Multisystem Organ Failure

Transplantation

Poisoning

Chemical Dependency

Drug Appendix