The Fifth Edition of High Acuity Nursing delivers essential understanding of complex patients and instructs both students and nurses on how to provide nursing care in varied clinical settings. Broken down into a series of learner-focused modules, High Acuity Nursing takes complex information and presents it in smaller, more accessible chunks that promote easier mastery by readers. Note: No access code is needed all resources are available for this book at http://nursing.pearsonhighered

Table of Contents

Part I Special Topics Module 1 High Acuity Nursing Module 2 Holistic Care of the High Acuity Patient and Family (NEW) Module 3 The Older Adult High Acuity Patient (NEW) Module 4 Acute Pain in the High Acuity Patient Part II Hematologic (Cellular Function) Module 5 Determinants and Assessment of Hematologic Function (NEW) Module 6 Alterations in Red Blood Cell Function and Hemostasis (NEW) Module 7 Alterations in White Blood Cell Function (NEW) Module 8 Alteration in Immune Response: Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Part III Pulmonary Gas Exchange Module 9 Determinants and Assessment of Pulmonary Gas Exchange Module 10 Alterations in Pulmonary Gas Exchange Module 11 Supporting Pulmonary Gas Exchange: Mechanical Ventilation Part IV Cardiac Output Module 12 Determinants and Assessment of Cardiac Output Module 13 Assessment of Hemodynamic Status: Hemodynamic Monitoring Module 14 Assessment of Cardiac Rhythm: Basic Electrocardiographic Rhythm Interpretation Module 15 Alterations in Cardiac Output Module 16 Alterations in Myocardial Tissue Perfusion Part V Tissue Perfusion Module 17 Determinants and Assessment of Oxygen Delivery and Oxygen Consumption Module 18 Alterations in Oxygen Delivery and Consumption: Shock States Module 19 Alterations in Tissue Perfusion: Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Part VI Sensory Motor Module 20 Determinants and Assessment of Cerebral Tissue Perfusion Module 21 Alteration in Cerebral Tissue Perfusion: Acute Brain Attack Module 22 Alteration in Sensory Perceptual Disorders: Acute Head Injury Module 23 Alteration in Sensory Perceptual Function: Acute Spinal Cord Injury Module 24 Sensory Motor Complications of Acute Illness (NEW) Part VII Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Module 25 Determinants and Assessment of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance (NEW) Module 26 Alterations in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Module 27 Alteration in Renal Function: Renal Failure Part VIII Metabolic: Regulation of Internal Environment Module 28 Determinants and Assessment of Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Function (NEW) Module 29 Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function Module 30 Alterations in Hepatic Function Module 31 Alterations in Pancreatic Function Part IX Metabolic: Nutrition Module 32 Determinants and Assessment of Nutrition and Metabolic Function (NEW) Module 33 Alterations in Metabolism Module 34 Alterations in Glucose Metabolism Module 35 Determinants and Assessment of Injury (NEW) Module 36 Alterations in Skin Integrity: Complex Wound Management Module 37 Alteration in Skin Integrity: Acute Burn Injury Module 38 Alteration in Multisystem Function: Multiple Trauma

About the Author

Kathleen Wagner EdD, MSN, RN is a lecturer in the Undergraduate Program in the College of Nursing at the University of Kentucky. As a nurse educator, she teaches pathopharmacology and high-acuity nursing at the undergraduate level. She is also the Educational Consultant for the Undergraduate Program at the University of Kentucky. She has a doctorate in Instructional Systems Design with a focus on learning transfer and case method instruction. Karen Johnson PhD, RN is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and Director of Nursing, Research & Evidence-based Practice at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Melanie Hardin-Pierce DNP, RN, ACNP-BC is an assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, where she teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the University of Kentucky studying oral health in mechanically ventilated patients. She is a board certified acute care nurse practitioner who practices as a critical care intensivist in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. She is primary investigator in funded research that examines inflammation, cardiovascular function and weaning outcomes in mechanically ventilated adults.