AACN essentials of critical care nursing / [edited by] Suzanne M Burns.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Assessment of critically ill patients and their families / Mary Fran Tracy -- Planning care for critically ill patients and their families / Mary Fran Tracy -- Interpretation and management of basic cardiac rhythms -- Carol Jacobson -- Hemodynamic monitoring / Leanna R. Miller -- Airway and ventilatory management / Robert E. St. John and Maureen A. Seckel -- Pain, sedation, and neuromuscular blockade management / Yvonne Darcy and Suzanne M. Burns -- Pharmacology / Earnest Alexander -- Ethical and legal considerations / Sarah Delgado -- Cardiovascular system / Barbara Leeper -- Respiratory system / Maureen Seckel -- Multisystem problems / Ruth M. Kleinpell -- Neurologic system / Dea Mahanes -- Hematologic and immune systems / Diane K. Dressler -- Gastrointestinal system / Deborah Andris, Elizabeth Krzywda, Carol Rees Parrish, and Joe Krenitsky -- Renal system / Carol Hinkle -- Endocrine system / Christine Kessler -- Trauma / Allen Wolfe and Benjamin Hughs -- Advanced ECG concepts / Carol Jacobson -- Advanced cardiovascular concepts / Barbara Leeper -- Advanced respiratory concepts : modes of ventilation / Suzanne M. Burns -- Advanced neurologic concepts / Dea Mahanes -- Normal values table / Suzanne M. Burns -- Pharmacology tables / Earnest Alexander -- Advanced cardiac life support algorithms / Suzanne M. Burns -- Hemodynamic troubleshooting guide / Leanna Miller -- Cardiac rhythms, ECG characteristics, and treatment guide / Carol Jacobson.