AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing : Pocket Handbook

Authors : Marianne Chulay, RN, PhD, FAAN & Suzanne M. Burns RN, MSN, RRT, ACNP, CCRN, FAAN, FCCM, FAANP

Publisher : The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2010

Contents : 

Normal Values Table

Assessment :
Summary of Prearrival and Admission Quick Check Assessments, Summary of Comprehensive Admission Assessment Requirements, Suggested Questions for Review of Past History Categorized by Body System, Ongoing Assessment Template,Identification of Symptom Characteristics, Chest Pain Assessment, Pain Asessment Tools Commonly Used in Critically Ill Patients, CAM-ICU Worksheet, Glasgow Coma Scale, Sensory Dermatomes, Edema Rating Scale, Peripheral Pulse Rating Scale, Physiologic Effects of Aging
ECG Concepts :
ECG Lead Placement for a Three-Wire System, ECG Lead Placement for a Five-Wire System, Twelve-Lead ECG Placement, Right Side ECG Chest Lead Placement, Waves, Complexes, and Intervals, Heart Rate Determination, Heart Rate Determination Using the Electrocardiogram Large Boxes, Recommended Leads for Continuous ECG Monitoring, Advantages of Common Monitoring Leads, Evidence-Based Practice: Bedside, Cardiac Monitoring for Arrhythmia Detection, Evidence-Based Practice: ST-Segment Monitoring, Cardiac Rhythms, ECG  Characteristics, and Treatment Guide, Guidelines for Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter (Class I Recommendations Only), Guidelines for Management of Supraventricular Arrhythmias (Class I Recommendations Only), Guidelines for Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias (Class I Recommendations Only), Normal 12-Lead ECG Waves, Normal ST Segment and T Waves, Zones of Myocardial Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction with Associated ECG Changes, ECG Patterns Associated with Myocardial Ischemia, ECG Patterns Associated with Acute Myocardial Injury, ECG Changes Associated with Myocardial Infarction, Typical Plasma Profiles, Clinical Presentation of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction, Evidence-Based Practice: Acute Coronary Syndrome ST-Elevation MI and Non–ST-Elevation MI, Summary of Causes of Axis Deviations, ECG Clues for Differentiating Aberration from Ventricular Ectopy, Pacemaker Codes, Dual-Chamber Pacing Modes.
Cardiovascular Concepts :
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Frequencyof 1:2, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Frequency of 1:1, Inaccurate Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Timing, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Pulseless Arrest Algorithm, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Bradycardia Algorithm, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Tachycardia Algorithm, Problems Encountered with Arterial Catheters, Inaccurate Arterial Pressure Measurements, Pulmonary Artery Port Functions, Leveling of the PA Catheter, Referencing and Zeroing the Hemodynamic Monitoring System, Assessing Damping Concepts from Square Wave Test, Pressure Waveforms Observed during Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion, Pulmonary Artery Waveform and Components,Effect of a Mechanical Ventilator Breath on PA Waveform, Reading End Expiration Before a Spontaneous Breath, Evidence-Based Practice: Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measurement, Problems Encountered with Pulmonary Artery Catheters, Inaccurate Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measurements, Troubleshooting Problems with Thermodilution Cardiac Output Measurements, Common Inotropic Therapies in Treating Abnormal Hemodynamics, Common Preload Reducers for Abnormal Hemodynamics, Common Afterload Reducing Agents. Respiratory Concepts : Normal Chest X-Ray, Mediastinal Structures Visible on a Chest X-Ray, Chest X-Ray of COPD, Chest X-Ray of Pneumothorax, Chest X-Ray of Right Lower Lobe Pneumonia, Chest X-Ray Showing Carina and Right Bronchus, Chest X-Ray with PA Catheter, ET Tube, and Chest Tube, Acid-Base Abnormalities, Indications for Mechanical Ventilation, Pulmonary Specific Wean Criteria Thresholds, Burns’ Wean Assessment Program (BWAP), Algorithm for Management of Ventilator Alarms and/or Development of Acute Respiratory Distress, Algorithm to Correct Hypoxemia in an Acute COPD Patient. Neurologic Concepts : Glasgow Coma Scale, Cranial Nerve Function, Circle of Willis, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes, Spinal Cord Injury–Functional, Goals for Specific Levels of Complete Injury, Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Systems. 
Pharmacology Tables :

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines, Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Vasoactive Agents, Antiarrhythmic Agents, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Tips for Calculating IV Medication Infusion Rates.

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