Fundamentals of Critical Care - A Textbook for Nursing and Healthcare Students

Informationen zum Autor Ian Peate OBE FRCN is Senior Lecturer, Roehampton University; Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George's University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing. Barry Hill is the Director of Education (Employability) for Nursing, Midwifery and Health at Northumbria University. His academic practice includes teaching and learning as well as research which impacts on undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD programmes. He specialises in clinical education relating to acute and critical care, and advanced level practice. Klappentext Fundamentals of Critical Care A Textbook for Nursing and Healthcare Students In Fundamentals of Critical Care , a team of clinicians and health educators deliver an accessible, timely, and evidence-based introduction to the role of nurses and healthcare practitioners in critical care. The book explores fundamental concepts in critical care and their implications for practice. Each chapter outlines essential knowledge necessary to understand key concepts and includes high quality, full-colour artwork to enhance learning and recall. Readers are also provided with clinical scenarios, practice questions, and red and orange flags to indicate physiological and psychological alerts respectively. Covering a range of common and specialised disease processes and treatments requiring critical care, the book provides: A thorough introduction to the critical care unit, including philosophies of care, ways of working, humanisation, and outreach Comprehensive exploration of organisational influences, including political, local, national, and international influences Practical discussion of legal, ethical, and professional issues, as well as evidence-based approaches to critical care In-depth examination of nursing care assessment tools, nursing communication, cognition, pharmacology, and more Perfect for nursing students and trainee nursing associates, Fundamentals of Critical Care: A Textbook for Nursing and Healthcare Students will also earn a place in the libraries of healthcare students in physiotherapy, paramedicine, medicine, and those returning to practice. All content reviewed by students for students. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewnursingbooks.com to find out more. To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email Zusammenfassung Fundamentals of Critical CareA Textbook for Nursing and Healthcare StudentsIn Fundamentals of Critical Care, a team of clinicians and health educators deliver an accessible, timely, and evidence-based introduction to the role of nurses and healthcare practitioners in critical care. The book explores fundamental concepts in critical care and their implications for practice. Each chapter outlines essential knowledge necessary to understand key concepts and includes high quality, full-colour artwork to enhance learning and recall.Readers are also provided with clinical scenarios, practice questions, and red and orange flags to indicate physiological and psychological alerts respectively. Covering a range of common and specialised disease processes and treatments requiring critical care, the book provides:* A thorough introduction to the critical care unit, including philosophies of care, ways of working, humanisation, and outreach* Comprehensive exploration of organisational influences, including political, local, national, and international influences* Practical discussion of legal, ethical, and professional issues, as well as evidence-based approaches to critical care* In-depth examination of nursing care assessment tools, nursing communication, cognition, phar...

List of contents

Contributors xix
 
Preface xxv
 
Acknowledgements xxvii
 
How to use your textbook xxix
 
About the companion website xxxi
 
Chapter 1 The critical care unit 1
Vikki Park
 
Introduction 2
 
Levels of care 2
 
The critical care environment 2
 
Critical care patients 3
 
Level 1 care 4
 
Level 2 care 4
 
Level 3 care 4
 
Critical care competence 5
 
The interprofessional team 6
 
Communication 7
 
Ways of working 7
 
Understanding philosophies of care 8
 
Humanising critical care 8
 
Surviving critical care 9
 
Death in critical care 9
 
Resilience 9
 
Nursing considerations and recommendations for practice 11
 
Future challenges 11
 
Conclusion 11
 
References 12
 
Chapter 2 Organisational influences 14
Vikki Park
 
Introduction 15
 
The four UK nations 15
 
Legislation 15
 
Professional Statutory Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) 15
 
Shared decision making 16
 
Capacity for shared decision making 16
 
Confidentiality 17
 
Decisions relating to end-of-life care 17
 
Risk management 18
 
International influences 18
 
National influences 18
 
UK government organisations 18
 
Networks 19
 
National guidelines 20
 
Quality assurance 20
 
Local policies 21
 
Nursing considerations and recommendations for practice 21
 
Conclusion 21
 
References 22
 
Chapter 3 Legal and ethical issues 24
Leonie Armstrong, Tracey Carrott, and Jacqueline Newby
 
Introduction 25
 
Confidentiality 25
 
End-of-life care and best interest decisions 26
 
Ethical themes 27
 
Mental Capacity Act 27
 
Organ donation 29
 
Consent (authorisation in Scotland) for organ donation 30
 
First person consent 31
 
First person opt-in 31
 
First person opt-out 31
 
Appointed/nominated representative (not Scotland) 31
 
Deemed consent 31
 
The ethics of deemed consent 32
 
Consent from a person in the highest-ranking relationship 32
 
Cadaveric organ donation 33
 
The organ donation process 33
 
Post organ retrieval 34
 
Organ allocation 34
 
Conclusion 35
 
References 35
 
Chapter 4 Professional issues in critical care 37
Aurora Medonica
 
Introduction 38
 
Opportunities for learning 38
 
NMC Code in critical care units: journey to independent, safe practice 38
 
The core principles 39
 
UK National Competency Framework: critical care 41
 
Development of critical thinking in healthcare 42
 
The prioritising process 42
 
Support systems: the student 44
 
Conclusion 44
 
References 45
 
Chapter 5 Using an evidence-based approach 46
Sadie Diamond-Fox and Alexandra Gatehouse Introduction 47
 
What is evidence-based practice (EBP)? 47
 
Step 1: formulating a clinical question - the PICO method 48
 
Step 2: locating the evidence/research: performing a systematic literature review 48
 
Step 3: critical appraisal and the hierarchy of evidence 49
 
Step 4: extracting the most relevant and useful results 51
 
Step 5: implementing research into practice 52
 
Quality healthcare in critical care 53
 
Clinical audit and quality improvement 53
 
Research and development in critical care 55
 
Conclusion 56
 
Reference

Product details

• Authors: Ian (University of Hertfordshire Peate
• Assisted by: Hill (Editor), Barry Hill (Editor), Ian Peate (Editor), Peate Ian (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2022
• EAN: 9781119783251
• ISBN: 978-1-119-78325-1
• No. of pages: 544
• Series: Fundamentals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Krankenpflege, Medizin, Nursing, Intensivpflege, Medical Science, Intensive/Critical Care, Klinische Krankenpflege, General Clinical Nursing, Nursing Special Topics, Spezialthemen Krankenpflege