Essentials of Nursing Critically Ill Adults

An essential guide to critical care nursing that includes all the key scientific knowledge and procedures you will need to know when entering the critical care environment. Written by a dedicated team of lecturers and practitioners with extensive experience in critical care nursing, this textbook covers all the key elements involved in nursing critically ill adults, with individual chapters on managing problems associated with different organ systems and the pathophysiology behind these disorders. It also features coverage of psychological care and infection prevention, and includes a consistent focus on the importance of a person centred, evidence-based approach to critical care delivery. To further support your learning, the book is full of activities that enhance your knowledge and test your understanding, including clinical case studies, critical thinking tasks, and reflective practice exercises. For lecturers and instructors, there is a collection of online resources including a testbank of multiple-choice questions, links to relevant videos for each chapter, and PowerPoint slides for each chapter. The ideal textbook for nursing students studying critical care, undertaking clinical placements in intensive care, or nurses new to the critical care environment.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter 1: The history and development of critical care nursing - Samantha Freeman Chapter 2: Humanising critical care - Samantha Freeman Chapter 3: Critical care continuum - Samantha Freeman and Sally Moore Chapter 4: Infection prevention and control in critical care - Mark Cole Chapter 5: Critical Care related to the Respiratory system - Colin Steen, Sam Freeman and Greg Bleakley Chapter 6: Critical Care related to the Cardiac system - Colin Steen Chapter 7: Critical Care related to systemic inflammatory response - Colin Steen Chapter 8: Critical Care related to the renal and liver systems - Greg Bleakley and Samantha Freeman Chapter 9: Complex Case SCENARIO 1 - Samantha Freeman, Emily Brennan and Sally Moore Chapter 10: Critical Care Related to the Gastrointestinal System - Claire Burns Chapter 11: Critical Care related to Neurology physiology and disorders - Greg Bleakley and Mark Cole Chapter 12: Critical Care related to the Skin and Integumentary System - Claire Burns Chapter 13: Complex Case SCENARIO 2 - Greg Bleakley Chapter 14: Critical Care related to women during pregnancy and childbirth - Gill Singleton and Kim Wilcock Chapter 15: The psychological care of the critically ill - Samantha Freeman Chapter 16: Supporting those at the end of life in critical care - Karen Heggs Chapter 17: Rehabilitation after Critical Illness - Sally Moore and Samantha Freeman

About the Author :
Dr Samantha Freeman, RN, Phd MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, SFHEA, RNT. Sam Freeman is a Reader in adult nursing and the Director of Education for the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester. Sam has 30 years of experience in critical care and nurse education. Clinically, she worked in adult critical care where she was the department’s lead on clinical audit and held a lead role in staff education. Sam is particularly interested in exploring how we best support those waking in the critical care environment. Sam’s doctoral research explored the patient, family, and multidisciplinary team members’ experiences and perspectives of agitation and its management in the adult critical care environment. As a nurse educator, she is passionate about ensuring critical care education is championed across undergraduate and postgraduate education. Colin Steen, RN, MSc., PGCertEd., SFHEA, RNT, is a Lecturer in Nursing at the University of Manchester and has specialised in acute and critical care for over 35 years. He has a wide experience of general, paediatric and neonatal intensive care but specialises in adult cardiothoracic critical care including heart, lung and heart/lung transplantation, ECMO and differential lung ventilation. He has worked as a research nurse in the development of drugs to control sepsis. He has a Masters degree in Health Sciences, holds a PGCert in higher education and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has collaborated with the Royal College of Nursing Critical Care and Inflight Forum on national transfer guidelines as well as the British Association of Critical Care Nursing and the CC3N on the early developments of the Step Competency Framework. Dr Gregory Bleakley RN, D.Prof, PGCE, BSc (Hons), DipN, Adv.Cert (Critical Care), RNT, FHEA. Greg started training as an adult nurse during the 1990s. Clinically, he worked in acute areas of nursing including Critical Care. He has a diploma, bachelor’s degree, and doctorate in nursing. Greg also completed the university advanced certificate in critical care nursing as part of his first degree. In 2007, Greg was appointed as a Band 8a Regional Donor Transplant Coordinator/Specialist Nurse – Organ Donation. Greg started his clinically focused doctorate in 2012 whilst working in practice, graduating in 2018 with a thesis entitled ‘A grounded theory study exploring critical care staff experiences of approaching relatives for organ donation’. Dr Bleakley works as Associate Professor of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership at the University of Bradford. He returned to clinical practice during the Coronavirus pandemic as Matron / Practice Educator in critical care having previously held an academic role at the University of Manchester for 7 years. He facilitates teaching, learning and assessment of undergraduate and postgraduate students. He holds a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE), is a registered nurse teacher and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.