Collect & Conquer: The Nurse's Guide to Specimen Collection and Handling

New grads starting an ICU residency. Nurses transferring in from med-surg, step-down or the ED. Travel nurses taking a first critical care contract. Students who know ICU is where they're headed and want a head start.

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The complete table of contents, page numbers included.

Introduction — p.6

Nursing Process: The Nursing Toolbox — p.7
How to Stay in the Game — p.8
Critical Thinking — p.9
A Day in the Life: New Nurse Edition — p.10
Nursing Handoff — p.14

Nursing Assessment — p.17
Comprehensive Assessment Checklist — p.18
Vital Signs — p.21
Arterial Lines — p.25
Hemodynamic Monitoring — p.36
Central Venous Pressure — p.41
Pulmonary Artery Catheter — p.44
Blood Glucose Monitoring — p.48

Nursing Diagnosis — p.51
Diagnostic Tests — p.52
Lab Tests — p.54
Arterial Blood Gas — p.62
Specimen Collection — p.65

Nursing Care Plan — p.72
Cluster the Care — p.74

Nursing Implementation — p.76
Pain Management — p.77
Medication Administration — p.80
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA Pump) — p.88

Nursing Evaluation — p.91
Documentation — p.92

Critical Care Medications — p.97
Intubated and Sedated — p.102
Vasopressors — p.111

1. Neurological System — p.120
Neurological Assessment — p.121
Glasgow Coma Scale — p.123
Neurological Checks — p.124
Seizure Management — p.125

2. Respiratory System — p.126
Oxygen Therapy — p.129
Tracheostomy Care — p.134
Mechanical Ventilation — p.139

3. Cardiovascular System — p.156
EKG Basics — p.160
Pacemakers — p.170

4. Circulatory System — p.175
Intravenous Access — p.176

5. Infection Control — p.188

6. Gastrointestinal System — p.194
Feeding Tubes — p.195
Tube Feeding and Medication Administration — p.202
Colostomy and Ileostomy — p.204
Rectal Tube — p.205

7. Genitourinary System — p.208
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy — p.211
Urinary Foley Catheters — p.234
External Catheters — p.244
Incontinence Care — p.247

8. Musculoskeletal System — p.251
Mobility and Transfers — p.252

9. Integumentary System — p.256
Skin Assessment — p.257
Wound Care — p.259

10. Psychosocial Assessment — p.263
Behavioral Changes — p.265
Alcohol (ETOH) Withdrawal — p.267
Drug Abuse Symptoms — p.269

11. Admissions, Transfers and Discharges — p.270

12. Post-Operative Care — p.274
Jackson-Pratt Drains — p.278
Chest Tubes — p.281

13. Critical Care Conditions — p.290
Code STEMI — p.291
Code Sepsis — p.294
Code Stroke — p.297
Acute Respiratory Distress — p.301
Provider Notification — p.305
Code Blue — p.308

14. References — p.315

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