Crisis Prevention: Subclinical Signs of Impending Doom- Book and CD Pkg

Whiteside, Carol

PESI HealthCare

Nurses care for patients with higher acuity rates than ever before, and nurses are expected to know more than ever before. The nurses job is not one of crisis management, it is one of crisis prevention. But to prevent a crisis, you must be able to see it coming before it arrives. Clinical signs are the ones they taught in nursing school: vital signs, lung sounds, neuro-vascular checks, etc. These signs are great for recognizing a dilemma because they occur after the bodys compensatory mechanisms have failed to correct the problem. What if we could see the signs that compensation was taking place before the process failed? We can. The actions and events occurring on a cellular level are those that spell wellness or illness in the human body. An understanding of cellular metabolism will help us understand the bodys compensatory mechanisms and see the danger signs before its too late. It is these subclinical signs of impending doom that this book depicts -- how to tell your patients are g

Crisis Prevention: Subclinical Signs of Impending Doom 1st Edition by Carol Whiteside, MSN, PhD, Whiteside, Carol (2005) Paperback

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Carol Whiteside

Nursing

PESI Healthcare, LLC

The primary goal of nursing care is that the patient be oxygenating and perfusing at the same time. In addition for baseline functioning the patient needs a normal pH, balanced electrolytes, glucose and oxygen in the cell making ATP. If the patient cannot repolarize the last action potential in their heart, there is no next heartbeat. Understanding these concepts allows the nurse to focus attention on what is truly important. As stress hits the body, its regulatory systems adjust and attempt to maintain homeostasis . When this compensation fails, the body becomes ill and the vital signs become abnormal. If the nurse can see and act upon the signs of compensation then potential problems can be averted. Patient Crisis and Critical Thinking emphasizes proactive critical thinking using a framework which contains various solutions to any problem. The resulting actions for care are dependent on the following concepts: * You only see what you know * You can't think critically about what you don't know * Knowledge + experience before critical thinking * Critical thinking can be taught using a model, or framework, for organizing the nurse's thought processes Combining her vast clinical background and information with critical thinking strategies, Carol Whiteside, MSN, Ph.D., has created an easy to follow book for nurses in the clinical setting. Her strategies are the result of over 40 years in the healthcare field in the areas of trauma, burn, pediatric, neonatal, medical/ surgical, and cardiac Intensive Care Units. Carol's conversational writing style presents easy to understand examples and scenarios. This book is a must for the novice and seasoned nurse or nurse educator.

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