CCN -- Table of Contents (June 2002, 22 [3])

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Barbara E. Berry and Agnes Eugine Pinard: Assessing Tissue Oxygenation
Because of the high acuity of hospitalized patients, nurses need an expanded knowledge base to provide comprehensive nursing care. Accurate assessment, prompt recognition, and proper management are vital components in the nursing care of patients with compromised functioning. The authors describe the physiological relationships between hemoglobin concentration, oxygen saturation, cardiac output, and acid-base balance.
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):22-40. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]

Maureen McCafferty, Diana Sorbellini, and Pamela Cianci: Telemetry to Home: Successful Discharge of Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices
Treatment choices for patients with advanced heart failure include pharmacological therapy, surgical intervention, and heart transplantation. Because no single procedure benefits all patients with end-stage heart failure, current research focuses on the application of mechanical assist devices. The authors describe a program that was developed to care for patients with VADs on a telemetry unit. A case study of the successful discharge of a patient with a VAD in place is also presented.
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):43-51. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]

Tracy A. Murray and Lisa A. Patterson: Prone Positioning of Trauma Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Open Abdominal Incisions
To date, few studies have investigated the effects of prone positioning in trauma patients with ARDS, particularly those with open abdominal wounds. Two case reports are presented in this article, involving 2 trauma patients for whom traditional methods of prone positioning were not feasible. In both cases, periods of prone positioning were successfully accomplished by using new and rather unconventional methods.
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):52-56. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]

Michelle E. Bussard: Reteplase: Nursing Implications for Catheter-Directed Thrombolytic Therapy for Peripheral Vascular Occlusions
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):57-63. [Full Text] [PDF]

Linda M. Sulzbach-Hoke and Dorothy Cupich: Capping Arterial Sheaths in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Evidence-Based Practice
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):64-68. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ruth Kleinpell: Witnessing History in the Making
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):15-16. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joan Duckworth and Rebecca Dahlen: Correct dosage?
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):18. [Full Text] [PDF]

Connie Jaenicke: Acceptance of death and dying
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):18. [Full Text] [PDF]

Catherine Simmons: Make a difference with mentoring
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):20. [Full Text] [PDF]

Mary Jo Grap: Pulse Oximetry
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):69-74. [Full Text] [PDF]

: PULSE OXIMETRY: UPDATE 2002
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):74-76. [Full Text] [PDF]

Roberta Kaplow: Applying the Synergy Model to Nursing Education
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):77-81. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ruthe C. Ashley: Legal Counsel
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):82-83. [Full Text] [PDF]

Linda M. Sulzbach: Ask the Experts
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):84-87. [Full Text] [PDF]

Luther Christman: Survival Kit for Nurse Managers
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):88. [Full Text] [PDF]

Christine Westphal: NURSING THE SPIRIT: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF APPLYING SPIRITUAL CARE
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):92. [Full Text] [PDF]

Terry Rudisill: Smaller tubes reduce the volume of blood drawn
Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun;22(3):96-95. [Full Text] [PDF]

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