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| Professional Caring and Ethical Practice | |
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| American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Vision, Mission, and Values | |
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| Vision | |
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| Mission | |
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| Values | |
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| Synergy of Caring | |
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| What Nurses Do | |
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| What Critical Care Nurses Do | |
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| The Environment of Critical Care | |
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| The "Synergy" of the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care | |
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| AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care | |
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| Origin of the Synergy Model | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Overview of the Synergy Model | |
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| Validation | |
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| Application of the Synergy Model | |
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| General Legal Considerations Relevant to Critical Care Nursing Practice | |
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| State Nurse Practice Acts | |
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| Scope of Practice | |
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| Standards of Care | |
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| Certification in a Specialty Area | |
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| Professional Liability | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Good Samaritan Laws | |
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| Ethical Clinical Practice | |
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| Foundation of Ethical Nursing Practice | |
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| Emergence of Clinical Ethics | |
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| Standard Ethical Theory | |
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| Ethical Principles | |
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| Common Ethical Distinctions | |
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| The Law in Clinical Ethics | |
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| Clinical Ethics Assessment | |
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| Nurse's Role as Patient Advocate and Moral Agent | |
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| The Pulmonary System | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Acute Respiratory Failure | |
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| Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
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| Asthma and Status Asthmaticus (Severe Asthmatic Attack) | |
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| Pulmonary Embolism | |
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| Chest Trauma | |
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| Acute Pneumonia | |
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| Pulmonary Aspiration | |
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| Near-Drowning | |
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| Pulmonary Problems in Surgical Patients | |
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| Acute Pulmonary Inhalation Injuries | |
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| Neoplastic Lung Disease | |
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| Obstructive Sleep Apnea | |
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| End-Stage Pulmonary Conditions Eligible for Lung Transplantation | |
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| The Cardiovascular System | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Coronary Artery Disease | |
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| Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris | |
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| Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina Pectoris and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | |
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| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | |
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| Heart Failure | |
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| Pericardial Disease | |
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| Myocarditis | |
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| Infective Endocarditis | |
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| Cardiomyopathy | |
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| End-Stage Heart Disease | |
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| Cardiac Trauma | |
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| Cardiac Rhythm Disorders | |
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| Mitral Regurgitation | |
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| Mitral Stenosis | |
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| Aortic Regurgitation | |
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| Aortic Stenosis | |
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| Atrial Septal Defect | |
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| Ventricular Septal Defect | |
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| Patent Ductus Arteriosus | |
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| Coarctation of the Aorta | |
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| Hypertensive Crisis | |
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| Aortic and Peripheral Arterial Disease | |
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| Shock | |
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| The Neurologic System | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Increased Intracranial Pressure | |
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| Head Trauma | |
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| Intracranial Aneurysms | |
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| Arteriovenous Malformations | |
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| Ischemic Stroke | |
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| Hemorrhagic Stroke | |
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| Intracranial Infections | |
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| Guillain-Barre Syndrome | |
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| Acute Spinal Cord Injury | |
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| Seizures | |
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| Encephalopathy | |
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| The Renal System | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Acute Renal Failure | |
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| Chronic Renal Failure | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Potassium Imbalance: Hyperkalemia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Potassium Imbalance: Hypokalemia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Sodium Imbalance: Hypernatremia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Sodium Imbalance: Hyponatremia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Calcium Imbalance: Hypercalcemia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Calcium Imbalance: Hypocalcemia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Phosphate Imbalance: Hyperphosphatemia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Phosphate Imbalance: Hypophosphatemia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Magnesium Imbalance: Hypermagnesemia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalances-Magnesium Imbalance: Hypomagnesemia | |
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| Renal Trauma | |
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| The Endocrine System | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Pituitary Gland | |
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| Thyroid Gland | |
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| Parathyroid Glands | |
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| Adrenal Glands | |
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| Pancreas | |
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| Gonadal Hormones (Testosterone, Estrogen, Progesterone) | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Diabetes Insipidus | |
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| Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) | |
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| Thyrotoxicosis (Thyroid Storm) | |
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| Myxedema Coma | |
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| Hypoparathyroidism and Hyperparathyroidism | |
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| Acute Adrenal Insufficiency (Addisonian Crisis) | |
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| Diabetic Ketoacidosis | |
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| Hyperglycemic, Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma (Hyperglycemic, Nonacidotic Diabetic Coma) | |
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| Hypoglycemic Episode | |
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| Hematologic and Immunologic Systems | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Anemia | |
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| Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation | |
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| Thrombocytopenia | |
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| Hypercoagulable Disorders | |
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| Neutropenia | |
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| Acute Leukemia | |
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| Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation | |
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| Transplant Rejection | |
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| Immunosuppression | |
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| HIV Infection | |
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| Anaphylactic Hypersensitivity Reactions | |
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| The Gastrointestinal System | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Acute Abdomen | |
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| Acute (Fulminant) Liver Failure | |
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| Chronic Liver Failure: Decompensated Cirrhosis | |
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| Acute Pancreatitis | |
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| Gastrointestinal Bleeding | |
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| Carcinoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract | |
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| Neoplasms of the Pancreas | |
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| Hepatitis | |
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| Abdominal Trauma | |
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| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | |
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| Multisystem | |
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| Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Septic Shock | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Multisystem Trauma | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Burns | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Hypothermia | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Toxin Exposure | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Physiologic Anatomy | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Patient Care | |
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| Psychosocial Aspects of Critical Care | |
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| Systemwide Elements | |
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| Psychosocial Considerations | |
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| Patient and Family Psychosocial Assessment | |
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| Psychosocial Care Issues | |
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| Specific Patient Health Problems | |
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| Anxiety | |
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| Pain | |
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| Delirium (Acute Confusional State) | |
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| Depression | |
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| Alcohol Withdrawal | |
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| Aggression and Violence | |
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| Suicide | |
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| Dying Process and Death | |
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| Critical Care Patients with Special Needs | |
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| Bariatric Patients | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Bariatric Patient | |
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| Care of the Morbidly Obese Bariatric Surgery Patient | |
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| Related Bariatric Care Issues | |
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| Geriatric Patients | |
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| Age-Related Biologic and Behavioral Differences | |
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| Age-Related Changes in Medication Action | |
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| Common Geriatric Syndromes | |
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| End-of-Life Care | |
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| High-Risk Obstetric Patients | |
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| Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy | |
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| Postpartum Hemorrhage | |
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| Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy | |
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| Amniotic Fluid Embolism | |
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| Patient Transport | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Members of the Critical Care Transport Team | |
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| Indications for Transport | |
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| Modes of Interfacility Transport | |
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| Risks and Stresses of Transport | |
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| Overriding Priorities in Patient Transport | |
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| Preparation for Transport | |
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| Patient Care During Transport | |
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| Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Transport | |
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| Pediatric Patients | |
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| Sedation in Critically Ill Patients | |
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| General Considerations | |
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| Procedural Sedation and Analgesia for the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit | |