Covers all aspects of critical care nursing for patients who are experiencing acute physical, physiological and psychological alteration. Management of conditions in ICU and CCU is fully explained.Different formats of care plans are explained.

Key Features
* This book focuses on total aspects of care of an adult patient with selected critical illnesses.
* Provides care for patients who are experiencing acute physical, physiological and psychological alteration which occur as a result of disease process, hospitalisation and diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
* Book is organised according to different body systems with necessary medical knowledge as the background, while emphasising the human responses such as fear, pain, sensory deprivation and sensory overload and their management through application of Nursing process.

Table of Contents
Part 1: General Aspects of Care
1. Evolution of Critical Care: Historical Perspectives
2. Concepts of Critical Care Nursing
3. Principles of Critical Care Nursing
4. Scope of Nursing Practice in Critical Care Units
5. Legal Aspects in Critical Care Nursing
6. Role of the Nurse in Critical Care Unit
7. Planning of a Critical Care Unit
8. Nosocomial Infections and their Control in Critical Care Units
9. Psychosocial Components of Critical Care Nursing
10. Nursing Process in Critical Care Unit

Part 2: Coronary Components of Critical Care Nursing
11. Assessment of Cardiovascular System
12. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function

Part 3: Pulmonary Components of Critical Care Nursing
14. Related Anatomy and Physiology
15. Assessment of Respiratory System
16. Nursing Process Pertaining to Pulmonary Function

Part 4: Medical Components of Critical Care Nursing
17. Hepatic Failure
18. Diabetic Keto Acidosis
19. Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketoacidotic Diabetes
20. Endocrine Changes in Critically Ill Patient
21. Drug Overdosage
22. Tetanus
23. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
24. Multiple Organ Failure
25. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Part 5: Surgical Components of Critical Care Nursing
26. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance
27. Total Parenteral Nutrition
28. Pain
29. Nursing Process Pertaining to Complex Surgical Conditions
30. Postoperative Patient in Critical Care Unit
31. Preventing Postanaesthetic Complication.

Part 6: Neurological Components of Critical Care Nursing
32. Neurological Assessment
33. Nursing Process Pertaining to Specific Neurologic Conditions

Part 7: Pharmacology
34. Antianginal Drugs
35. Antihypertensives
36. Antiarrhythmic Agents
37. Insulin
38. Bronchodilators
39. Muscle Relaxants
40. Antibiotic Therapy
41. Anticerebral Edema Agents
42. Narcotic Analgesics
43. Anticoagulants and Blood Formers

Part 8: Trends and Issues
44. Critical Care Today
45. Clinical Practice
46. Education
47. Research
48. Information Technology and Critical Care
49. Quality Assurance in Critical Care Nursing

Part 9: Procedures
50. Electrocardiogram
51. Airway Management
52. Suctioning
53. Chest Physiotherapy
54. Arterial Puncture and Arterial Blood Gas Estimation
55. Measuring CSF Pressure
56. Ventricular Catheterization
57. Hemodynamic Monitoring
58. Oxygen Therapy
59. Chest Drainage.