Nursing in Critical Care Setting

Irene Comisso (RN, MSN) was graduated in 2000, and achieved the Master in Nursing Sciences degree in 2011. She works as ICU nurse since 2000, and lectures ICU nursing at Nursing Bachelor in Udine, Italy. She is member of the scientific board of STAT (selected topics in anaestesia and intensive care) annual congress. She is author of several publications and participated in critical care nursing conferences as speaker and chairman.Alberto Lucchini works as a nurse in the general ICU at the Department of perioperative medicine and intensive care of San Gerardo Monza hospital since 1992. He is a chief nurse since 2003. Since 2006 he is the coordinator of master in Nursing Sciences of anesthesia and intensive care at the University of Milan Bicocca. He has been a member of the scientific board in several events and conferences on the topic of critical care nursing. He is member of the direction board of Aniarti (Italian critical care nurses association). He has several publications and collaborations to observational and multicentric studies.Stefano Bambi (RN, MSN) is a PhD candidate in nursing science at the University of Firenze, Italy. He was graduated in 1995, and has been working as staff nurse in emergency department for about 10 years. Since 2008, he is working as staff nurse in intensive care unit. He was formerly lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing at Nursing Bachelor and other universitary courses in Florence. He was (invited) speaker in several conferences. He is an author of several nursing papers published in national and international journals.Gian Domenico Giusti (RN, MSN) is staff nurse in Intensive Care Unit at Perugia Hospital. He is Lecturer in Critical Care at School of Nursing, Perugia University of Medicine, Italy. He is member of National Board of Aniarti (Italian Critical Care Nurses Associations) and member of Editorial Board of "Scenario. Il nursing nella sopravvivenza" (Official Journal of Aniarti). He is the author of many scientific publications and invited speaker in several conferences.

PREFACE.- INTRODUCTION.- DEDICATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.- UNIT 1. ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING IN ICU_Chapter 1.   Monitoring patients: what's new in intensive care setting?.- Chapter 2.   Neurological, pain, sedation and confusion assessment.- Chapter 3.   Respiratory and ventilatory assessment.- Chapter 4.   Cardiovascular assessment and monitoring.- Chapter 5.   Early mobility, skin and pressure ulcer risk assessment.- UNIT 2. BASIC CARE IN ICU_Chapter 6.   The Interventional Patient Hygiene Model.- Chapter 7.   Bed bath, eye, mouth and skin care.- Chapter 9.   Patients' positioning.- Chapter 10. General considerations about infection prevention.- UNIT 3. CARE QUALITY MEASUREMENT: FROM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO NURSING SENSITIVE OUTCOMES_Chapter 11. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia prevention.- Chapter 12.  Hospital-Acquired Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection prevention.- Chapter 13. Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection prevention.- Chapter 14. Deep vein Thrombosis and pulmonary embolism prevention.- Chapter 15. Hospital-acquired injuries: device-related pressure ulcers, falls and restraints.- Chapter 16. Gastrointestinal function: enteral nutrition and bowel management.- Chapter 17. Visiting policies in Intensive Care Unit.- UNIT 4. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN INTENSIVE CARE NURSING_Chapter 18. A systemic approach: ABCDE bundle.- Chapter 19. Nurse staffing levels: skill mix and nursing care hours per patient-day.- Chapter 20. Evolutions in ICU nursing

"The purpose is to provide information for any nurses caring for patients in the ICU setting. ... This book is informative and timely. I loved the various monitoring methods and assessment strategies. The diagrams and pictures are very well done. The authors discuss a variety of areas, not just the cardiac and respiratory system, but also the eye ... positioning. This is a very well rounded and informative book that would be a great asset for any new ICU nurse." (Cynthia Cummings, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2018)

“The purpose is to provide information for any nurses caring for patients in the ICU setting. … This book is informative and timely. I loved the various monitoring methods and assessment strategies. The diagrams and pictures are very well done. The authors discuss a variety of areas, not just the cardiac and respiratory system, but also the eye … positioning. This is a very well rounded and informative book that would be a great asset for any new ICU nurse.” (Cynthia Cummings, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2018)