Critical Care Nursing in Resource Limited Environments.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Reference -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Global health and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -- The impact of colonialism -- Policy -- Cold War and geo-politics -- Views of healthcare workers -- Access to healthcare workers and outbreaks -- Global health today -- References -- Chapter 3: Surgical care -- Case study 1: Accessing surgical care -- Case study 2: 'You can't fix it without data' (Weiser et al., 2015) -- Case study 3: Surgical workload in critical care -- Case study 4: Stoma care in LICs or LMICs -- Lancet Commission on Safe Surgery -- References -- Chapter 4: Choosing to work internationally -- Professional and ethical issues -- Looking after yourself -- References -- Chapter 5: Project management -- Theory of change -- Monitoring and evaluation -- Evidence-based practice -- 'Train the trainer' programmes -- References -- Chapter 6: Critical care in resource limited environments -- Staffing -- Critical care unit -- Equipment care -- References -- Chapter 7: Military critical care -- Resources -- Care of local nationals -- Wanting to do more -- Working with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) -- Skills of healthcare professionals -- References -- Chapter 8: Infection prevention control considerations -- Standard precautions -- Access to running water and hand hygiene -- Use of gloves -- Antimicrobial resistance -- Sterilising and re-using equipment -- Needle-stick injuries -- Care bundles -- Environmental considerations -- References -- Chapter 9: Managing a major incident in critical care -- Triage -- T4 Expectant category -- Triage sieve and cards -- Disaster management -- References -- Chapter 10: Assessment of the critically ill patient -- Recognition of the deteriorating patient.

Assessment of the critically ill patient -- References -- Chapter 11: Medicines management and useful calculations -- Medication errors -- Preparing to give a medication -- Commonly used abbreviations -- Converting units of weight and volume -- Calculating oral doses in tablets -- Calculating intravenous drug doses -- Calculating infusion rates for infusion devices -- Syringe pumps, volumetric pumps and gravity giving sets -- Inotropes -- Potential complications -- References -- Chapter 12: In-hospital resuscitation -- Vascular access -- Drugs -- Adrenaline -- Amiodarone -- Cardiac arrest rhythms -- Principles of safe defibrillation -- References -- Chapter 13: Airway management -- Basic techniques -- Airway adjuncts -- Advanced airway management -- Humidification -- Extubation -- Tracheostomy -- Care of a tracheostomy tube -- Blocked tracheostomy -- Discharge planning -- Suctioning -- Saline and suctioning -- References -- Chapter 14: Oxygen and mechanical ventilation -- Clinical assessment -- Hypoxia -- Arterial blood gases -- Mechanical ventilation -- Ventilator associated pneumonia -- Weaning from ventilation -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -- References -- Chapter 15: Cardiac monitoring and arrhythmias -- Interpreting a cardiac rhythm -- First degree atrioventricular block -- Second degree atrioventricular block -- Third degree heart block -- Assessment -- Tachycardias -- Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia -- Atrial fibrillation -- Atrial flutter -- Supraventricular tachycardia -- Treatment -- Vagal manoeuvres -- Carotid sinus massage -- Amiodarone -- Adenosine -- Synchronised cardioversion -- References -- Chapter 16: Acute kidney injury -- Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) -- CRRT on deployed military operations -- References -- Chapter 17: Sepsis -- Recognition -- Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance -- Education.

References -- Chapter 18: Vascular access -- Peripheral cannulas -- Central venous catheters -- CVP monitoring -- Measuring CVP using a manometer -- Measuring CVP using a transducer -- CVC infection -- Intra-osseous -- IO insertion -- Venous cut-down -- References -- Chapter 19: Pain management and sedation -- Nerve blocks -- Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) -- Sedation -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 20: Nutrition, rehabilitation and discharge from critical care -- Nutrition -- Naso-gastric tubes -- Total parental nutrition -- Rehabilitation following critical illness -- Venous thromboembolism (VTE) -- Discharge for critical care -- References -- Chapter 21: Critical care transfer -- Undertaking inter-hospital transfers -- Handover -- References -- Chapter 22: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Decision to admit to critical care -- References -- Chapter 23: Tuberculosis -- Critical care considerations -- References -- Chapter 24: Tetanus -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Neurological care -- Wound care -- Nursing care -- References -- Chapter 25: Viral haemorrhagic fevers -- Personal protective equipment -- Provision of critical care in a VHF outbreak -- Yellow fever -- Lassa fever -- Ebola virus disease -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Neurological/pain -- Nutrition -- Treatment -- References -- Chapter 26: Cholera and typhoid -- Cholera -- Isolation and infection prevention control principles -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Antibiotics -- Typhoid -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Pain/neurological -- Exposure -- Surgical intervention -- Antibiotics -- References -- Chapter 27: Influenza -- Seasonal influenza -- Pandemic influenza -- Zoonotic or variant influenza -- Impact on critical care services and staff -- Recognition of influenza -- Treatment of influenza.

Isolation and infection prevention control measures -- Personal protective equipment -- High-risk procedures -- Critical care considerations -- References -- Chapter 28: Malaria -- Diagnosis -- Prevention -- Management -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Neurological -- Anti-malaria treatment -- References -- Chapter 29: Sickle cell disease -- Vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) -- Acute chest syndrome -- Blood transfusion -- Surgical care -- Pregnancy -- Critical care admission and management -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Neurological -- Potential complications: -- References -- Chapter 30: Poisoning -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Disability (neurological) -- Exposure -- Antidotes -- Organophosphate poisoning -- Critical care considerations -- Opioid poisoning -- Cocaine toxicity -- Benzodiazepines -- Tricyclic antidepressants -- Paracetamol -- References -- Chapter 31: Diabetes mellitus -- Blood glucose testing -- Hypoglycaemia -- Diabetic keto-acidosis -- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic states (HHS) -- Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus -- Gestational diabetes -- Diabetes and surgical care -- Insulin administration -- Variable rate insulin infusion -- References -- Chapter 32: Hypertension and acute stroke -- Management of acute stroke -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Neurological -- Other considerations -- Management of hypertension following acute ischaemic stroke -- Management of hypertension following acute intracranial haemorrhage -- References -- Chapter 33: Snake and scorpion bites -- Snake bites -- Immediate actions -- Diagnostic tests -- 20-Minute Whole Blood Clotting (20MWBC) -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Disability -- Exposure -- Anti-venom -- Rehabilitation -- Scorpion stings -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Disability (neurological) -- Anti-venom -- Wound care -- References.

Chapter 34: Trauma care -- Prevention -- Life-threatening injuries -- Preparation -- C-spine control and airway management -- Breathing -- Blast lung -- Tension pneumothorax -- Flail chest -- Circulation -- Damage control surgery -- Hypothermia mitigation -- Blood and blood products -- Traumatic brain injury (TBI) -- Secondary survey/missed injuries -- Trauma in conflict -- Paediatric trauma in conflict -- Trauma in pregnancy -- References -- Chapter 35: Burns care -- Catastrophic haemorrhage -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Wound care -- Environmental -- Paediatric patients -- References -- Chapter 36: Principles of post-operative care -- Working in recovery -- Considerations when recovering an adult patient -- Anaesthetic agents and drugs -- Position -- Airway -- Monitoring -- Post-operative pain -- Post-operative nausea and vomiting -- When to send to the ward -- References -- Chapter 37: Wound care -- Infection -- Surgical wounds -- Traumatic wounds and burns -- Diabetic wounds -- Pressure sores -- Wound assessment -- Dressing choice -- Topical negative pressure -- References -- Chapter 38: Paediatrics -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Disability (neurological) -- Exposure -- Family -- Resuscitation -- References -- Chapter 39: Women's and maternal emergencies -- Non-communicable diseases -- Child marriage -- Cancer -- Sexual health -- Gender-based violence -- Female genital mutilation -- Maternal physiology -- Severe bleeding -- Pregnancy induced hypertension -- Eclampsia -- Magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia -- Sepsis -- Critical care considerations -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Emergency caesarean section -- Other considerations -- Cardiac arrest in pregnancy -- References -- Index.

This book provides guidance on the unique challenges for nurses working in these challenging environments, while considering ethical decision making, providing appropriate services, and the types of patients admitted.

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