In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Dr. Melissa Nunn, Instructor of Clinical Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing. Top experts in the field present systematic, evidence-based processes for decision making and care, addressing topics such as palliative communication in the PICU; dialysis care in the PICU; caring for hematology/oncology emergencies in the PICU; nurse-led rounds in the PICU; asthma care protocol implementation in the PICU; and more.
Key Features
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Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including acute pain management protocols in the PICU; kangaroo care implementation; unplanned extubations in the PICU; pediatric delirium screening in the ICU; battling alarm fatigue within the PICU; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pediatric intensive care nursing, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Melissa Nunn, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, CNE, Louisiana Health Science Center, New Orleans - School of Nursing, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, Coordinator BSN-DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care and Acute Care Concentrations
Acute Pain Management Protocols in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Implementation of Kangaroo Care in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Evolution of Pediatric Critical Care Nursing
The Impact of End-of-Life Care Among Nurses Working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Palliative Communication in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Unplanned Extubation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: What Nurses Should Know
Updates and Clinical Implications of Pediatric Delirium
Nurse-Led Rounds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Asthma Care Protocol Implementation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Battling Alarm Fatigue in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit