Page Tools:
  • print-friendly version

Nursing Concepts: Oxygenation

Author(s): Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN-BC, AOCNP, St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, New Hampshire
Details:
  • ISBN-13: 9781556425233
  • ISBN-10:1556425236
  • Paperback    231 pages      © 2001
Price: International Sales $59.95 US List
Add to Cart Request a Review Copy

Overview

Recently acquired from SLACK, Incorporated

Oxygenation combines anatomy and physiology with interventions to provide a useful approach to a specific nursing concept. Beginning with a review of anatomy and progressing through specific disorders, this text applies nursing knowledge to actual nursing and medical diagnoses in adult patients. Since many disorders of oxygenation are treated in a collaborative manner, both medical and nursing interventions are included in each chapter.

Actual case studies help to apply the facts and concepts reviewed in each chapter. Thought-provoking questions help to reinforce learning. Diagrams help the reader to visualize anatomy and equipment. Tables help with concepts such as blood gas interpretations. The entire concept of oxygenation, from the respiratory and circulatory systems to the role of the hematological system, is reviewed because of the variety of ways that disorders can affect the individual patient.

The Nursing Concepts Series, ideal for nursing students with integrated curricula programs as well as practicing nurses, will provide the reader with conceptually based information that is useful across specialty areas and development stages. These exceptional texts provide an in-depth discussion of theoretical foundations of the concept and practical application examples.

These outstanding new texts replace the task of reading about a particular concept only as it relates to a particular nursing specialty. The nurse deals with topics such as pain, oxygenation, mobility, stress, ethics, and acute care problems in every setting. The titles in this series reflect these basic elements as the nursing student, regardless of the more formal title of the course, encounters them.

ShowKey Features

  • Case studies.
  • Questions and answers following each chapter.
  • Text key points highlighted in sidebars.
  • Perforated study cards with key points learned throughout the text as well as questions and explanations to reinforce important information.

Back to top

ShowTable of Contents

Table of Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction

Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
Chapter 2: Assessment of the Respiratory System
Chapter 3: Management of Adults with Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 4: Common Interventions to Improve Oxygenation
Chapter 5: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 6: Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 7: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 8: The Role of the Hematologic System in Oxygen Transport

Index


Back to top

ShowAbout the Author(s)

Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN-BC-AOCNP, St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, New Hampshire

Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD APRN-BC AOCNP, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts-Boston and an oncology nurse practitioner at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH. A graduate of Saint Anselm College and Boston College, Dr. Sheldon received her Doctor of Philosophy from the College of Nursing at the University of Utah with a focus on cancer control and research. Her program of research focuses on patient-provider communication, patient distress and oncology nursing. Recent publications include Communication for Nurses: Talking with Patients (2nd Edition), Quick Look Nursing: Oxygenation, and numerous articles. In addition to teaching, Dr. Sheldon provides direct care to oncology patients receiving treatment as well as presenting locally and nationally on communication research, nursing care delivery, and oncology issues. She is a founding partner of Barrett & Sheldon LLC, a corporation focusing on health care research and nursing services development.

 

Back to top

ShowReviews

  • “This concise book could be used in any library, nursing course, or on the clinical unit. The book is written at an appropriate level for students and is a resource guide for practitioners.”

    — Michele None Pantle, RN, MS, Doody Publishing

Back to top