Essentials of Nursing Critically Ill Adults 2/e

Sam Freeman, RN, MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, SFHEA, RNT, is a senior lecturer in adult nursing and the Director of Postgraduate Taught Education for Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester. Sam has nearly 30 years experience in critical care and nurse education. Clinically, she worked in adult critical care where she was the department's lead on clinical audit. As an Advanced Life Support Instructor, she supported the education of the team via a bespoke intermediate life support programme. Sam has a particular interest in exploring how we best support those waking in the critical care environment. Sam's doctoral research explored the patient, family, and multidisciplinary team members experiences and perspectives of agitation and its management in the adult critical care environment. As a nurse educator she is passionate about ensuring critical care education is championed across both undergraduate and postgraduate education. Dr Greg Bleakley RN, D.Prof, PGCE, BSc (Hons), DipN, Adv.Cert (Critical Care), RNT, FHEA, started training as an adult nurse during the 1990's. Clinically, he worked in acute areas of nursing including Critical Care. He has a diploma, bachelor's degree, and doctorate in nursing. Greg also completed the university advanced certificate in critical care nursing as part of his first degree. In 2007, Greg was appointed as a Band 8a Regional Donor Transplant Co-ordinator / Specialist Nurse - Organ Donation. Greg started his clinically focused doctorate in 2012 whilst working in practice, graduating in 2018 with a thesis entitled "A grounded theory study exploring critical care staff experiences of approaching relatives for organ donation". Dr. Bleakley commenced in post as a lecturer in adult nursing at the University of Manchester in 2016. He facilitates teaching, learning and assessment of undergraduate and postgraduate students. He holds a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE), is a registered nurse teacher and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Chapter 1: The history and development of critical care nursing - Samantha Freeman Chapter 2: Humanising critical care - Samantha Freeman Chapter 3: The Critical care continuum - Samantha Freeman and Sally Moore Chapter 4: Infection Prevention and Control in the Adult Critical Care Unit - Mark Cole Chapter 5: Critical Care related to the respiratory system - Colin Steen, Samantha Freeman and Gregory Bleakley Chapter 6: Critical Care related to the cardiac system - Colin Steen Chapter 7: Critical Care related to systemic inflammatory response - Colin Steen Chapter 8: Critical Care Related to the Pathophysiology and Management of Renal and Liver Disorders - Gregory Bleakley and Samantha Freeman Chapter 9: The Complex Patient: Scenario 1 - Samantha Freeman and Sally Moore Chapter 10: Critical Care related to the gastrointestinal system - Claire Burns Chapter 11: Critical Care related to neurology physiology and disorders - Greg Bleakley Chapter 12: Critical Care related to the skin and integumentary system - Claire Burns Chapter 13: The Complex Patient: Scenario 2 - Greg Bleakley Chapter 14: Critical Care related to women during pregnancy and childbirth - Gillian Singleton and Kim Wilcock Chapter 15: The psychological care of the critically ill - Samantha Freeman Chapter 16: Supporting those at the end of life in critical care - Karen Heggs Chapter 17: Rehabilitation after critical illness - Sally Moore and Samantha Freeman