Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice: Principles and Practice

With contributions from over 75 of the foremost experts in the field, the third edition of best-selling Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice represents the very best in clinical and academic expertise. Taught in leading respiratory care programs, it continues to be the top choice for instructors and students alike. The Third Edition includes numerous updates and revisions that provide the best foundational knowledge available as well as new, helpful instructor resources and student learning tools. Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice, Third Edition is a complete and up-to-date exploration of the technical and professional aspects of respiratory care. With foundations in evidence-based practice, this essential resource reviews respiratory assessment, respiratory therapeutics, respiratory diseases, basic sciences and their application to respiratory care, the respiratory care profession, and much more. Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice, Third Edition incorporates the latest information on the practice of respiratory care into a well-organized, cohesive, reader-friendly guide to help students learn to develop care plans, critical thinking skills, strong communication and patient education skills, and the clinical leadership skills needed to succeed. This text provides essential information in a practical and manageable format for optimal learning and retention. Including a wealth of student and instructor resources, and content cross-referencing the NBRC examination matrices, Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice, Third Edition is the definitive resource for today's successful respiratory care practitioner. FEATURES More user-friendly content specifically for the anatomy and physiology of respiratory, cardiac, renal, and neural systems. Expanded, revised, and enhanced resources for students and instructors More than 580 photos and illustrations, and more than 300 tables and equations KEY CONTENT 2015 NBRC Competencies AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines Patient Safety and Protocols Ventilator Associated Events Patient Education Critical Thinking Prevention of Re-admissions Affordable Care Act NEW CHAPTERS Extracorporeal Life Support for Respiratory Failure Respiratory Anatomy Respiratory Mechanics Control of Breathing Cardiovascular, Renal, and Neural Anatomy and Physiology CHAPTER FEATURES Chapter Outline Chapter Learning Objectives - correlated to the NBRC Key Terms Boxed Features Respiratory Recap - review of key study points for core content Stop and Think - provides an opportunity for critical thinking Age-Specific Angle - provides unique differences that are age specific--usually pediatric/neo-natal focused or geriatric Case Studies Equations Clinical Practice Guidelines Key Points References INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES Instructor's Manual Transition Guide Conversion Guide Sample Syllabus Over 4000 Revised and Improved Slides in PowerPoint format Test Bank Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. STUDENT RESOURCES Navigate 2 Advantage Access, includes: eBook Knowledge Check Questions Interactive Glossary Chapter Quizzes Practice Activities Flashcards Discussion Questions Case Studies Key Image Review Animations Mid Term Exam Final Exam

Author: Dean R. Hess, Neil R. MacIntyre, William F. Galvin
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 03/30/2015
Pages: 1520
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 6.60lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.80w x 2.20d
ISBN: 9781284050004

About the Author
Galvin, William F.: - Assistant Professor, Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions, Assistant Professor, School of Allied Health Professions, Program Director, Respiratory Care, Administrative and Teaching Faculty, TIPS Program, Gwynedd Mercy UniversityHess, Dean R.: - Dean Hess, PhD, RRT, FAARC After many years in the position, in 2016 Dean R. Hess retired as Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, but stayed on per diem and continues to be very active professionally. He is a lecturer in the MS in respiratory care leadership program at Northeastern University. Since he first began working as a respiratory therapist in 1972, his experience has included clinical, research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities. For 10 years he was Editor-in-Chief of Respiratory Care, the official science journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care, and is currently the Managing Editor of this journal. He is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery and Simulation in Healthcare. His academic interests include aerosol delivery techniques, adult mechanical ventilation, and critical care monitoring. Dean is a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has published more than 200 papers and several books, and his books have been translated into several foreign languages. He has had a high level of professional activity, including committee appointments with the American Association for Respiratory Care, the American Thoracic Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and two years as president of the National Board for Respiratory Care. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and around the world. Dean has received numerous honors, including the Forrest M. Bird Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award; American Association for Respiratory Care Life Membership; American College of Chest Physicians Simon Rodbard Memorial Honor Lecture; Jimmy A. Young Medal; Robert H. Miller, RRT, Award; Chadwick Medal; Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teaching Award; SCCM Presidential Citation; Hector Leon Garza MD Achievement Award; and AARC Legends of Respiratory Care. He has received teaching awards from the medicine residents at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship program.MacIntyre, Neil R.: - Neil MacIntyre, MD FAARC Neil R. MacIntyre is a native of Southern California but received his medical degree and internal medicine training at Cornell University in New York City. Afterthree years of service as a U.S. Navy flight surgeon at the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Lab in Pensacola, Florida, he returned to California for a pulmonary disease fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. He was then recruited to the faculty at Duke University, where he has spent the remainder of his career. At the present time, he is Professor of Medicine (with tenure), Senior Clinical Advisor of the Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, and Medical Director of Respiratory Care Services. His research interests range from clinical pulmonary physiology to large-scale randomized trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute respiratory failure. Currently Neil is on the Steering Committee of the large National Institutes of Health (NIH) multicenter COPDgene Network. He was also on the Steering Committee of the NIH Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSnet) for its duration. To date he has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and reviews, is the editor/co-editor of eight books, and is on the editorial boards of five journals. He is the past president of the American Lung Association of North Carolina, and the National Association of Medical Directors of Respiratory Care, and he is the former vice-chair of the American Respiratory Care Foundation. Important honors include Alpha Omega Alpha, the Surgeon General's Award for Aviation Medicine, the Forrest M. Bird Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award, and the Jimmy A. Young Medal from the American Association for Respiratory Care. He is listed in both "Best Doctors in America" and "Who's Who in America."

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