Contibutors

Earnest Alexander, PharmD, FCCM

Assistant Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services

Program Director, PGY2 Critical Care Residency

Department of Pharmacy Services

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, Florida

Chapter 7: Pharmacology

Chapter 22: Pharmacology Tables

Deborah A. Andris, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Division of Colorectal Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Chapter 14: Gastrointestinal System

Yvonne D’Arcy, MS, CRNP, CNS

Pain Management and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Suburban Hospital-Johns Hopkins Medicine

Bethesda, Maryland

Chapter 6: Pain and Sedation Management

Suzanne M. Burns, RN, MSN, RRT, ACNP, CCRN, FAAN, FCCM, FAANP

Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing

University of Virginia

Consultant, Critical and Progressive Care and Clinical Nursing Research

Charlottesville, Virginia

Chapter 6: Pain and Sedation Management

Chapter 21: Normal Values Table

Chapter 23: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms

Sarah Delgado, RN, MSN, ACNP

Chronic Care Nurse Practitioner

PIH Health Physicians

Whittier, California

Chapter 8: Ethical and Legal Considerations

Diane K. Dressler, MSN, RN, CCRN

Clinical Assistant Professor

Marquette University College of Nursing

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Chapter 13: Hematologic and Immune Systems

Carol Hinkle, MSN, RN-BC

Brookwoood Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Chapter 15: Renal System

Benjamin W. Hughes, RN, MSN, MS, CCRN

Director

Trauma Institute and Cardiopulmonary Services

University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky

Chapter 17: Trauma

Carol Jacobson, RN, MN

Director, Quality Education Services & Partner

Cardiovascular Nursing Education Associates

Clinical Faculty

University of Washington School of Nursing

Seattle, Washington

Chapter 3: Interpretation and Management of Basic Cardiac Rhythms

Chapter 18: Advanced ECG Concepts

Chapter 24: Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide

Robert E. St. John, MSN, RN, RRT

Covidien

Care Area Manager–US Patient Monitoring

Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions

Boulder, Colorado

Chapter 5: Airway and Ventilatory Management

Christine Kessler, MN, CNS, ANP, BC-ADM

Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes Institute

Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington, DC

Chapter 16: Endocrine System

Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FCCM, FAANP, ACNP, CCRN

Director, Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship

Rush University Medical Center

Professor, Rush University College of Nursing

Nurse Practitioner, Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois

Chapter 11: Multisystem Problems

Joe Krenitsky, MS, RD

Nutrition Support Specialist

Digestive Health Center of Excellence

Department of Nutrition Services

University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesvillle, Virginia

Chapter 14: Gastrointestinal System

Elizabeth Krzywda, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Pancreaticobiliary Surgery Program

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Chapter 14: Gastrointestinal System

Barbara Leeper, MN, RN-BC, CNS-MS, CCRN, FAHA

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cardiovascular Services

Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

Chapter 9: Cardiovascular System

Chapter 19: Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts

Dea Mahanes, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN, CCNS

Advanced Practice Nurse 3

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Nerancy Neuro ICU

University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville, Virginia

Chapter 12: Neurologic System

Chapter 20: Advanced Neurologic Concepts

Leanna R. Miller, RN, MN, CCRN-CMC, PCCN-CSC, CEN, CNRN, CMSRN, NP

Instructor

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Chapter 4: Interpretation and Management of Basic Cardiac Rhythms

Carol Rees Parrish, MS, RD

Nutrition Support Specialist

Digestive Health Center of Excellence

Department of Nutrition Services

University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesvillle, Virginia

Chapter 14: Gastrointestinal System

Maureen A. Seckel, APN, ACNS, BC, CCNS, CCRN

Clinical Nurse Specialist Medical Pulmonary Critical Care

Christiana Care Health System

Newark, Delaware

Chapter 5: Airway and Ventilatory Management

Chapter 10: Respiratory System

Mary Fran Tracy, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN

Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Chapter 1: Assessment of Progressive Care Patients and Their Families

Chapter 2: Planning Care for Progressive Care Patients and Their Families

Allen C. Wolfe, Jr., MSN, RN, CFRN, CCRN, CMTE

Clinical Education Director/Clinical Specialist

Air Methods Corporation

Community Based Services

Denver, Colorado

Chapter 17: Trauma