Introduction to Critical Care Nursing |  | Authors: Mary Lou Sole PhD RN CCNS CNL FAAN, Deborah Goldenberg Klein MSN RN CCRN CS, Marthe J. Moseley PhD RN CCRN CCNS
Publisher: Saunders
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5
Pages: 768
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Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8 x 1.3
ISBN: 1416056564
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.028
EAN: 9781416056560
ASIN: 1416056564
Publication Date: October 15, 2008
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Here's the essential information you need to know in critical care nursing - all in one concise text! Using a to-the-point, reader friendly approach, Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 5th Edition, provides authoritative, real-world information on the important concepts of critical care nursing and the assessment and technical skills associated with the management of critically ill patients. The latest content on the technology makes it easy to learn and understand how to use the equipment you'll use in the field. Nursing care chapters are organized according to the nursing process framework, and you'll find detailed nursing care plans in every management chapter. Case studies and critical thinking questions challenge you to apply what you've learned, and user-friendly features throughout the text (updated pharmacology tables, clinical and laboratory alerts, and evidence-based practice boxes) help you bridge the gap between concepts and clinical practice.
- Nursing Care Plans provide nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and interventions with rationales to prepare you for clinical practice.
- Case Studies challenge you to apply concepts from the book to real-life patient situations to test their critical thinking skills.
- Streamlined and updated Pharmacology Tables detail the actions, indications, dosages and routes, and side effects of commonly used critical care drugs.
- Clinical Alerts promote optimal patient safety and outcomes by highlighting potential problems and concerns in the clinical setting.
- Laboratory Alerts discuss both common and cutting-edge tests and procedures, emphasizing the importance of laboratory test results to critical nursing care.
- Critical Thinking Questions in every chapter encourage you to use and reinforce the concepts presented throughout the chapter.
- Now full-color throughout, new, vibrant artwork and anatomical images are in true-to-life color.
- A new chapter on end-of-life care covers ethical and legal matters, palliative care, withholding of therapies, and communication issues - all essential concerns confronting today's critical care nurse.
- New features on evidence-based practice, genetics, transplantation, and geriatric considerations offer realistic, easy-to-understand information on some of the most important and rapidly changing topics in critical care today.
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 critical care July 19, 2009
sudhir lapsiwala
hello
i like the book it is not that thick with lot of information and also resonable price.
priti
 okay February 6, 2009
Cynthia M. Taylor
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product that I thought I was buying was not the same as the picture that was posted. I feel as if I was tricked, but the product was in good condition.
Text book January 13, 2009
Kimberly Bridges
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Thanks, The book was here in a very timely manner, perfect condition, no problems. Would certainly order from here again!
we go from good to ugly January 12, 2009
future nurse
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So far the first 7 chapters were good. Then I get to chapter 8, discussing hemodynamic monitoring (internal blood pressure using catheters). It couldn't be more confusing. She expounds on the basic, then skims the technical. Like what exactly is the PAC measuring while it is in the pulmonary artery, and how is this info different from the PAOP??? Never defines what PADP is. The normal PAP is 25/10mmHg, yet the average is 15mmHg. What? I really hope this chapter is not reflective of the remainder of the text.
Good book, for a text book February 12, 2008
Katie L. Keller (Philadelphia, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book gives just enough information, just the need to know stuff and not the nice to know stuff. Its great for those of us who are not dying to be ICU nurses.
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