The ICU Book, 3rd edition (ICU Book, 3E (Marino/ Lippincott))
by Paul J Mosca
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers
Concept Mapping: A Critical-Thinking Approach to Care Planning
by Pamela McHugh Schuster
from F. A. Davis Company
Thelan's Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management (Thelans Critical Care Nursing Diagnosis)
by Linda D. Urden
from Mosby
This classic resource for critical care nursing is now a full-color text that provides a thorough examination of all the important aspects of critical care nursing with more appealing illustrations and design elements. Organized in ten units around alterations in body systems, this text's depth and scope will appeal to both novice and expert, while instructors praise its comprehensiveness and depend on its clinical relevance to inform their teaching and practice.
- Special Feature list located in the inside front and back covers provide a quick reference for finding this information.
- Clinical Applications promote student learning and critical thinking by illustrating the clinical course of a patient experiencing the history, clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcomes discussed.
- Data Collection feature incorporates information that should be included as part of the patient's history.
- Nursing Diagnoses feature fosters critical thinking and decision making in a boxed "menu" of nursing diagnoses, complete with specific etiologic or related factors.
- Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) feature lists the important nursing actions for a variety of nursing interventions that would be commonly incorporated in the management of a critically ill patient requiring a specific therapeutic management.
- Patient Education feature list the special topics that should be taught to the patient and family to prepare them for discharge.
- Pharmacologic Management Tables outline the common medications, along with any special considerations, used in treatment of the different disorders presented in the text.
- Full-color design and illustrations visually enhance the text.
- Evidence-Based Collaborative Practice feature highlights important research based articles on important topics like diabetic ketoacidosis, coronary artery disease and stable angina, and severe sepsis to help students understand the clinical significance of the problem.
- Patient Safety Alert feature highlights any safety issue for the learner that is specific and related to the chapter discussion as well as prepares the learner for important clinical situations.
- Collaborative Management boxes focus on the aspects of multidisciplinary care in the management of patients in the critical care setting. These are found in the nursing management sections, where appropriate, and are a numbered box.
- Pulmonary Disorders chapter now covers SARS.
- Neurologic Alterations chapters are restructured to three chapters in the unit.
- Organ Donation and Transplantation chapter now has important information on organ donation and procurement process.
Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
by Mary Lou Sole
from Saunders
The 4th edition provides a solid foundation in the concepts, assessment, and technical skills of critical care nursing. It includes an entire section focusing on skills that every critical care nurse needs to use, such as ventilatory assistance and hemodynamic monitoring. The text also provides real-life case studies to help readers understand how concepts apply to critical care practice. New chapters on the hot areas of Nutrition and Comfort and Sedation reflect the real-world challenges of the critical care nurse. Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 4th Edition also comes with a companion website with self-study exercises. Ideal for students as well as experienced nurses new to critical care. Instructor resources available; contact your sales representative for details.
- Clinical Alerts emphasize the procedures and issues encountered in the clinical setting.
- Laboratory Alerts detail both common and cutting-edge tests and procedures.
- Research Analysis with references incorporate studies on cultural diversity and complementary therapies.
- Nursing Care Plans provide examples of nursing care for specific disorders; they include nursing diagnoses, patient outcomes, nursing interventions, and rationales.
- Case Studies present actual cases highlighting the major discussions in each chapter with accompanying questions to help readers better understand how concepts apply to real life.
- Pathophysiology Flow Charts provide outcomes of particular injuries, disorders, and complex diseases.
- Geriatric Assessments alert the reader to the special critical care needs of the older patient.
- Drug Tables reflect the most current and most commonly used critical care drugs.
- Critical Thinking Questions challenge students' comprehension of the content.
- 2 NEW chapters on Nutritional Support and Comfort and Sedation cover hot topics in critical care nursing today.
- NEW! Two-color design and 85 new two-color line drawings enhance reader understanding.
- NEW! Evolve companion website supplements the text with numerous resources for instructors and learning tools for students, such as open-book quizzes for self-study and review.
- A NEW column of Rationales is included in Nursing Care Plans.
- Expansion of Gerontology content throughout the text increases the focus on this special population.
High Acuity Nursing (4th Edition) (Wagner, High Acuity Nursing)
by Kathleen Dorman Wagner
from Prentice Hall
Critical Care Nursing Certification: Preparation, Review and Practice Exams (Critical Care Certification (Ahrens))
by Thomas Ahrens
from McGraw-Hill Professional
What does it take to pass the Critical Care certification exam? Start here…
You hold in your hands the best-available preparation for Critical Care certification through the CCRN exam.
Critical Care Nursing Certification: Preparation, Review & Practice Exams is your complete, step-by-step guide that lays out everything you need to know to pass the exam that's offered by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
Clearly formatted, easy to read, and comprehensive in scope, Critical Care Nursing Certification accurately approximates the actual content of the exam. The updated edition now integrates test questions with the text, so you can take a practice exam related to a specific topic without having to purchase a second book. In addition, “Editor's Note” features will explain changes to the exam, highlight what's important, and give you an idea of the number of questions to expect for a given topic.
Features
- New part on “Synergy”-woven throughout the CCRN exam, this subject area is truly essential, based on changes to the exam
- An invaluable section on multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
- Updated coverage of mechanical ventilation (including low volume ventilation) and the weaning portion, plus a much-needed emphasis on protocols; a closer look at acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); new details on asthma; and newer diagnostics in pulmonary embolism
- Update to the renal replacement therapy area, including incisive coverage of continuous veno-venous hemodialysis (CVVHD)
Pass CCRN®!
by Robin Donohoe Dennison
from Mosby
2007 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner
Pass CCRN®! is the ultimate resource for nurses preparing to take the Critical Care Nursing Certification Examination. This book contains a review of critical care nursing and practice questions and answers designed to prepare nurses to earn AACN certification (or renew AACN certification) by passing the required exam. Utilizing an outline format and the revised blueprint, published in 2004, for the certification examination, it's the easy to follow, comprehensive and portable, quick-study tool that nurses can take anywhere.
- Easy-to-follow outline format quickly and clearly delineates the essential content nurses must know to pass the CCRN exam.
- Appendixes on normal laboratory values and frequently used formulae are invaluable for review and reference.
- Follows the 2006 AACN exam blueprint with a guide to the new exam printed inside the front cover of the book for quick reference.
- Offers significantly updated content throughout, including new information on abdominal surgery, anemias, beating-heart surgery, enteral feeding, pain management, spiritual aspects of care, and more.
- The completely restructured bound-in CD offers endless practice exams from a bank of over 1,000 questions, self-assessment quizzes by body system or chapter, customizable quizzes with instant feedback on answers with detailed rationales and test-taking strategies.
- A new chapter on Critical Care Pharmacology provides review of the most common medications.
- Features new illustrations in every chapter to bring the information to life.
- Includes new information on critical care patients with special needs, to help readers care for bariatric and geriatric patients, high-risk obstetric patients, and others.
- Offers updated case studies to illustrate clinical reasoning and decision-making in realistic situations.
- Offers new Learning Activities in each chapter, including all-new crossword puzzles and many exercises revised to reflect the updated content.
- Includes an in-book study guide to assist with preparing for the PCCN exam.
Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 2nd Edition (Incredibly Easy! Series)
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Critical Care Examination Review Revised, 3rd Edition
by Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio
from Power Publications
Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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