The fully updated, expanded, and evidence-based Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, comprehensively presents all the “must-know” details about the care of adult critically ill patients and their families. The content includes essential information for both new and more advanced clinicians and nurses preparing for CCRN certification and, most importantly, knowledge to create a safe passage for patients and families in critical care situations. Unlike other critical care reference books, this text uses the clinician’s significant medical-surgical knowledge base to build a clinically friendly approach, moving from basic to more complex concepts while incorporating case studies and clinically relevant tables and algorithms. Written by experts in their respective fields and based on the most current evidence and practice guidelines, this book is an indispensable reference for all critical care clinicians.
Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is divided into 4 sections. Section I, the Essentials, discusses foundational concepts of assessment, diagnosis, planning,...