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.
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. 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. Moore, Patrick Kochanek, and Mitchell P.
Fink are joined by other international experts who offer a multidisciplinary approach to critical care, sharing expertise in anesthesia, surgery, pulmonary medicine, and pediatrics. This highly acclaimed text offers ICU clinicians a new understanding of the pathophysiology of critical illness and new therapeutic approaches to critical care.
Features a wealth of tables, boxes, algorithms, diagnostic images, and key points that clarify important concepts and streamline complex information for quick reference. Includes procedural videos online. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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Sell 0. View all for Subjects. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American NursesAssociation supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested incertification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek? ACNPC b. CCNS c.
CCRN d. The CCNS certification is for critical care clinical nurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care, intermediate care, orstep-down unit settings.
The main purpose of certification is to: a. ANS: D Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the profession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing.
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