AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Fourth Edition

Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. – Succinct, complete guidance on how to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families � written by top clinical experts – A Doody�s Core Title for 2020! – Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this acclaimed textbook sets the standard for critical care nursing education. Recognizing the learner�s need to assimilate foundational knowledge before attempting to master more complex critical care nursing concepts, the book features a practical building-block organization that starts with the basics and logically progresses to advanced topics. – Bolstered by helpful tables and essential content cases, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is an essential tool for clinicians at the point of care, and those preparing for CCRN� certification in critical care nursing. – AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Fourth Edition is presented in four sections: – �The Essentials presents core information that new clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnoses. – �Pathologic Conditions covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult critical care patients. – �Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient moves beyond the essentials and includes information about specific pathologic conditions that require specialized critical care management. – �Key Reference Information features normal laboratory and diagnostic values, troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring, summary tables of critical care drugs, and cardiac rhythms and treatment guides. – Learning aids include Knowledge Competencies that can be used to gauge progress, Priniciples of Management to summarize key concepts and �Essential Content� case studies with questions and answers to further reinforce the learners� knowledge. – – – Product details – – – Simultaneous – Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical; 4 edition (December 24, 2018) – Publication Date: January 14, 2019 – –