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    • Critical Care Nursing

      Diagnosis and Management
      • 10th Edition
      • Linda D. Urden + 3 more
      • English
      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Critical Care**Winner of a Silver American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award for its 9th edition!Prepare for the challenges of today’s progressive and critical care nursing environments! Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 10th Edition is a comprehensive guide to critical care nursing concepts as they apply to clinical assessment, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic management. Using a logical, body systems organization, this award-winning text uses an evidence-based approach to address the care of patients with critical physiological alterations. This new edition features an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion to reflect the 2021 AACN Essentials and the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing Report. It also features new disorder summary figures, Social Determinants of Health boxes, Supporting the Well-Being of Nurses boxes, Informatics boxes, and expanded resources for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination. Ideal for CCRN® and PCCN® exam preparation, Urden’s Critical Care Nursing helps you develop the critical thinking and clinical judgment skills required for success in progressive and critical care nursing settings.

    • Patient Transport: Medical Critical Care

      • 1st Edition
      • Air & Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) + 3 more
      • English
      An ideal companion to the award-winning Patient Transport: Principles & Practice, 6th Edition, this critical care transport text offers a unique focus on the critical care patient in transit, addressing the needs of flight and ground transport registered nurses, paramedics, and those preparing for certification exams such as CFRN®, CTRN®, FP-C©, and CCP-C®. Authored by the esteemed Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA), this comprehensive guide is backed by the expertise of a leading body representing transport nurses worldwide, making it an indispensable resource in the evolving landscape of critical care transport.

    • Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing

      • 9th Edition
      • Mary Beth Flynn Makic + 1 more
      • English
      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Critical Care**Develop the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in critical and progressive care nursing! Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition is a concise, easy-to-understand guide to safe, effective, and person-centered critical and progressive care nursing. Its evidence-based approach includes realistic case studies and unpacks the concepts, technologies, and skills used in caring for acutely and critically ill patients. Disorders are conveniently organized by body system or special situation. Content has been updated throughout, including new content on COVID-19, expanded tools for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Exam and clinical judgment, new integration of the 2021 AACN Essentials including a new emphasis on nursing self-care and health equity, and new quick-reference Key Points at the end of each chapter. This concise textbook prepares you for success on the NGN and in your new role as a critical or progressive care nurse.

    • Certification and Core Review for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing

      • 6th Edition
      • AACN
      • English
      Get ready for your neonatal intensive care nursing certification exam with the only exam review developed in collaboration with three leading nursing organizations! From AACN, AWHONN, and NANN, Certification and Core Review for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, 6th Edition prepares you for your examination with hundreds of high-quality study questions and realistic test simulation. Based on the latest test plans of the AACN's CCRN®-Neonatal exam and the NCC's Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC) exam, review questions cover the changes to the Core Curriculum and reflect the latest evidence, essential knowledge, and best practices. A powerful review tool on the companion Evolve website allows you to choose either the AACN or NCC question formats, and review material either in Study Mode or in Exam Mode.

    • Nursing Management of the Neurosurgical Patient: An Interprofessional Approach

      • 1st Edition
      • Newton Mei + 4 more
      • English
      Use this new text/reference from a nationally recognized center of excellence to ensure high quality nursing care of neurosurgical patients! Nursing Management of the Neurosurgical Patient: An Interprofessional Approach is a concise new resource for best practices in both neurosurgery-specifi... nursing care and general hospital care. Topics include everything from preoperative assessment and bedside management to common procedures and pathophysiology of the brain and spine; neurosurgical issues such as diabetes, acute kidney injury, and coronary conditions; and pain management, substance abuse, and rehabilitation. A reader-friendly style includes photos, algorithms, flowcharts, and checklists to make it easy to find essential information quickly. Written by experienced neuroscience nurses and Nurse Practitioners, neurosurgeons, and hospitalist physicians, this book uses a team-based, collaborative approach to neurosurgical nursing care.

    • Emergency Management in Anesthesia and Critical Care

      • 1st Edition
      • Jeremy S. Heiner + 2 more
      • English
      Every moment counts when treating an emergency event. Emergency Management in Anesthesia and Critical Care provides quick access to essential information for rapidly identifying and treating complex medical emergencies. Its compact size makes this reference easy to carry in a pocket in the OR, ICU, ED, or critical care setting. An outline format with consistent headings and a logical organization puts vital content at your fingertips. It is also an ideal tool for developing and conducting crisis simulation scenarios to prepare for emergencies before they happen.

    • AACN Procedure Manual for Progressive and Critical Care

      • 8th Edition
      • AACN
      • English
      **American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Critical Care-Emergency Nursing, 2024****Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Critical Care**Edited by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by more than 100 critical care experts under the direction of Karen L. Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN, this definitive reference represents the gold standard of care for procedures performed in progressive and critical care settings. It guides you through procedures common to the adult critical care environment, including those performed by advanced practice nurses, in an illustrated, step-by-step format. This edition — now in in full color — features new procedures, new and updated illustrations, and updated content throughout, reflecting the latest evidence-based guidelines and national and international protocols. Quick-reference tabs make it easier than ever to locate content quickly. This new edition integrates key AACN initiatives, such as Practice Alerts, and coordinates closely with the AACN Core Curriculum for Progressive and Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition. Chapter-specific quick-links employ QR codes for instant access to high-quality online references.

    • Klinikleitfaden Intensivpflege

      • 7th Edition
      • Eva Knipfer + 1 more
      • German
      Sicher und souverän auf der Intensivstation. Der Klinikleitfaden unterstützt Sie dabei. Alle Grundlagen der Intensivpflege – vom Monitoring über die Prophylaxen und der Lagerung bis hin zur Pflege in besonderen Situationen Praktische Gliederung für die optimale Begleitung im Alltag: Der Klinikleitfaden ist orientiert an den Aufgaben auf einer Intensivstation Schnelles Finden der gewünschten Information: Alle Krankheiten sind sortiert von A-Z, alle Laborwerte finden sich im extra Kapitel Informationen für den kompletten Alltag – über die Basics hinaus: Rechtliche Situation, Qualitätsmanagement, Umgang mit Angehörigen Neu in der 7. Auflage: Psychosoziale Betreuung komplett neu verfasst Hygiene bei ausgewählten übertragbaren Infektionskrankheite... COVID-19 Alle Inhalte überarbeitet und aktualisiert Das Buch eignet sich für: Intenivpflegende Auszubildende Pflegefachfrau/-fach...

    • Pass CCRN® (Adult)

      • 6th Edition
      • Robin Donohoe Dennison
      • English
      Prepare for success on the CCRN® (Adult) examination with a focused review, interactive learning activities, and practice exams! Pass CCRN® (Adult), 6th Edition provides online learning activities, multiple-choice questions, and simulated examinations to help you master each of the content areas covered on the most current CCRN® (Adult) exam. Content updates reflect the latest research evidence, treatment protocols, and national and international guidelines for critical care nursing. From exam-preparation expert Robin Donohoe Dennison, this edition makes studying easier with a more focused, quick-reference format, online learning activities, and more than 1,000 interactive questions in Study Mode and Practice Exam Mode on the Evolve website.

    • Fachpflege Beatmung

      • 9th Edition
      • Sigrid Schäfer + 3 more
      • German
      Ein Muss für alle Pflegenden, die sich mit dem Thema Beatmung beschäftigen. Fachpflege Beatmung umfasst: alle grundlegenden Kenntnisse der Beatmungstechnik und der verschiedenen Beatmungsformen aktuelles Fachwissen zur Pflege des beatmeten Patienten die speziellen Pflegemaßnahmen im Bereich Intubation, Tracheotomie und Maskenbeatmung Behandlungsstrategie... bei akutem Lungenversagen Wissen zum Spezialgebiet Heimbeatmung Das Buch informiert Sie vollständig und leicht verständlich zu allen beatmungsspezifische... Pflegethemen und gibt Ihnen Sicherheit im Pflegealltag. Neu in der 9. Auflage: die Krankheitsbilder COVID-19, Lungenödem, respiratorische Insuffizienz bei Immundefizienz und postoperativ, Sepsis und Thoraxtrauma das ABCDE-Bundle, ein Maßnahmenkatalog zur ganzheitlichen Versorgung beatmeter Intensivpatient*inne... Das Buch eignet sich für: Pflegende auf Intensivstationen Anästhesiepflegende Lehrer*innen Pflegeberufe