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AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing

  • 1st Edition
  • April 24, 2008
  • Ellen French American Association of Critical-Care Nr + 1 more
  • Karen K. Carlson
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 6 2 0 - 6
From AACN experts comes a resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. This comprehensive critical care nursing textbook addresses serious and potentially life-threatening patient conditions with a foundation rooted in the critical thinking process: the comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and application of knowledge.

Emergency Nursing Procedures

  • 4th Edition
  • January 24, 2008
  • Jean A. Proehl
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 5 5 9 - 9
Written by expert emergency nurses across the country, EMERGENCY NURSING PROCEDURES, 4th Edition includes 193 step-by-step emergency procedures, including four new procedures — umbilical vessel cannulation, pelvic splinting, peripheral nerve stimulator (twitch monitoring), and methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy. Detailed illustrations visually reinforce techniques and clearly show steps to procedures — making this handbook an essential and comprehensive resource for any emergency professional.

Cardiac Nursing

  • 2nd Edition
  • December 28, 2007
  • Richard Hatchett + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is a comprehensive reference text which covers all areas of cardiac care that nurses need to know about. As well as the clinical conditions and syndromes, it covers health promotion and rehabilitation. Nursing care in relation to a variety of specific conditions is discussed together with current changes and management in cardiac care provision. Contributions come from clinical experts across the sub-specialties, and the book is richly illustrated including a colour plate section.

Practice Guidelines for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners

  • 2nd Edition
  • December 26, 2007
  • Thomas W. Barkley + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 1 6 0 - 6 9 2 1 - 8
PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS, 2nd Edition is the only comprehensive clinical reference tailored to the needs of advance practice nurses. With discussions of more than 230 of the most common conditions experienced by adult patients in acute care, this reference includes everything you need on a day-to-day basis. Plus, quick reference is easy with a spiral binding and content organized by body system. Each condition lists a concise outline of defining terms, incidence/predisposing factors, subject and physical examination findings, diagnostic tests, and management strategies so you can find everything you need to know quickly. Includes discussion of body systems, nutritional considerations, fluid/electrolyte imbalances, shock, trauma, gerontological concerns, professional issues, and trends in advanced practice.

Cardiac Nursing

  • 1st Edition
  • August 8, 2007
  • Debra K. Moser + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 3 5 5 9 - 8
Cardiac Nursing: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease is the only comprehensive text available for cardiac nurses. This brand-new reference emphasizes both evidence-based practice and hands-on care in a high-tech, high-touch approach that meets the high-stakes needs of cardiac and critical care nurses. What's more, the book makes the material easily accessible by using clear language, straightforward text, and plenty of illustrations, lists, and tables. This book is the third in a series of companion texts for Braunwald's Heart Disease and the first specifically for nurses.

AACN Certification and Core Review for High Acuity and Critical Care

  • 6th Edition
  • June 25, 2007
  • AACN + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 5 5 8 - 2
The new 6th edition of Core Review for Critical Care Nursing helps readers assess and build their knowledge of critical care nursing as they prepare for the certification exam. The book consists of three 200-question sample examinations that provide extensive practice and review key content. An in-depth rationale, complete with references, is included for each question. Written under the authority of the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this book is an ideal study tool to facilitate preparation for critical care nursing certification.

Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists

  • 1st Edition
  • May 24, 2007
  • Ellen French American Association of Critical-Care Nr
  • Mary G McKinley
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 1 6 0 - 0 1 5 6 - 0
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 6 2 2 - 0
2007 AJN Book of the Year Award WinnerAcute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists: Best Practices presents the knowledge and tools the CNS needs to provide the best standards of practice and performance. It focuses on the role of the CNS in acute and critical care, emphasizing the relationship between critical care nursing, the patient, and the environment of care. Divided into 3 main sections, the framework of the book is based on the Scope and Standards of Practice for the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Acute and Critical Care and the AACN's synergy model. This book delivers up-to-date information for today's health care along with practical tools for the CNS in acute and critical care settings.

Comprehensive Coronary Care

  • 4th Edition
  • May 7, 2007
  • Nigel I. Jowett + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 2 8 5 9 - 5
The new edition continues to be a practical, easy to understand, and up to date resource for managing coronary disease. It not only encompasses modern cardiology practice, but also considers how the patient came to arrive on coronary care, and what will happen them after they leave. The combined authorship of doctor and nurse reflects the close teamwork vital to the management of both patients and their families. Management of the cardiac patent is a complex process and this book has a clear approach conveying the necessary information in an easily understood way. It also has an excellent evidence base to ensure best practice and should appeal to staff in every cardiac unit.

ACCCN's Critical Care Nursing

  • 1st Edition
  • October 23, 2006
  • Leanne Aitken + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Developed in conjunction with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN), the text has been written and edited by the most senior and experienced critical care nursing clinicians and academics across the region. ACCCN's Critical Care Nursing is a resource that will foster the development of skilled and confident critical care nurses. This comprehensive text provides detailed coverage of a number of specialty areas within critical care nursing including intensive care, emergency nursing, cardiac nursing, neuroscience nursing and acute care. It will encourage students to be reflective practitioners, ethical decision-makers and providers of evidence-based care.

Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference

  • 4th Edition
  • April 4, 2006
  • Susan B. Stillwell
  • English
  • eBook
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Developed to provide nurse clinicians with a resource for the management of adult critical care patients, Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference condenses the most essential information needed by nurses working in the ICU. This valuable, pocket-sized reference provides information on broad topics that apply to a variety of critically ill patients, as well as detailed information on organ diseases. Chapters are dedicated to psychosocial concerns, complementary therapies, and the unique needs of a pediatric patient in an adult ICU. Therapeutic modalities and pharmacology are both examined, with information that is useful for the student, the new nurse, and the experienced professional.

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