AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Third Edition
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1. Assessment of Critically Ill Patients and Families
2. Planning Care for Critically Ill Patients
3. Interpretation and Management of Basic Cardiac Rhythms
4. Hemodynamic Monitoring
5. Airway and Ventilatory Management
6. Pain, Sedation, and Neuromuscular Blockade Management
7. Pharmacology
8. Ethical and Legal Considerations
9. Cardiovascular System
10. Respiratory System
11. Multisystem Problems
12. Neurological System
13. Hematologic and Immune Systems
14. Gastrointestinal System
15. Renal System
16. Endocrine System
17. Trauma
18. Advanced ECG Concepts
19. Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts
20. Advanced Respiratory Concepts: Models of Ventilation
21. Advanced Neurologic Concepts
22. Normal Values Table
23. Pharmacology Tables
24. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms
25. Hemodynamic Troubleshooting Guide
26. Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristic and Treatment Guide
Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and written by top clinical experts in critical care nursing, this textbook covers all the must-know details on the care of adult, critically ill patients and their families. Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book’s practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing includes essential content found in ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation, an online program offered by AACN), key information necessary to successfully prepare for CCRN certification in critical care nursing, and much more. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is divided into 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
PATHOLOGICAL 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 presents advanced critical care concepts or pathologic conditions that are less common or more specialized than expected in critical care practice
KEY REFERENCE INFORMATION -- features normal laboratory and diagnostic values, algorithms for advanced cardiac life support, 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 and "Essential Content" case studies with questions and answers to further reinforce your knowledge.