Aacn Handbook of Critical Care Nursing [With *]

by Marianne Chulay, Barbara Montgomery Dossey, Cathie Guzzetta, et al.

Book Overview

A pocket guide to the care of critically ill patients, this book emphasizes practical information commonly encountered during clinical, bedside scenarios. It includes normal lab and diagnostic values,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838503462
• ISBN13: 9780838503461
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.3" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Lot-O-Information

This is an excellent reference, whether studying for the CCRN or simply take it to work and use at the bedside. Covers every body system, hemodynamic monitoring,, ethics and legal issues, pharmacology, and pain. It has a section devoted to advanced concepts in cardiac, respiratory, and neuro systems. Plenty of diagrams and drawing to explain set up of equipment and anatomical sites. Great section on dialysis and waveform interpretations. Also covers alternative therapy in great detail. Highly recommended.