Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing (3rd Edition) – PDF

The eBook Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing 3rd edition provides a comprehensive introduction to critical care nursing, ensuring that novice critical care nurses are equipped with the necessary foundation to understand complex care procedures, deliver safe and effective care, and make the transition to expert nurses. This book is ideal for all baccalaureate and associate-level courses in critical care and advanced adult or medical surgical nursing, as well as for hospital orientation programs for beginning critical care nurses.

The book is focused on the fundamentals of delivering care to patients with disorders that are commonly seen in critical care settings. The latest edition includes current recommendations for practice, new NCLEX^®-style questions, and analytical Why Not/Why features that encourage critical thinking and test readers’ understanding. By concentrating on the most common problems new critical care nurses are likely to encounter, the book helps establish the groundwork nursing students need to become increasingly effective nurses capable of offering advanced care.

The author emphasizes evidence-based practices, commonly used medications, safety initiatives, and leading technologies for providing better care throughout the book. This book is available for purchase as a standalone product, or it can be packaged with MyLab™ Nursing or via Pearson eText (sold separately).

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