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The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families – or prepare for the critical care nursing certification exam Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in acute care nursing, this textbook thoroughly covers all the need-to-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, paralleling the blueprint for the critical care nursing CCRN certification examination. A...
The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families – or prepare for the critical care nursing certification exam Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in acute care nursing, this textbook thoroughly covers all the need-to-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, paralleling the blueprint for the critical care nursing CCRN certification examination. A...
Real Stories of Nursing Research: The Quest for Magnet Recognition demonstrates how direct care nurses in clinical settings can overcome their fear and conduct nursing research studies that impact and improve patient care. Highlighting research in Magnet-designated hospitals located in all types of settings, this reference includes studies that have used quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs. This text takes real nurses stories and their research abstracts and shows that staff nurses really can do research. Including helpful hints from experts like librarians, statisticians, and IRB reviewers who show the reader how to make the research journey smoother, Real Stories of Nursing Research addresses overcoming fears of research and is an essential text for any nurse or hospital seeking magnet status.
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Essential Data Critical Care Nurses Must Know Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, this go-anywhere handbook features tables and figures that encapsulate all the information required to give safe and effective care to critically ill patients. Contents include: Critical Care Drug Tables • Normal Values for Laboratory Tests and Physiologic Parameters • Lists of Assessment Components • Cardiac Rhythms: ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guides, Including Sample Rhythm Strips • 12-Lead ECG Changes in Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Infarct • Troubleshooting Guide for Hemodynamic Monitoring Equipment • Indications for Mechanical Ventilation • Weaning Assessment Tool • ACLS Algorithms.
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An NPR Best Book of 2022 "The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn’t easy, but in Munroe’s capable hands, it surely can be fun." —TIME The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the Moon back to Earth? The harde...
The AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care, 6th Edition presents procedures for the critical care environment in an illustrated, consistent, and step-by-step format. The Procedures and Patient Monitoring sections are presented in a tabular format that includes special considerations and rationales for each intervention. References have been meticulously reviewed to ensure that the most authoritative and timely standards of practice are used. Additionally, the references supporting care recommendations are identified according to the latest AACN Evidence Leveling System to ensure that you have a complete understanding of the strength of the evidence base. UNIQUE! AACN-sponsored content ensur...
Using examples from countries of four continents, this volume addresses home health nursing from an international perspective. So that health professionals world wide can learn from each other, the book profiles experiences in ten countries from Zimbabwe to Australia, and points to world wide trends. Education, quality improvement, cost of home care, and nursing research are also discussed. Distinguished contributors include Ida Martinson, Violet Barkauskas, and Tina Marelli.
This brand new book takes a pragmatic approach to nursing research, providing theory plus practical suggestions on how to carry out research when employed in a clinical facility. Designed in a text/workbook format to encourage "hand on" use, the book is a useful supplement to any introductory nursing research text or graduate nursing research course. It helps nurses identify high priority research questions, find sources for statistical help, and prepare research results for publication. Chapter highlights, help boxes, and exercises make research concepts come alive. Nurses, advance practice nurses, undergraduate and graduate nursing students, and instructors.