Priorities In Critical Care Nursing

Detailed Features

This textbook focuses on the most crucial concepts in progressive and critical care nursing. Its designed for nursing students, practicing nurses, and those preparing for PCCN® or CCRN® certification exams.

Key features of the book include:

• Evidence-Based Content: Uses the latest research to help nurses manage patient care.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Includes topics like medications, patient safety, patient education, and interprofessional collaboration.
• Balanced Approach: Emphasizes integrating technology with the psychosocial and physiological needs of patients and their families.

New in the 9th Edition:

• Expanded coverage on healthcare professional self-care.
• A new chapter on facilitating care transitions to ensure patient safety.
• New "Trending Priorities in Healthcare" boxes covering issues like homelessness and limited English proficiency.
• Greater focus on the psychosocial and spiritual well-being of critical care patients.
• Introduction of International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) diagnoses.
• New algorithms for conditions like Protein Calorie Malnutrition and Pulmonary Embolus.
• Case studies for the Next Generation NCLEX®.