Feeling unsure about your critical care nursing skills? Time to gain some confident know-how
with the freshly updated Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!® 5th Edition. This
friendly fully illustrated guide offers clear concise direction on treating numerous acute
and life-threatening issues. Absorb current best practices on critical care basics and
specialized areas such as advanced life support measures multisystem trauma and treating
specialized needs. This is ideal guidance for students nurses new to clinical care and those
preparing for the Critical Care (CCRN) certification exam. Let this expert review text guide
you to exam and on-the-unit success:?NEW end-of-book practice exam?Expansive systems-based
review of acute care conditions for all body systems?Guidance on treating multisystem disorders
- burns hyperthermia hypothermia hypovolemic shock multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
(MODS) septic shock trauma and more?Expert guidance on nursing skills - blood and fluid
replacement rapid assessment and interventions emergency measures fluid replacement
resuscitation drug therapy pressure ulcer management moderate sedation CPR and emergency
cardiac care and more ?Numerous images and charts demonstrate clinical use of IV fluids
interpreting serum electrolyte test results drug therapy for multisystem disorders and more
?Step-by-step direction on performing blood transfusions with a guide to transfusion
reactions?Top-level instruction in areas including oncology acute care surgery drug overdose
and poisoning palliative care and pain management nutrition prevention and screening
professional roles and ethics test-taking strategies?Ideal review text for grasping the
components required to master the CCRN certification exam?Chapter features include: About the
Clinical Editor David W. Woodruff PhD APRN CNE CCRN-K FNAP is Faculty Development
Specialist at the Center for Faculty Excellence at the Chamberlain College of Nursing in
Cleveland Ohio. Just the facts - a quick summary of content at the start of each chapterAdvice
from experts - tips and tricks and key troubleshooting techniquesTake charge! - potentially
lethal situations and steps to take when they occurHandle with care - identifies concerns and
actions related to elderly pediatric and bariatric patientsWeighing the evidence - highlights
research that guides practiceMemory joggers - memory aids to help you grasp and remember
difficult conceptsCertification tips - draws out the most important concepts from each chapter
in relation to the CCRN examQuick quiz - end-of-chapter multiple choice questions with answers
and rationalesPractice makes perfect - extensive end-of-book practice exam to test knowledge in
preparation for NCLEX and certification
