Critical Care Nursing Secrets by Hildy M. Schell, Kathleen A. Puntillo

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Part of the Nursing Secrets Series™, Critical Care Nursing Secrets is designed to be helpful for both new and experienced critical care nurses. New graduates, novice nurses, or those nurses returning to work in the field will find the book especially helpful in learning the "pearls" or "secrets" of practice. Written in a question-and-answer format, each of the 79 chapters has helpful features such as key points and Internet resources.

• Written by experts in the field.
• Question-and-answer format for concise reading.
• Designed for both the experienced and new nurse.
• Top secrets listed in the front of book give readers the top 50 key points they should know about critical care nursing.
• Key Points boxes in each chapter outlines important points to the reader.
• Internet Resources boxes offer readers additional information via the web.
• Effective two-color design allows reader to easily find answers.

• Updated content throughout.
• 9 new chapters: Heart Failure; Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection; Thrombocytopenia: HIT, ITP, TTP; Coagulopathy and Transfusion; Liver, Pancreas, and Renal Transplantation; Rhabdomyolysis; Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrine Disorders; and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Janice J Hoffman, RN, PhD (Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description:This is critical care nursing book is organized by major body systems and provides essential information in a practical format for the critical care nurse at the bedside.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide both novice and experienced critical care nurses updated and practical information needed in the ever-changing critical care environment. Due to the increasing complexity and acuity of critical care patients, this book provides content important to nurses in both general and specialty intensive care and step-down settings.
Audience:This book is written for both students and practitioners in critical care nursing. The basic assessment and monitoring content is appropriate for students and new practitioners, and the more advanced concepts and detailed tables provide support to more experienced critical care nurses.
Features:Containing 79 chapters, this book is organized by major body systems. Additionally, the book covers information on pain and sedation, alcohol and drugs, alcohol withdrawal, as well as end of life care. Each chapter is presented in a question and answer format, followed by a summary of key points, Internet resources, and bibliography. The tables are particularly detailed and present up-to-date information related to cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive medications, acid-base analysis, etc. The intracranial monitoring content is not as detailed as cardiac and hemodynamic, and would benefit from more illustrations regarding placement of catheters/monitors, positioning,etc.
Assessment:This is an excellent resource for both novice and expert critical care nurses. Information is clearly presented with adequate explanations, and cross references in the text to other sections of the book are particularly effective. The question and answer format is a unique feature of this book, further making it a practical bedside reference.

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