AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing

Concise yet thorough guidance on how to safely and competently care for adultcritically ill patients and their families. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in acute and critical carenursing this textbook thoroughly covers all the need-to-know details on the care ofadult critically ill patients and their families.

Supported by helpful tables and algorithms the book's practical building-block organisation starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex conceptsparalleling the blueprint for the progressive care nursing certification examination.

Unlike competitive texts which focus on theory this book is specifically written to havea direct application to real-world practice. Each chapter includes mini-case-studies to demonstrate how the chapter concepts apply to re-life clinical situations as well as case review questions