Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition Mary Lou Sole

Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition Mary Lou Sole

1. ISBN-10

   0323641938
2. ISBN-13

   978-0323641937

3. Commence right here to master the principles, know-how, and procedures of critical care nursing! Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition equips you to provide secure, efficient, patient-centered care in a variety of high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings. Evidence-based coverage encompasses realistic case studies and integrates the most recent advancements in critical care. Topics are conveniently organized by body system or specific situation, and nursing management chapters contain quick-reference nursing care plans. This clear, concise textbook will aid you in developing the knowledge and clinical reasoning skills essential for triumph in today’s highly intricate critical care environments.

   • Critical Reasoning Activities are incorporated throughout the text, fostering development of clinical nursing judgment to assist you in preparing for the Subsequent-Generation NCLEX-RN^® Examination.
   • Emphasis on QSEN competencies enables you to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide secure, high-quality health care in a variety of high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings.
   • Evidence-Based Practice containers illustrate how research evidence is used to address issues in patient care and encompasses nursing implications plus AACN’s new system for Levels of Evidence: A, B, C, D, E, and M.
   • Universal Collaborative Plan of Care for the Critically Ill Patient encompasses key aspects of collaborative/interprofessional care that apply to nearly all critically ill patients.
     • Individual Plans of Careprepare you for clinical practice by describing patient issues, patient outcomes, and nursing assessments and interventions with rationales.
     • Case studies challenge you to apply concepts to the real world, testing your clinical nursing judgment by posing questions on patient-specific cases with lab results.
     • Clinical Alerts spotlight potential problems and concerns to enhance patient safety and clinical care.
       • Laboratory Alerts emphasize the importance of laboratory test results to critical care nursing.
         • Medication tables present the actions/usages, indications, dosages/routes, side effects, and nursing implications of medications commonly used in critical care settings.
         • Coverage of cardiac assistive devices encompasses the ECMO system for extracorporeal life support, as well as other small, portable, bedside cardiac-assistive devices.
         • Hemodynamic monitoring content now emphasizes the noninvasive methods of hemodynamic monitoring that are becoming more prominent.
         • Coverage of infection control addresses the QSEN safety competency and helps provide patient protection against the growing threat of drug-resistant infections.
         • Nearly 300 full-color images and drawings visually elucidate key concepts and equipment for better understanding of today’s complex critical care environment.
         • NEW! Study Break questions in multiple-choice format segment the chapters into easy-to-read content “chunks” and make it easy to verify your understanding, with answers and rationales at the back of the book.
         • NEW! Transplant Concerns containers highlight crucial information related to patient care in preparation for organ transplantation, managing complications, and preventing rejection; coverage of palliative care supports the text’s strong focus on end-of-life care; and the revised Organ Donation chapter focuses on a practical evaluation of dying patients for organ donation and preservation.
         • UPDATED! Illustrations comprise photographs of state-of-the art equipment to acquaint you with the modern, high-tech critical care environment.
         • NEW! Emphasis on patient concerns (instead of NANDA diagnoses) promotes interprofessional collaborative practice by employing terms that are easily understood by various members of the healthcare team.
         • NEW! Enhanced, application-level questions on the companion Evolve website emphasize prompt recognition of changing trends in patient parameters.
         • UPDATED! Lifespan Concerns containers now include information on older adults, addressing the “graying of our population,” and pregnant women.
         • UPDATED! Genetics containers feature a new Genetic Concepts box.