Critical Care Nursing - E-Book (ePub)

Winner of the 2nd-place American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award in emergency/critical care nursing for 2021!

Prepare for success in today's high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings! Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 9th Edition helps you understand and apply critical care nursing principles and concepts to clinical assessment, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic management. Known for its comprehensive coverage, this leading textbook uses a logical, body systems organization to address the care of patients with physiological alterations. New to this edition are illustrated Patient-Centered Critical Care features aimed at "humanizing the ICU" as well as Next Generation NCLEX^® Exam-style case studies to help you further develop your clinical judgment skills and prepare for the latest nursing licensure exam. Also ideal for CCRN^® and PCCN^® exam preparation, this book is a one-stop resource on the concepts and skills required for critical care nursing!

• Time-tested, high-quality content addresses all aspects of today's high acuity, progressive, and critical care nursing.
• Consistent organization within each body-system unit provides an efficient framework for learning, for CCRN^® and PCCN^® certification preparation, and for reference in clinical practice.
• Comprehensive, evidence-based content is highly referenced and includes internet resources for further research and study.
• Enhanced Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) integration links text content to QSEN competencies, through the addition of QSEN-related questions in case studies, QSEN-labeled features and boxes, QSEN content icons, and highlighted QSEN information.