AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing

by Suzanne M. Burns

A Doody's Core Title for 2017! Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and written by top clinical experts in critical care nursing, this textbook covers all the must-know details on the care of adult, critically ill patients and their families. Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the books practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing includes essential content found in ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation, an online program offered by AACN), key information necessary to successfully prepare for CCRN certification in critical care nursing, and much more. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is divided into four THE ESSENTIALS -- presents core information that new clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnoses PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS -- covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult critical care patients ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT -- moves beyond the essentials and presents advanced critical care concepts or pathologic conditions that are less common or more specialized than expected in critical care practice KEY REFERENCE INFORMATION -- features normal laboratory and diagnostic values, algorithms for advanced cardiac life support, troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring, summary tables of critical care drugs, and cardiac rhythms and treatment guides Learning aids include Knowledge Competencies that can be used to gauge progress and "Essential Content" case studies with questions and answers to further reinforce your knowledge.

Genres: Nursing, Textbooks

601 pages, Paperback

Published May 15, 2014

Reviews

[Ney Sarmiento · Rating 4 out of 5]

such a brain-wrecking book. LOL

[Aaron Early · Rating 4 out of 5]

Passed the CCRN so it did its job.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read maybe 90-95% of the second edition. It's not comprehensive and doesn't cover nearly as much ground as Dennison's Pass CCRN or Carlson's AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing, but it was more often than not the first book I turned to with any given ICU nursing question. Also, it was the most helpful and often-used print resource when I was studying for the CCRN. I found its contents very reflective of what was actually on the exam. Highly recommended for neophyte ICU nurses and those studying for the CCRN.