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What's New in this Edition?
- Fully colored compendium
- For All Nursing Staff of ICU & HDU, UG & PG Nursing Students, PG Diploma students of Critical Care Nursing
- Revised and Updated edition with significant changes as per the recent advancements in the field of critical care practices
- Authored and reviewed by senior subject expert faculties
- New Critical Care Conditions added
- New Chapters added on Trends and Issues, COVID-19 and Procedures
- Text enriched with Critical Thinking Skills
- Covers more than 200+ Nursing Care Plans of critical conditions
- 50+ Critical Care Nursing Procedures added
- 500+ Images, Illustrations, flowcharts, tables and algorithm protocols
Salient Features
- This book is intended for the educators enrolled in CCU units and students doing superspecialists studies on Crtical Care Nursing.
- It serves as a reference on essential aspects of critical care nursing. Nursing care plan is incorporated into most of the conditions with detailed diagnosis and interventions.
- It aims to enhance the knowledge, skills, and understanding necessary to deliver effective and compassionate care in this challenging and specialized field.
- This book provides a comprehensive overview of critical care nursing, focusing on the care of adult patients with life-threatening or potentially life-threatening conditions.
- It covers a wide range of common conditions encountered in critical care units, offering detailed discussions and management.
- Applications of the nursing process in critical care settings have been highlighted throughout the book under the headings systematic assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions, ensuring effective and evidence-based care delivery.
- Chapter on Pharmacology has touched upon briefly the drugs used in CCU. It acknowledges the rapid advancements in pharmacology and advises readers to seek the latest information from manufacturers or authoritative sources.
- The book emphasizes the need to consider institution-specific policies, standing orders, protocols, and available technical facilities when performing procedures in critical care units to ensure their adherence to best practices and promote patient safety.
