Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach by Ph.D. Morton, Patricia Gonce, R.N.

Fully revised and streamlined to include the most recent information, Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach , 10e provides students with the theory and application knowledge necessary to fully prepare them for the highly specialized and complicated technical world of critical care nursing. These specially designed features assist students in providing competent and compassionate care to critically ill patients and their families: · NEW!! Evidence-Based Practice Highlights focus attention on the importance of research-based practice and include significant excerpts from AACN practice alerts as well as guidelines from other relevant organizations. · NEW!! Icons to identify drug therapy tables as well as laboratory and diagnostic tables focus attention on significant information. · NEW!! Spotlight on Genetics box, appearing in selected chapters, is key to understanding how genetic factors influence disorders. NEW!! Patient Safety boxes guide safe and effective practice by alerting the critical care nurse of risk factors, signs and symptoms, side effects, and complications. · Read more