Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference (Hardcover)

In a condensed, quick-reference format, "Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference" provides the ICU nurse with the most essential information needed for intensive care nursing. Unique clinical briefs, featured throughout the reference, present capsulized descriptions of diagnostic tests, clinical disorders, invasive monitoring and treatments. The book thoroughly covers nursing diagnoses, patient outcomes, and collaborative and independent nursing management for clinical disorders. Features include guidelines for performing a head-to-toe assessment of the critically ill; discussions on the 24 diagnostic tests that are most commonly ordered for the critically ill; nine types of monitoring techniques and description of normal values, potential complications, and nursing care; priority nursing diagnoses, measurable patient outcomes, and nursing interventions; and a separate chapter on care of the critically ill child. The book is intended for critical care nurses and for student nurses.