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Critical Care Nursing, North American Edition: A Holistic Approach (Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (Hudak)) (Hardcover)

by Patricia Gonce Morton (Author), Dorrie Fontaine (Author)

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Now in its Ninth Edition, this classic text and reference maintains its popular holistic approach to the complexities of critical care nursing. The book's comprehensive coverage begins with the psychosocial concepts of care and progresses through assessment and management of a variety of disorders. Now under the lead authorship of Tricia Morton, this revision of the classic Hudak text maintains the goal of promoting excellence in critical care. Each chapter was written by a subject matter expert to ensure the most up-to-date and accurate information. Presenting theory and principles within the context of practical application helps the reader to gain competence and confidence in caring for critically ill patients and their families. As always, the patient as the center of the health care team's efforts is emphasized throughout. It should be noted that the second author, Dorrie Fontaine, is the Past-President of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

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Hardcover: 1408 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth Edition edition (December 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781768292
ISBN-13: 978-0781768290
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 2.1 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing by Marianne Chulay on page 386, page 448, and page 449
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excelent and easy to read text for critical care nursing, September 21, 1999

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This review is from: Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (Books) (Hardcover)

Hudak, et al., does a wonderful job on making difficult concepts easy to read and understand. I recommend this book to all of the nursing students who need an eye opening view of critical care nursing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finishing School For Critical Care People, August 30, 2003

By	David N. Wiggins (Midlothian, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (Books) (Hardcover)

This is NOT an introductory text. I used after I finished my NREMT-P course, nurses should consider it after a year or two of practice. It has a wealth of information, but starts off assuming basic/intermediate knowledge of EMS/CC care. Having said that, its completeness is quite astounding - as I read it, I found myself understanding with great clarity many, many things that had been sketchy or unclear prior to reading it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Critical Care NURSING: A Holistic Approach - for NURSES only., October 16, 2005

By	VA 911 Medic "Va 911 Medic" (Chester, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (Hardcover)

I am required to use this book as part of a Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Paramedic class (CCEMTP). This book contains a great deal of very easy to interpret information, but it is not sufficient for EMS personnel. While I've enjoyed reading this book in general and I would continue to read this book to better my personal knowledge level, I would not use it for future educational purposes unless I was a nurse seeking to increase my training level. I do wish that the authors would get together and come up with a Critical Care Paramedic book to use for EMS training; their writing style is easy and comprehensive and there is no randomness to their book - they get to the point and give you the information you need.

The disc that comes with the book did nothing but repeat the information in the book; there were a couple of tests, but I didn't find any of the disc contents to be particularly helpful. And their pharmacology information is limited; it would have been nice to be able to read more about critical care pharmacology in one book as opposed to having to purchase a completely different book.

I do like the fact that at the beginning of every chapter they give you a long list of websites that you can visit pertaining to the topic you're about to read. It gives you another source- an educational second opinion- to refer to.

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