Oakes' Clinical Practitioners Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care, 6th Edition [Ring-bound]

Dana F. Oakes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0932887201 | ISBN-13: 978-0932887207 | Publication Date: February 1, 2004 | Edition: 6th

As the #1 selling book in respiratory care pocket guides for over 20 years, this completely updated small ring binder is THE comprehensive resource in bedside respiratory care. Accurate information allows fingertip access to TODAY'S gold standards in evidence-based respiratory medicine. Students have found this an invaluable source for not only surviving respiratory classes, but conquering the information in preparation for CRT and RRT credentialing exams. Then, professionals, including therapists and managers, have found Oakes Clinical Practitioner s Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care to be a critical bedside tool. It covers all the fundamentals, including bedside assessment, clinical assessment, physiological dynamics (including equations), summarized AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines, mechanical ventilation, over 70 diseases/disorders, pharmacology, and more. This 6th edition includes the 2005 AHA CPR guidelines with ACLS Algorithms.

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About the Author

Dana Oakes, BA, RRT-NPS. Mr. Oakes is currently an Educational Consultant and was formerly Director of Respiratory Care, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Educational Coordinator/Instructor, Respiratory Care Department, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; and Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Care Program, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD. Mr. Oakes has been in the Respiratory field for over 28 years and has over 14 years of teaching experience including one-, two-, and four-year advanced Respiratory Care programs.

Product Details

• Ring-bound: 320 pages
• Publisher: RespiratoryBooks.com; 6th edition (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932887201
• ISBN-13: 978-0932887207
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dana Oakes, BA, RRT-NPS is an author and expert in the field of Respiratory Therapy. As a new graduate, Dana realized that there was a lot to remember to be an effective Respiratory Therapist. After waiting for others to come out with a pocket guide to help organize all this information, he finally decided he needed to jump in and write the very books he needed. This book, CLINICAL PRACTITIONER'S POCKET GUIDE TO RESPIRATORY CARE, quickly became one of the best-selling books in Respiratory Medicine, and hasn't slowed down over 25 years later.

Today Dana has several best-selling titles, including the NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY CARE, co-authored VENTILATOR MANAGEMENT: A BEDSIDE REFERENCE GUIDE, HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING: A BEDSIDE REFERENCE MANUAL, HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING STUDY GUIDE, co-authored RESPIRATORY HOME CARE, and his newest title, ABG INSTRUCTIONAL AND POCKET GUIDES.

Dana speaks at conferences and events throughout North America. He spends much of his time researching and talking with Respiratory Therapists. He makes his home with his wife, Terry, in Orono, Maine. He has two daughters and a wonderful granddaughter. During his free time, you'll find him traveling, attending Church, and spending time with family.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a MUST HAVE for anyone in the field of respiratory care!!!, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Clinical Practitioners Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care (1996 - 4th Ed) (Loose Leaf)

this book gives a quick reference to all those pesky equations you learn in school and are soon tempted to forget.it also lists diagnoses, etiology(ies), pathophysiology(ies).... it is categorized for functionality, and everyday use. LOOK THIS ONE UP!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Student Guide!, December 22, 2006

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Scot N. Jones "Respiratory Therapy Student" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oakes' Clinical Practitioners Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care, 6th Edition (Ring-bound)

As a first year student, having just finished my first semester, I feel like I have been overwhelmed with new information. In some ways, learning respiratory care is a lot like learning a foreign language. So here's what I've realized already: there is absolutely no way I am going to be able to remember everything I've learned.

Oakes' Clinical Practitioners Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care is the perfect resource for students. As my professors point out information that is vital to our field (such as blood gases, O2 therapy delivery, the list goes on and on) I quickly turn in Oakes book to that section. The information is always there! I have used the book as a study companion to Egan's bulky book (I love Egan's, but it requires ample muscles to carry it around much), and really feel that it has contributed to my success so far with high scores on all my exams.

Alright, so what do I think is special about this book?
1. It contains everything I need to know. I won't reiterate the contents, but am particularly impressed with the pharmacology information, the disease information listed, and the index is comprehensive and nicely laid out.

2. It is cheap. My average textbook costs $100 or more. Oakes' book is less than $30. With the quality and amount of content condensed into this pocketguide, it's practically a steal. I would easily be willing to pay 2 or 3 times this much for this book (though I'm not complaining!).

3. It is accurate. I have perused through several guides this size, and found several mistakes (it's easier to find them when you're learning them!). I have yet to find an error in Oakes' book.

4. Format. I love that this book is in a ringbinder. I can remove pages that I don't find useful (after I finish school), and could add additional pages if I found the need to.

5. Drawbacks? None really. The font size is small, but I would hate to sacrifice any information or make the book itself larger in order to enlarge the font.

In my opinion, purchasing this book is like learning the blood gas values . . . you simply have to do it to be an effective therapist. It will make you a strong student, and an excellent therapist.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's everything you ever wanted to know, March 10, 2004

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Nicole Garden (SK, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oakes' Clinical Practitioners Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care, 6th Edition (Ring-bound)

And some things you didn't.

It's Respiratory For Dummies! Everything You Ever Wanted To Know And Were Afraid To Ask! Stuff to look up later that you're kicking yourself going "I remembered that when I was in school but ... now?" A little blue six-ring binder (much like the Mechanical Ventilation one).

Chapters include patient assessment, clinical assessment (CXR, ECG, labs, PFTs, ABGs,) physiologic dynamics (including some hemodynamic monitoring stuff), therapeutics (which includes procedures, a blurb on mechanical ventilation, diseases/disorders, pharmacology, CPR stuff and the adult ACLS algorithms.)

Diagrams are clear and concise -- the very very basics (like how many generations to the TB tree?) all the way down to the more vague stuff. Really the only thing it's missing is anything on basic hyperbaric oxygen. Though that's not very conspicuous.