Urden's Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Master the essential skills of critical care nursing faster with this book's streamlined approach! A condensed version of Urden's critical care nursing textbook,Urden's Priorities in Critical Care Nursing , 10th Edition, helps youprioritize health conditions and issues in order to manage patient care safely and expertly. Trusted, evidence-based content is delivered clearly and succinctly, so you won't be so overwhelmed upon first entering the progressive and critical care setting. Practical coverage focuses on topics such as problem identification, assessment and intervention, medications, interprofessional collaboration, and patient education. Edited by a team of clinical nurses, this book also provides excellent preparation for PCCN^®^ or CCRN^®^ certification.

• Need-to-know content reflects the realities of today's progressive and critical care environments
• Consistent format for body system alterations features a Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures chapter followed by one or more Disorders and Therapeutic Management chapters for each
• Patient Care Management Plans in the appendix include patient problems, etiologic factors, clinical manifestations, and interventions with rationales
• Emphasis on AACN Essentials(American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) includes Evidence-Based Practice boxes, Patient-Centered Care boxes, Quality Improvement boxes, Teamwork and Collaboration boxes, Safety boxes, and Informaticsboxes
• QSEN boxes highlight quality and safety issues that are key to the care of critically ill patients
• Priority Patient and Family Education boxes list the special topics to be taught to the patient and family prior to discharge
• UNIQUE! Trending Priorities in Healthcare boxes highlight societal trends and issues that may affect health care, such as limited English proficiency, unhoused status, and external disaster preparedness
• UNIQUE! Balanced coverage of technology and psychosocial concerns keeps patient care priorities in mind
• Winner of the Silver American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award in emergency / critical care nursing in its 9th edition

• NEW! Updated contentreflects the latest changes in concepts, techniques, and technology of progressive and critical care nursing
• NEW! Updated resources for the Next Generation NCLEX ^®^ examination (NGN) for prelicensure students
• NEW! Updated curricular emphases reflect the 2021 AACN Essentials and The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report, with particular emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion and overcoming health disparities