Critical Care Skills: A Nurse's Photoguide

Filled with authoritative photographs and directions, Critical Care Skills will provide you with the up-to-date information you need to care for critically ill patients.
More than 1,200 large, clear, black-and-white close-ups show you critical care procedures, such as: cardiac life support; cardiac monitoring; hemodynamic monitoring; respiratory monitoring; neurologic monitoring; mechanical ventilation; and pacemakers, artificial airways, and more.
You'll find scores of new procedures, including such new techniques as thoracic electrical bioimpedance monitoring, posterior-lead ECG, and others. Step-by-step photostories are concise and easy to follow. Insights and interpretations help you understand waveforms and test results. Complications charts spell out how to manage infection, thrombosis, and blood loss with arterial lines and other hazards. Troubleshooting charts identify equipment problems, such as airway obstruction in mechanical ventilation, and their solutions. Clinical tips pinpoint ways to perform steps quickly and efficiently and avoid dangerous errors.