Designed to help the undergraduate nursing student in a critical care rotation and for nurses new to critical care, each chapter of Critical Care Nursing has application to the AACN Synergy Model, identifying and matching patient characteristics and nurse competencies, leading to optimal patient outcomes.

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In addition to the core critical care nursing content, this unique text covers the following topics:

• Organ donation (including care of the donor as well as the organ recipient)
• Care of the postanesthesia patient
• Complementary therapies
• Common drug overdoses and poisonings
• Palliative care and death and dying in the ICU
• Family-focused care

The book features case studies, critical thinking questions, multiple choice NCLEX-style review questions, evidence-based online resources, and student activities.

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