AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook, Second Edition Pocket Handbook

Essential Data Critical Care Nurses Must Know Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, this go-anywhere handbook features tables and figures that encapsulate all the information required to give safe and effective care to critically ill patients. Contents include: Critical Care Drug Tables Normal Values for Laboratory Tests and Physiologic Parameters Lists of Assessment Components Cardiac Rhythms: ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guides, Including Sample Rhythm Strips 12-Lead ECG Changes in Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Infarct Troubleshooting Guide for Hemodynamic Monitoring Equipment Indications for Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Assessment Tool ACLS Algorithms. Offering essential data from "AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing", this pocket handbook gives the acute care nurse access to crucial information. It is suitable for nurses going through orientation on the hospital floor.