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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

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By Linda D. Urden, DNSc, RN, CNS, FAAN, Kathleen M. Stacy, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCNS, FCNS and Mary E. Lough, PhD, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FAHA, FCNS, FAAN
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New to this edition
  • NEW! Updated evidence-based content reflects the latest meta-analyses, systematic reviews, evidence-based guidelines, and national and international protocols.
  • NEW! Enhanced multimedia resources include 15 links to sample skills from Elsevier Clinical Skills and 25 3D animations.
  • NEW and UNIQUE! Focus on interprofessional patient problems helps you learn to speak a consistent interprofessional language of patient problems and learn to work successfully as a team.
  • NEW and UNIQUE! Integration of (IPEC®) Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice incorporates the four IPEC Competencies — Values/Ethics, Teams and Teamwork, Roles/Responsibilities, and Interprofessional Communication — into textbook content and case studies.
  • NEW! Thoroughly updated case studies reflect the current "flavor" of high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings and now include questions specifically related to QSEN competencies.
  • NEW! Additional content on post-ICU outcomes has been added to chapters as they relate to specific disorders.
  • NEW! Updated information on sepsis guidelines has been added to Chapter 26.
  • NEW! More concise boxes with new table row shading enhance the book's focus on need-to-know information and improve usability.

Author Information
By Linda D. Urden, DNSc, RN, CNS, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science and Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, University of San Diego, San Diego, California; Kathleen M. Stacy, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCNS, FCNS, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, University of San Diego, San Diego, California; Mary E. Lough, PhD, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FAHA, FCNS, FAAN, Nurse Scientist, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Stanford Health Care and Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California