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In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Editor May M. Riley brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Infection Challenges in the Critical Care Unit. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Pulmonary Infections, Including Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI), and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Infection Challenges in the Critical...

In Fundamentals of Critical Care: A Textbook for Nursing and Healthcare Students, a team of clinicians and health educators deliver an accessible, timely, and evidence-based introduction to the role of nurses and healthcare practitioners in critical care. The book explores fundamental concepts in critical care and their implications for practice. Each chapter outlines essential knowledge necessary to understand key concepts and includes high quality, full colour artwork to enhance learning and r...

This text is used by our nationally recognized lecturers who present Review Courses for Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN), Flight Paramedic-Certified (FP-C), Certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), & Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN). In addition to being industry recognized leaders in their field, several of our lecturers are also Editorial members with the "Air Medical Journal", having worked in the industry for a combined sixty years a...

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

It all started with a Hob Nob. As Dr Matt Morgan, an intensive care consultant, examined a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest after inhaling some biscuit crumbs, he saw a flock of birds fly past the window. They must inhale objects all the time when flying, how do they survive? he thought to himself. This began an investigation that spanned continents, species and millennia.   For animal science has so much to teach us about human medicine. While some of the overlaps and parallels are o...

In the newly revised Second Edition of Cardiac Care: A Practical Guide for Nurses, a team of dedicated and widely recognised nursing medical experts from around the world delivers an invaluable and practical guide for nurses who practice in cardiac care environments. This latest edition includes brand-new chapters on structural heart disease, Takotsubo syndrome, and non-obstructive coronary artery disease. While also covering the essential topics necessary for the proper provision of cardiac c...

Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Jenny G. Alderden has put together a current clinical look at the prevention and management of pressure injuries for the critical care nurse. Top authors have submitted clinical reviews that provide comprehensive coverage of this highly important topic. Specific articles are devoted to the following areas: Risk Factors for Pressure Injury Development among Critical Care Patients; Best Practice in Pressure Injury Prevention; Best Practice...

Featuring 70 powerful, real-world narratives, NICU Nursing Stories: A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse provides readers with a deeply personal yet highly practical window into the realities of neonatal intensive care nursing. Utilizing a storytelling framework, readers engage with experiences written by skilled and practiced NICU nurses. The stories highlight the intense day-to-day struggles, miracles, ethical dilemmas, stresses, and heartache NICU nurses experience throughout their careers. Read...

Simplifies the wound care process with clear, succinct information and the newest treatment protocols Freshly updated with the newest evidence-based techniques and protocols, this practical clinical resource distills the fundamentals of wound care for novice nurses and nurses new to wound care. This guide walks through the common, complex and atypical wounds nurses see and includes abundant full-color images. Chapters have been thoroughly revised and now contain critical updates in technological...