Product Description

This is a completely updated and revised new edition of this best-selling textbook, specially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care nursing units. Comprehensive and accessible, it is clearly written and contains valuable clinical scenarios to aid learning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #131346 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 608 pages

Nursing Standard, 2nd August, 2006
'This is the bible for all qualified nurses and those undertaking intensive care courses.'

Review

'This is the bible of all qualified nurses and those undertaking intensive care courses.' - Nursing Standard

'Will continue to be a market leader for registered nurses with 6-12 months ICU experience. Nurses with many years of ICU experience will also find this text an invaluable source of updating and ready reference... New chapters on psychological care, interpreting blood results and SARS reflect developments in practice since 2000. The updated clinical scenarios encourage readers to bring theory and practice together and the addition of website support ... is an excellent move.' - Ruth Endacott, Professor of Critical Care Nursing, La Trobe University, Melbourne and University of Plymouth

‘Comprehensive, clear and clinically focused, this text is becoming a standard text for students undertaking critical care courses and as a reference book on the shelves of critical care units… I would advise all libraries and intensive care units to acquire a copy.’ –  Journal of Advanced Nursing

'I’m impressed by the quality of writing, the accessibility of the chapters and the comprehensiveness of the book. Mr Woodrow has been very diligent in editing content which has become outdated and substituting it with new concepts, innovations and treatments that relate to advancing the art and science of intensive care nursing. I am also pleased that the evidence to support, guide and inform clinical practice has been expanded and strengthened. As before selected readings and case scenarios are helpful in developing knowledge base and in assisting practitioners in the application of theoretical principles into practice.' – John Albarran, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England

'One of those rare textbooks that you could actually read for enjoyment! My edition is well thumbed and has proven to be invaluable when wanting to find the answer to a question quickly. The 'Time Out' sessions and clinical scenarios are particularly useful for the more junior staff, encouraging them to think laterally, relating the text to their clinical environment. With reflection being a major constituent of demonstrating competence, these exercises will help nurses to compile their professional and clinical portfolios. I recommend all acute ward areas to get a copy of this book for their bookshelves.' - Jacqueline Mandy Coggan, Clinical Educator for Critical Care, King's Mill Hospital, Sutton in Ashfield

'I would recommend this book to those wanting to refresh already established knowledge and practice within ICU nursing and those wishing to embark on a career in Critical Care. I believe this text serves as a valuable resource for the individual practitioner, on the shelves of any ICU and as a required/recommended text for Intensive Care nursing courses.' - Martin Christensen, Bournemouth University

From the Back Cover

This completely updated and revised new edition of a popular textbook is specially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care nursing units. Fully comprehensive and developed to be as user-friendly as possible it contains four new chapters and valuable updated and new clinical scenarios to aid learning.

The book is structured in user-friendly sections, with each chapter containing 'fundamental knowledge' needed to understand the chapter, a chapter introduction, 'implications for practice', a chapter summary, completely up-to-date further reading, 'time out' sections for consideration and revision and a clinical scenario with questions included. This second edition has been fully developed and reviewed by practitioners and teachers, as well as a senior pharmacist and covers:

* patient-focused issues of bedside nursing

* the technical knowledge necessary to safely care for ICU patients

* the more common and specialised disease processes and treatments encountered

* how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice.

Written by a practice development nurse with a strong clinical background in intensive care nursing and experience of nursing teaching, Intensive Care Nursing is essential reading for nurses and health professionals working with high dependency patients.

A support website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415373239 links to other important sites, gives answers to the clinical scenario questions and provides a forum for discussion of important clinical issues.

Customer Reviews

Excellent text
This ‘comprehensive’, ‘clear’ and ‘clinically focused’ text is aimed at nurses six to twelve months into their intensive care careers. Furthermore, the author suggests that readers should be qualified nurses with experience of caring for ventilated patients. I believe this text should have a much wider readership. In addition to becoming a standard text for students undertaking any critical care course and as a reference book on the shelves of critical care units, it will be of value to many nurses caring for critically ill or highly dependent patients outside the intensive care unit.

The text is divided into four logically structured parts. In part one, ‘fundamental aspects’, there is an exploration of fundamental patient-focused issues. Part two, ‘monitoring’, concentrates on the technical knowledge necessary to care for patients. Part three, ‘pathophysiology and treatment’, examines some of the common reasons for admission to intensive care and describes treatments that might be implemented. In the final part, ‘developing practice’, the author considers how nurses might use their knowledge and skills to develop nursing practice. Throughout the book, Jane Roe’s excellent clinical scenarios enable the reader to relate new learning to practice.

Importantly, the author did not scribe a text intended to be a definitive book on intensive care nursing. Philip Woodrow clearly states that this book will only achieve its main objective if it encourages debate among nurses. This book should certainly stimulate debate and I would advise all libraries and intensive care units to acquire a copy of this book.

A superb practical based critical care book.
An excellent book, ideal for nurses at various stages of development within the critical care environment. It is comprehensive, well written and easy to understand. In particular I like how each chapter is clearly set out with backgound information, implications for practice and clinical scenarios to enhance your understanding of what you have just read. I feel that this is one of the best critical care books which I have purchased because it is so user-friendly. It is a brilliant book.

Easy to read
I have only worked in ITU for 8 months and this book has been a great help. Easy to read and understand, topics are well organized and up-to-date. One of the best books I've found.