Critical-Care Books

The book was described well by seller, and was delivered to me sooner than expected.
Amazon provided a high quality transaction.

The author's use of this book has set the new standard for crisis care and disaster preparedness. The principles and tools contained inside Critical Incident Stress Management are global and innovative. The only drawback is the author's use of diagnositic terminology that demands that the reader have at least a rudimentary mental health background. Inspite of this, I highly recommend this book to crisis workers and other helping professionals. This is an excellent choice for textbook material in the classroom.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, I use this text book to teach my 6-week Emergency Nursing Course since it is the official text-book of the Emergency Nurses Association. The book does a nice job in covering the essence of emergency nursing practice, however, there are some important weaknesses that should be considered when using this text book. Much of the content is quite superficial and lacks in-depth rationale for adequate patient care. An example of this is it's coverage of stroke, cardiovascular emergencies, triage and pediatric care. I found it necessary to supplement these areas with additional materials. Another weakness was the reference system used in the appendix. I found it very difficult to locate items; either they were entirely missing or they were not cross-referenced adequately, making navigation a cumbersome process. An example of this is the mnemonic RATS for wound care. It was not referenced in the appendix, nor was it found in the minor wound section--it was finally located in the maxillofacial trauma section--a place where I would not likely look first. Hope this helps.

Sheehy's Emergency Nursing is a must for any emergency nurse. I have used this book (current and previous editions) in my emergency nursing orientation program for over 12 years. It is an excellent resource for emergency nurses from novice to expert. While there are plenty of other texts available, only Sheehy's gets my vote of confidence.

A book on evidence-based medicine that lacks bibliographical references in the text. I expected bigger precision. Sincerely, it defrauded me.

This book is a great resource for residents on critical care rotations in MICU, SICU, CICU and emergency recess room.
I am an emergency medicine resident and rotate through all of these areas of critical care, and this book has exactly what you need, no more and no less. It gives you a quick understanding of the physiological rationale and then gives assesment and treatment information all backed up with current references from statndard of care setting articles and studies. This is not just some guys opinion, everything is backed up by the literature. It is refreshing to learn things the right way (i.e. evidence based) the first time around.
This book is written in a very strait forward and memorable fasion, and is very practical, making it possible to be read multiple times in a rotation.
I see another reviewer gave this book a three stars and said that the book did not have references. Well, he's wrong, and I think he does not understand the scope of this book, it's a handbook to be used at the bedside, not a textbook to be referenced. This book goes beyond anything I could have asked for in a critical care hand book. It's awsome, and it will help you treat very sick patients and get results.

Good book. Bought to study for CSC certification. But the Bojar book has more detailed information

This book is a great lab coat reference for troubleshooting common problems after cardiac surgery. It is well organized. Some of the information in this (and many other books) might become somewhat dated with new ACLS protocols being released, so choose with caution.

There is probably no book more important in current literature than Mr. Moore's Book.

The fact that it is out of print tells a vast story about the forces at work.

Heart disease is still the number one killer -- about half of all Americans die from it. The orthodox truth about heart disease has changed but only slightly over the past twenty years -- the "truth" still is that heart disease is claimed to be caused by cholesterol that is too high, that the proper solution is eat a diet that is low in cholesterol, which means low on zero eggs and butter, and that only when people fail on this diet should they then consider going on to a life-time of the most profitable drugs in the history of pharmaceuticals -- a cholesterol-lowering drug. These drugs are currently selling at the rate of about $10 billion per year, and the recent government announcement that about 300% more people should be on these drugs adds to the importance of this subject.

Mr. Moore actually read the so-called scientific reports on which this vast deception is based -- the original reports of the Framingham Studies. These studies were very often falsely reported as finding that cholesterol in the diet caused cholesterol in the blood (Moore proved that these studies claimed the opposite, despite how they were publicized). These Framingham Sudies then "showed" that high cholesterol in the blood led to death by heart disease. Mr. Moore found, within the very reports used to support these false claims, the truth that has never been reported.

The current theory of heart disease, and certainly the entire methodology of treatment is a farce -- easily proven by looking at less than a dozen different facts that cannot be refuted.

Bypass surgery, currently on the hit list by the drug companies, was positioned as the last recourse for those who "failed" on the no-egg diet, and who didn't respond (as, of course, they would not) to the cholesterol-lowering drugs -- those who failed on these two early treatments would be caught in the safety net of bypass surgery.

Bypass surgery is also demolished in Moore's book, but who is reading?

Bypass surgery has been the most profitable surgery in the history of medicine.

Now that the drug companies have a new generation of cholesterol-lowering drugs, and are posed to collect money from more than 30 million Americans who have the "disease" of high cholesterol, the master planners can and will move bypass surgery out of the scene -- using up the money spent there for drugs.

If you are avoiding eggs and butter, then you have not read this book, and you have swallowed the lies put out with billions of dollars of false promotional claims.

Find and read a copy of this important Book.

I found this book absolutely fascinating. Very hard to put down as he methodically debunks all but a few popular procedures for people with heart problems. The author examines numerous, medically accepted treatments for ailing hearts, including: bypass surgery, angioplasty, treating high cholesterol, blood thinners, defribulation and others. He paints a picture of a greedy AMA and associated members of the medical fraternity. All but two of the medical procedures he reviews have sufficient clinical statistics to make them the treatment of choice for extending life. The two, blood thinners and defribulation are the only ones, he believes, that indeed are the best choice of treatment for the conditions given. He paints a picture of a medical establishment that is fooling the public and growing rich with unnecessary surgery or high priced medical treatments that are life threatening themselves.

A very sobering look at one of mankinds great killers that allows few patients to have all the information they need to make the proper decisions in life threatening situations. A picture of money grubbing medical professionals who cut and prescribe based on a robot like following of their medical professional society dogma.

I haven't been able to find any books rebutting Mr. Moores allegations. On the other hand, I have read many sad stories of the cost of treatment and deaths of many. I only hope one does not find themselves in one of these life threatening situations. Even your trusted medical professional may not have the information they need when you have a serious problem. A sorry state, if true.

The updated 3rd edition is an absolute must have for med students rotating through the ICU, medicine residents, and any off-service rotator spending any time in the units. This book takes a lot of the anxiety out of working in the ICU. We all worry about vent settings, the body's response to the stress of the ICU setting, and mostly CODES! Recall takes you through each organ system's response to the extreme physiological stressors encountered in the unit and demystifies them all through series of "board like" questions. The section on ICU populations breaks down the common complaints/problems you may run into when dealing with trauma, burn, transplant, and other patient groups.
With an updated section on anesthesia and sedation/ventilation techniques, rest assured, you will be comfortable not only managing these patients but you'll be in good shape to respond to fellow and attending's questioning. Shifts in the unit can be long and often very busy with little down time. With the recall book all you need is a minute or two to run through several questions and keep current on "need to know" topics.
The CODE section walks you through common scenarios you will encounter while in the ICU. From prearrest situations, to the code itself, to "when to stop/when not to start" this section forces you think about difficult situations BEFORE you find yourself living them in real time!

The updated BOOKMARK is a great resource to keep in your pocket. It prompts you, by system, on important things (ex: GI - bowel fcn, gas, NG output, liver fcn, etc) to consider when preparing your assesment/plan on very sick patients.

As an Emergency Medicine who has spent time in the ICU/CCU, I would highly recommend this book to anyone about to spend time in an ICU, regardless of education level or experience.

This book is simplistic in its nature and provides a basic introduction to the intensive care setting. The book is designed for the inexperienced critical care practioner who may have questions to answer at the bedside.

The format of the book is in body systems and related topics and is set out in question and answer format. The questions and the answers provided are simplistic in nature and do not provide comprehensive detail. The book is designed to provide answers to questions that an inexperienced practioner may be afraid to ask.

The main criticism of this book is that at times the answers appear too simplistic and comments by the author condescending. However it provides a useful tool for bedside care of a critically ill patient.

The inclusion as an information card/bookmark of the documentation guideline in the ICU is an excellent idea, particularly useful for the inexperienced note writer in the critical care setting.

In conclusion a good simplistic text for the beginning critical care practitioner to use.

When first released chapters were up to date, included the information you needed to know without a lot of extras you don't really have to know. Compared to the other like texts this was one of the most easily read.

When first released chapters were up to date, included the information you needed to know without a lot of extras you don't really have to know. Compared to the other like texts this was one of the most easily read.

This text has been extremely useful for a precise and quick reference for IV medications used in any emergency situation while working in ER,ICU,and now the cardiovascular cath lab scene.

I would say this is a good reference but I have to say that I've owned it for 3 years and have probably used it 5 times. I'm more likely to look at the Unit's policy than to rely on this reference. I give it 3 stars because it does have a great deal of information, but that information changes all the time!

This is not the best Care plan book to get...no wonder it was so cheap in price. It does not include alot of information. I have two big care plan books and the other one is- Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention (Nursing Care Plans) by Meg Gulanick and Judith L. Myers. I shoved this book aside and opened up the care plan book listed above because it had alot more information.

This book is an absolute must have for any nursing student or new grad RN. Its organization and plethora of information is unsurpassed by any care-planning source I've encountered thus far. It incorporates JACHO approved nursing diagnoses with standardized outcome criteria, interventions, and rationales. Sections are organized by systemic disorders and precede each medical-surgical condition or procedure with a brief pathophysiology, etiology, and guidelines for patient assessment (i.e. patient history, physical findings, diagnostic studies, and potential complications). Brief discharge planning checklists follow each medical-surgical condition or procedure. Care plans are general; yet allow individualization to your specific client's needs. Compared to other care planning texts, this is by far a more detailed, flexible means of developing goal-directed and action-oriented plans for the daily quality care of your patients.

This book is an excellent starting point to help caregivers know where to look in seeking help. The range of resources is broad.

The world of area codes and caregiver information, resources and support is rapidly changing. Even though some numbers and detail may be out of date, nonetheless just knowing the types of resources available and where to begin to go to get the needed help is an important first step in the caregiving journey.

I found this book to be a wonderful tool to help me find organizations, catalogs, book titles and inspirational poems relating to all aspects of caregiving. More than anything, it lead me to the National Family Caregivers Assocation. Since joining, I don't feel alone as a caregiver. NFCA gives helpful coping tips to deal with the emotional aspects of being a caregiver (call 800-896-3650). There is no one book that answers every question but "The Resourceful Caregiver" gave me viable resource information that I never knew existed for respite care, support groups and disease specific organizations.