TOP MEDICAL BOOKS

Book Review “I believe this book will be an invaluable resource for even the most skilled practitioner.” (Doody’s Reviews, May 2009) Book Description The often complex problems of the trauma patient present many challenges to front line emergency staff. Multiple injuries involving many systems of the body require careful and timely prioritisation and intervention in the emergency department. Trauma... Read the story →

Book Description ICU/CCU Facts Made Incredibly Quick! is the point-of-care reference every nurse in the intensive care/critical care unit needs. This pocket-sized book of clinical tools provides instant access to essential information ICU/CCU nurses need quickly. The wipeable page surface allows nurses to make notes and remove them easily. Coverage includes significant abnormal assessment findings,... Read the story →

Book Description What does it take to pass the Critical Care certification exam? Start here… a worthwhile resource for any critical care exam preparation. It serves its stated objective well. 3 Stars.”–Doody’s Review Service You hold in your hands the best-available preparation for Critical Care certification through the CCRN exam. Critical Care Nursing Certification: Preparation,... Read the story →

Book Description Here’s the essential information you need to know in critical care nursing – all in one concise text! Using a to-the-point, reader friendly approach, Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 5th Edition, provides authoritative, real-world information on the important concepts of critical care nursing and the assessment and technical skills associated with the management... Read the story →

Book Description This new bedside manual guides you through all the practical aspects of managing patients following cardiothoracic surgery and critically ill cardiology patients. Primarily designed to use in cardiothoracic intensive care units and coronary care units, it covers the perioperative management for the full range of cardiothoracic surgical procedures, the management of complications,... Read the story →

Book Description This classic resource for critical care nursing is now a full-color text that provides a thorough examination of all the important aspects of critical care nursing with more appealing illustrations and design elements. Organized in ten units around alterations in body systems, this text’s depth and scope will appeal to both novice and expert, while instructors praise its comprehensiveness... Read the story →

From Library Journal This novel moves between the extremely vivid realities of a hospital’s intensive care unit to the surreal dreaming of terminally ill patients. It describes the hospital setting from the viewpoint of a young resident, Peter Werner Ernst. Ernst is caught up in many crises, including a legal battle between two daughters who are fighting for control of their father’s... Read the story →

Book Description The most comprehensive coverage of clinical practice of intensive care for the adult patient. Book Review “A superb text that will probably become a mainstay for the internal medicine intensivist. This book will make an excellent addition to the library of any intensive care unit.” – Annals of Internal Medicine CLICK HERE TO GET THIS BEST MEDICAL BOOK ... Read the story →

Book Review “This portable companion version of the excellent, but much larger, more comprehensive, web-enhanced, and referenced main text is an absolute bargain and an essential component of any medical library. It is an up-to-date, pocket-sized book of tome proportions. There are a few other small books that address clinical toxicology, but this one simply does it best. For those requiring... Read the story →

Book Description Dr. William Kroen offers sound advice, comfort and compassion to any adult helping a child cope with death. Weaving in anecdotes about real children and their families, he explains how children from infancy through age 18 perceive and react to death and offers suggestions for how to respond to children at different ages and stages. Specific strategies are offered to guide and... Read the story →

Book Description Case Studies in Critical Care Nursing contains detailed and up-to-date case studies on critical care conditions with accompanying questions and answers for applied learning of the practice of critical care nursing. The organization of the book has been changed to mirror that of Thelan’s Critical Care Nursing, 4th Edition; the chapters in this 3rd edition are grouped according... Read the story →

Book Description Evidence-based approach to problems encountered in trauma and critical care surgical situations.Here’s a unified evidence-based approach to problems encountered in trauma and critical care surgical situations. Comprehensive and concise, it is ideal for a quick overview before entering the operating room or ICU, or as a review for board certification or recertification. *... Read the story →

Book Review University of Minnesota Medical School, 28-JAN-07 — This is the third edition of an immensely popular overview of critical care practice. Practitioners at all levels will benefit from this work. This edition is another outstanding presentation of applied physiology for the clinician of any discipline practicing critical care. Production quality has been significantly enhanced... Read the story →

Book Description This is a handy reference book in the award-winning Incredibly Easy! style–perfect for those entering or needing a refresher in critical care nursing. Critical care nursing is one of the most demanding and complex areas of nursing practice. The critical care nurse has to be “broadly specialized” with a fluency in a wide range of interconnected concepts, body... Read the story →

Book Description: This interdisciplinary account provides an integrated and practical guide to the management and treatment of burns. Experts from all the major disciplines involved in critical care focus their attention on specific problems and areas of treatment involved in the care of burned patients. Although it is essentially a practical guide to the management of thermal injury, with... Read the story →