The third edition of Fast Facts for Critical Care Nurses provides a concise, evidence-based reference for navigating the challenges of critical care. Designed for new graduates transitioning into critical care and experienced nurses seeking a refresher, this resource offers quick insights into the most common diagnoses, their causes, signs and symptoms, and interventions. Organized by body systems, it covers foundational topics like documentation, certifications, and self-care, alongside updated content on COVID-19, ECMO, and other life-sustaining technologies to support nurses in delivering exceptional care.
New to the Third Edition:
- Updated content on COVID-19 critical care, ECMO, and bundled sepsis care approaches
- Expanded chapters on pathophysiology and advanced treatment modalities
- New focus on self-care strategies for nurses in demanding environments
- Comprehensive overview of transplant, trauma, and burn care
- Latest evidence-based standards and guidelines
Key Features:
- Quick-reference format for busy ICU settings
- Includes tables, "Fast Fact" boxes, and lab values for easy access
- Provides patient- and family-centered care guidance
Preface
Acknowledgements
Section I: Foundational Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 1. The Critical Care Environment
Chapter 2. The Electronic Medical Record and Documentation
Chapter 3. Specialty Certification
Chapter 4. Nurse Self Care and Wellness
Section II: Critical Care by Body System
Chapter 5. Neurological Critical Care
Chapter 6. Respiratory Critical Care
Chapter 7. Cardiovascular Critical Care
Chapter 8. Shock and Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 9. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Chapter 10. Gastrointestinal Critical Care
Chapter 11. Endocrine Critical Care
Chapter 12. Renal Critical Care
Chapter 13. Trauma Critical Care
Chapter 14. Transplant Critical Care
Chapter 15. Burn and Integument Critical Care
Chapter 16. COVID-19 Critical Care
Section III: Patient- and Family-Centered Care
Chapter 17. Withdrawal of Treatment and Terminal Extubation
Chapter 18. Palliative Care in the ICU
Chapter 19. Organ Donation
Appendix A - Lab Values
Appendix B - Hemodynamic Parameters
Appendix C - Common Critical Care Intravenous Medications
Appendix D - Basic EKG Rhythm Examples
Appendix E - Respiratory and Ventilator Terminology
Appendix F - Abbreviations
- Release Date: June 28, 2025
- Paperback / softback
- 238 Pages
- Trim Size: 5in x 8in
- Number of Illustrations: 14
- ISBN: 9780826156716
- eBook ISBN: 9780826157843
- Series: Fast Facts
