Reference book for new grad in the ICU - Page 2

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  1. Nov 25, '10 by
    Quote from in2ICU
    I am a new grad (2 months exp.) and have all the above-mentioned reference books. I got them because they are highly recommended. However, at this point I find that I need more than a reference - I need explanations. When I come home with questions, I use 3 books:

    1) Critical Care Nursing: a holistic approach (by Patricia Gonce Morton and Dorrie Fontaine) - this is a textbook

    2) Critical Care Nursing Certification (by Ahrens, Prentice and Kleinpell) - this has fantastic practical information in the review section and is well indexed

    3) Manual of Critical Care Nursing (by Swearingen & Keen) - condensed disease process and treatments, labs, etc.


    Hopefully you find what you're looking for!

    I love Manual of Critical Care Nursing. I think a new edition is about to be released. VERY thorough, but not too thick (like the ICU book).
  2. Aug 17, '12 by
    What's Portable RN?
  3. Asst. Admin
    Aug 18, '12 by
    Quote from californiarnbsn
    What's Portable RN?
    This thread is 2 years old......it's a book...

    Portable RN, The All-in-One Nursing Reference a reference book.
  4. Aug 19, '12 by
    Fast Facts is excellent...they have an app version of it for the iPhone, too. It's $30 which is cheaper than the book. Definitely worth the money either way.