Originally Posted by erinnRN
Hi! I will be starting as a new ICU nurse the beginning of May. I have come from a Transitional ICU but we did not get Swans, alot of drips and CVVH....I was wondering about a good ICU book -- nursing or whatever.
oh, and any other advice for me!
thanks,
Erin
this is alittle late to respond to your question as you may have already have purchased some type of icu reference material. i agree with some of the above posts, i to like The Icu Book, and ICUFAQ'S. when i was studying for ccrn, i was given a copy of "Critical Car Nursing made Incredibly Easy by lippincott williams & wilkins". its sort of like the icu book, pretty strait foreward and explains things without alot of fancy jargon. i now pass the book along to all the new folks that come to our unit's. it's really a easy read and gets to the nuts and bolts of things. but what ever book you decide to get, look at who the books contributors and consultants on the material. make sure they are actual practicing rn's that work in icu's. i've seen some books that are written by education types and they read just like an nursing school book "long and boring" and you have to read through so much to get to the point. good luck...
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