Critcal care review book recommendations?

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I just started a new job on a medical progressive care unit at a big hospital, with a lot of ICU overflow. My work experience is one year on a med/surg floor. I am looking for a good critical care review book that will help me to re-learn the basics of critical care nursing. One that would be good for both new and experienced critical care nurses. Any recommendations??

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Specializes in Intensive Care Unit.

Critical care made easy is great and also fast facts in critical care nursing. Any ECG review books would also be helpful :) congrats!

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Specializes in ICU.

Check out index for a great website, with lots & lots of info.

My favorite critical care book is "The ICU Book", by Paul Marino.

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.
Critical care made easy is great and also fast facts in critical care nursing. Any ECG review books would also be helpful :) congrats!

Those are great resources. For an EKG book, ECGs Made Incredibly Easy is good and so is ECG Workout by Jane Huff RN. The latter is really good if you want a lot of practice; ECGs Made Incredibly Easy doesn't have nearly as many practice strips.

There is also the Manual of Critical Care Nursing. Excellent resource.

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Ive just started in the ICU and Ive been studying off of 'Critical Care Nursing DeMystified' for a few weeks now. Its really informative. Also youtube has EKG instruction videos, most are geared to med students but its the same material really.

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