Helpful textbooks for new grad in ICU

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Specializes in Surgery, ICU.

Hi everyone,

I am a new grad with about 5 months of surgery experience, and I have been hired into my dream job in the ICU. I know there are existing threads about this but I was not able to find any recent ones. I would appreciate it if anyone would be able to advise me of any helpful textbooks that they used when starting out in the ICU. Particularly pocket ones that I could keep with me on the unit.

Thanks in advance!! :)

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Specializes in Critical Care.

The ICU Book. Get a digital copy and load it on your phone.

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Specializes in Peritoneal Dialysis, QA.

APPS for your phone are good. Mnemonics, Clinical Sense, Drugs.cm, Breath and Heart Sounds and Clinical Advisor cheap and helpful.

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Specializes in ICU.

ICU FAQs

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Specializes in Surgery, ICU.

Thanks for the replies!!

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When I was new to the ICU I got a digital copy of the AACN's Critical Care book on my iPad. That way as I came across an interesting case, I could just type the word in the magnifying glass and get right to the section relevant.

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Specializes in Surgery, ICU.

Thanks jalorificen1, that is a great tip! :)

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Quick Reference to Critical Care by Nancy Diepenbrock. I love that book. I used it so much the first two years out of school that pages fell out and I bought a second copy.

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