Need a good ICU book

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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

Specializes in Cardiac/Neuro.
analiezel said:
e fastfacts by kathy white of course, you could get the book or get it downloaded on your pda.

Thanks! I have been looking for name of the author of that book for several weeks now!

Specializes in Not too many areas I haven't dipped into.

I just bought a book that I enjoy. It is called

CRITICAL CARE NURSING SECRETS 2nd edition by Hildy M Schell and Kathleen A. Puntillo ISBN 0323041787.

Specializes in icu/er.
erinnRN said:
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...

Specializes in ICU, Surgical Services.

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the responses. I'm thinking of purchasing 'The ICU Book' based on the recommendations here. I read reviews on amazon, and some folks believe the earlier editions are better than the current 3rd edition. I usually assume the latest edition is better than previous ones. Would anyone who has read the different editions please let me know if indeed the older editions are better or if I should go ahead and get the 3rd ed.

Thank you!!:heartbeat

Specializes in ICU/ER/Flight.
Scrubs911 said:
Hi everyone. Thanks for all the responses. I'm thinking of purchasing 'The ICU Book' based on the recommendations here. I read reviews on amazon, and some folks believe the earlier editions are better than the current 3rd edition. I usually assume the latest edition is better than previous ones. Would anyone who has read the different editions please let me know if indeed the older editions are better or if I should go ahead and get the 3rd ed.

Thank you!!:heartbeat

Buy the new edition, you won't be disappointed.

Specializes in ICU, Surgical Services.

Thank you!!!

Mark Hammerschmidt! Your articles are amazing! I can't wait to read all of them , a really big help for someone interested in ICU! Thanks :)

Specializes in CCRN, House Sup, CCT, Unit Director, ICU.

Mark Hammerschmidt! Your book is WONDERFUL! It is a great book for someone like me who just started in ICU.

Skeen, RN

Specializes in ED.

Mark I love your FAQs they have got me through my last semester of the Paramedic to RN bridge program.

Thnx bunches

brett

Hi. I've worked in the Uk and currently Australia; and a great book we use for our ICU course is T. Oh's ICU manual. It is heavy and thick but the chapters are interesting and it covered all we were looking for. It's not for nursing tips though. More diseases and processes of critical care.

Specializes in ER, progressive care.
Just a student here, but for my critical care rotation we had to buy the "Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management" by Pamela Swearington. It's excellent!
Specializes in ICU-MICU & SICU.

I have an iphone and I seriously think I have a problem buying nursing and medical apps for the iphone. They even have a Kathy White app.

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