New to CTICU. Any reccomendations on books for swans, vents, etc...

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looking for a comprehensive, easy read type book to help get me more acclimated to equipment/patient management in a cardiothoracic icu. i have previously worked in a telemetry setting, so swans and a-lines are new to me. i have little vent experience as well.... any reccomendations? :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Got just the website you need: www.icufaqs.org

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.
looking for a comprehensive, easy read type book to help get me more acclimated to equipment/patient management in a cardiothoracic icu. i have previously worked in a telemetry setting, so swans and a-lines are new to me. i have little vent experience as well.... any reccomendations? :rolleyes:

cardiothoracic surgical nursing (author: finkelmeier: isbn#0781717132)

cardiovascular nursing (author: kinney, and packa)

cardiovascular critical care nursing (author: woods: isbn#044308193x)

also, try the website: cardiovascular physiology concepts. it has valuable resources:

http://www.cvphysiology.com/

check out the the journal, cardiology update.

i reference these books. there are more and if this does not help, contact us.

good luck!!

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Specializes in LPN school.
Got just the website you need: www.icufaqs.org

agreed. icufaqs.org is awesome. I printed off most of the FAQs and put them in a binder.

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Specializes in CVICU, PACU, OR.

Manual Of Perioperative Care In Adult Cardiac Surgery by Robert Bojar.

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