Critical Care Made Easy: The ICU Survival Pocket Guide for Nurses, NPs, PAs, and Residents: Rapid Bedside Reference for Sepsis, Shock, Vasopressors, ... Clinical Decision Protocols, Drug Dosage Cha - Couverture souple

Anderson, Prof Hobbs

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ISBN 13 : 9798191021553

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Are You Tired of Clinical References Written by Someone Who Has Never Stood at a Bedside During a Code?

You are working in one of the most demanding clinical environments on earth. Your patients are unstable. Your decisions matter immediately. And most of the books written for you were designed for a library — not an ICU.

That ends here.

CRITICAL CARE MADE EASY is the rapid-response clinical reference that ICU nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and residents have been waiting for — built specifically for the moments when you cannot afford to be wrong, cannot afford to be slow, and cannot afford to guess.

This is the book that tells you what to do, in what order, with what drugs, at what dose — right now.

Inside This Guide You Will Find:

• Complete Sepsis Bundle Protocols — recognition through resuscitation, hour by hour, step by step
• All Five Shock Types — cardiogenic, distributive, hypovolemic, obstructive, neurogenic — with immediate management steps for each
• Vasopressor and Inotrope Quick-Reference Charts — norepinephrine, vasopressin, epinephrine, dopamine, phenylephrine, dobutamine — dosing, titration, targets, and dangers side by side
• Mechanical Ventilation Demystified — modes, settings, troubleshooting, and weaning in plain language that actually works at the bedside
• ARDS Management — lung-protective ventilation, prone positioning, and advanced oxygenation strategies in bedside-ready terms
• AKI Recognition and Management — stages, causes, CRRT basics, and when to escalate to nephrology
• Multi-Organ Failure Frameworks — how to prioritize, what to monitor, and how to communicate with the team under pressure
• ABG and Hemodynamic Interpretation — what the numbers mean and what you do about them, not just how to calculate them
• High-Alert Medication Reference — drip dosing, titration parameters, and dangerous drug interactions for every major ICU medication
• Code Blue and Rapid Response Protocols — step by step, role by role, from first alarm to post-event documentation
• Clinical Decision Frameworks — for every major ICU emergency, organized for fast scanning, not long reading

Who This Book Was Written For

This book was written for ICU nurses who are new to the unit and need to get up to speed fast — and for experienced ICU nurses who want a rapid reference they can trust when their memory does not load fast enough under pressure.

It was written for nurse practitioners and physician assistants stepping into acute and critical care roles, managing complex patients, needing protocols that match the speed and scope of real advanced practice.

It was written for internal medicine and emergency medicine residents rotating through the ICU, needing practical guidance beyond what rounds and morning report actually teach.

It was written for hospitalists managing ICU overflow patients without subspecialty backup at 11 PM on a weekend. For travel nurses landing in unfamiliar ICUs on day one of a new contract. For flight nurses and critical care transport professionals who need the right answer before the helicopter lands.

If you take care of critically ill patients, this book was written for you.

Why Buyers Who Found This Book Stopped Looking for Others

Every section starts with what you see at the bedside. Every protocol is organized around time — what you do in the first five minutes, the first hour, the first twelve hours. Every drug reference includes not just the dose but the target, the danger, and the decision point

At the price of one clinical shift's coffee, you get a resource you will carry — and rely on — for your entire career.

Scroll up. Hit Buy Now. Your next shift just got safer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798191021553
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 492
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg