Customer Reviews
Good book if you are doing the ITU course - By: Mrs. Ma Donovan, 18 May 2008 
I bought this book to complement my existing critical care books & found it very helpful during the ITU course.
If you only buy one critical care book! - By: J. Martin, 09 Oct 2007 I bought this book as an aid to studying during my critical care coursein the UK. I found this book invaluable & would highly recommend it to anyone workingin critical care environment.
Although I think it would be of most benefit to someone workingin a general ITU there are many chapters covering a wide range of topics such as cardiac, renal & chapters such as head injuries which can be applied to A&E. The book covers the A&P/science of body systems as well as research based subjects like ITU delirium/psychosis, transferring patients & allocation of critical resources to name a few.
The second edition appearsin a two-tone colour (red or black) & the multiple boxes, highlighting important information makes it far easier to read than the original black & white first edition. As an ITU nurse I felt the book gave me in-depth & current/evidence based information to underpin & inform my practise, whilst directing me to the primary references & areas for further reading. I started using the book when I first joined ITU & I'm still using the book now 3 years later - as are many of my colleagues. So if you only buy one critical care book I recommend this one - but have a look at the library/unit copy first, to see if its for you.
Go buy it!! - By: Ingrid Eiersland, 31 Jan 2005 
an excellent reference book covering a wide selection of topics relevant for nurses of all levels of experience workingin the critical care environment. Go buy it!!!
A comprehensive critical care book - By: cdafforn@hotmail.com, 15 Mar 2001 I purchased Critical Care Nursing a year ago, & I have used it on regular occasions since. I now feel that it is an excellent text for nurses working within critical care, however for the complete novice to intensive care I felt that it was tooin depth.
comphrensive no-nonsense approach to critical care - By: eamonn1972@aol.com, 13 Nov 2000 A must for critical care nurses & professionals allied to medicine, the book gives comphrensive & easily understood information on the complex field of the critically ill adult. Ideal as a reference book for post registration courses or as a bedside reference tool for the critical care nurse.
