Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management

Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management is a textbook that helps nurses apply critical care nursing principles and concepts to clinical assessment, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic management in high acuity and critical care settings. This ninth edition was published by Elsevier in 2021 as a 1136-page paperback.

The book is organized by body system. This edition adds a Facilitating Care Transitions chapter on patient safety and family education during transitions to other units and at discharge, and illustrated Patient-Centered Critical Care boxes on topics such as family meetings, patient diaries, and ICU visitation. Expanded coverage includes personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic and the care of bariatric patients.

The publisher also presents the book as a resource for CCRN and PCCN certification preparation.