Are you a starting work in critical care? Are you an experienced nurse but need to check guidelines and best practices? This is the indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems faced by nurses working in this specialty.This book will help you toOrganise your job and yourselfAssess patients and communicate with themGet clinical information on a wide range of conditionsWhat to do in emergencyThis UPDATED edition:Completely updated and revised content written by authors with extensive nursing experience in the fieldPhysiological, psychological and social areas, as well as legal issues, ethical and moral dilemmas that critical care nurses and health care practitioners may face on a daily basisBoxes, tips and diagrams to help bridge the theory-practice gap while embarking on your critical care career.Part of the A Nurses Survival Guide seriesCompletely updated and revised content written by authors with extensive nursing experience in the fieldPhysiological, psychological and social areas, as well as legal issues, ethical and moral dilemmas that critical care nurses and health care practitioners may face on a daily basisBoxes, tips and diagrams to help bridge the theory-practice gap while embarking on your critical care career.