So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It's sink or swim.We follow Maggie's highs and lows as she becomes a highly skilled nurse and sets sail for a new life in Australia.From the watchful gaze of stern ward sisters and the ordeals of nursing at a poor housing estate to becoming an industrial nurse at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Maggie shares her stories of mistakes and mayhem, tea and sympathy, and the life-affirming moments that make it all worthwhile.

    It goes beyond the ventilator itself to discuss strategies for severe hypoxemia and rescue maneuvers for refractory respiratory failure. Subjects covered in The Advanced Ventilator Book include: • Optimal PEEP • Treatment of severe bronchospasm • Prone positioning • Therapeutic neuromuscular blockade • Inhaled nitric oxide • Veno-Venous ECMO • The seven rules of severe respiratory failure Dr. William Owens explains these complex concepts in a clear and readable manner. Like the original, this book is meant to be used in the ICU or Emergency Department instead of the library. The focus is on the bedside care of critically ill patients, as it should be.

     New Orleans, 1982. Voodoo spells, prostitutes, prisoners, and veterans who are adamant about the size of their manhood—it’s all just another day at Charity Hospital, also known as The Big Free. It’s a medical free-for-all with the toughest trauma surgery in America, and Elizabeth—fresh from medical school in Charleston, wearing pearls and pink plaid socks—is one of the first women to work there.   Half of the doctors who start the surgery program never finish. Nothing in her proper Southern upbringing prepared Elizabeth for the gritty and gruesome world she now experiences on a daily basis. And even if she’s tougher than anyone first expected, the question remains . . . will she make the cut?   Full of drama, humor, and New Orleans flavor, The Big Free is a young doctor’s coming of age story as only a true medical insider can tell it.

    Unfortunately, I ran out of good ones after a short time and had to learn to write my own. The content covers a lot of old wisdom that students and residents learn on the hospital wards as they go through the training to become doctors. Most of it isn't really in books because it's too old fashioned—too unscientific and unprovable to pass the necessary tests to get published in a medical journal. The statements within are not medical advice and should not be used to practice medicine, make medical decisions, or judge physicians or other healthcare workers. No axiom is true in all circumstances. Medicine is by it's very nature non-binary—the treatment that is good for one patient may easily kill another. Thus the practice of medicine should be left to trained experts who combine book learning, current medical literature, years of supervised training and personal experience to engage in a complicated but maximally effective practice based on "medical judgment." As you read you will find contradictory statements. Sometimes two aphorism that directly disprove one another. This is the practice of medicine—sometimes holding two contradictory statements in the mind at the same time; hanging on to two competing hypotheses until one or the other is proven right or more often wrong. All that is to say this is not a textbook or an instruction manual. It's meant to be an accompaniment to medical training, not a replacement for it. I hope you enjoy these aphorisms but if you find one you don't like or you think you could write better, by all means do so! The instructions are contained within to send me edits and your own aphorisms. It's my intention that reading this book would be an active, not passive, activity. It should get you thinking about the rules you use and their exceptions. I hope it makes you think about how you were taught and what you learned and how you teach others. It is intended to be interactive and I hope you don't agree with everything you read.

    The NeuroICU Book, Second Edition does not limit coverage to the brain and spine – it spans all organ insufficiencies and failures – along with neurologic illnesses. Thoroughly updated to keep pace with all the advances in this emerging field, the Second Edition of The NeuroICU Book combines the latest clinical perspectives in critical care medicine, neurology, and neurosurgery. This practical, evidence-based text standardizes neurocritical care and takes you through the rationale for those standards. Filled with detailed case studies and enhanced by a question-and-answer format, the book not only builds competency in recognizing acute changes in neurological function, but also addresses all organ insufficiencies and failures, reflecting the real-life challenges in the modern neuro-ICU. FEATURES • Strong emphasis on clinical practicality• Evidence-based approach leverages the scientific and controlled research that supports the key treatment methods outlined in the book• Practical tools include algorithms, tables, illustrations, photographs, detailed references, and critical take home points• Balanced coverage of neurologic and critical care and neurosurgery offers outstanding preparation for the neurocritical care board certification exam as well as an indispensable primer for daily clinical work• Second Edition includes new chapters covering CNS infection, paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity, acute liver failure, encephalopathy and delirium, spine trauma, pediatric neurosurgery, and carotid endarterectomy and extracranial-intracranial bypass

    

    Patients will rely on you to provide them with excellent and professional care. You may be so focused on taking care of others that you forget to take care of yourself. Nursing professional-development specialist Beth Hawkes noticed this happening with recent nursing graduates. They may have been at the top of their class, but they neglected learning the skills needed to advocate for themselves during the job hunt. You may have an encyclopedic memory when it comes to medicine, but do you know how to write a catchy cover letter or ace an important interview? Hawkes will show you how! She covers how to write a professional resume, create an “elevator speech” for taking advantage of an unexpected opportunity, compile application materials when you have no working experience, dodge trick questions in interviews, craft a narrative to show potential employers your unique story, stand out throughout the hiring process, and read a hiring manager’s mind! Entering the professional world seems like a daunting prospect, but Hawkes uses simple steps to break your job hunt up into manageable milestones. Speak up for yourself, and land the job of your dreams!

    The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug class, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. A special section reviews Patient Safety and Medication Administration. Appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, biological agents (vaccines), and more. Also includes free online access to Monthly Drug Updates and a Toolkit loaded with hundreds of additional drug-related resources on thePoint.The pocket-sized 2018 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses will quickly become your go-to guide for important drug facts and vital patient safety tips and alerts. New to this edition :Full monographs on 30 newly approved drugsMore than 1,500 additions, changes, and updates to indications, dosages, and administration Key features Alphabetized by generic name for fingertip access to the information you needIncludes brand names, drug class, pregnancy risk, and controlled substance schedule for each drugProminent alerts for dangerous drugs and black box warningsSpecial section addressing Patient Safety and Medication AdministrationAppendices on alternative therapies, topical and ophthalmic drugs, laxatives, contraceptives, biologicals, and combination productsAnatomy of a drug monograph on inside front coverDetailed index of all generic and trade names and drug classes included Vital information you need, right in your pocket!

    For students and recent graduates looking to conquer the challenging transition from stressed-out student to nursing professional, Kati Kleber's got you covered.Acclaimed blogger and author of Becoming Nursey: From Code Blues to Code Browns, How to Care for Your Patients and Yourself, Kati expands on her guide for new nurses with this revised edition, Anatomy of a Super Nurse: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming Nursey. She provides real-world advice on surviving nursing school and thriving in your first nursing job. Using personal experiences, Kati dives deep into that pivotal first year and answers questions that all new nurses have, but don't always think to ask. You'll learn to master practical topics such as how to give and receive a good, concise report and what to do in a code. Plus, you'll find tips on time management, stepping into a leadership role, and best practices for sleeping when you're on the night shift.Armed with tons of information—and lots of laughs—Anatomy of a Super Nurse: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming Nursey shines light onto the dark spots in a nurse's first year, equipping you with everything you need to become a successful bedside nurse.

    health care are of intense public interest today. The debate over where to go next to rein in costs and improve access to quality health care has become bitterly partisan, with distorted rhetoric largely uninformed by history, evidence, or health policy science. Based on present trends, our expensive dysfunctional system threatens patients, families, the government, and taxpayers with future bankruptcy. This book takes a 60-year view of our health care system, from 1956 to 2016, from the perspective of a family physician who has lived through these years as a practitioner in two rural communities, a professor and administrator of family medicine in medical schools, a journal editor for 30 years, and a researcher and writer on health care for more than four decades. There has been a complete transformation of health care and medical practice over that time from physicians in solo or small group practice and community hospitals to an enormous, largely corporatized industry that has left behind many of the traditions of personalized health care. This is an objective, non-partisan look at the major trends changing U. S. health care over these years, ranging from increasing technology and uncontrollable costs to depersonalization and changing ethics in medicine and health care. This book points out some of the highs-and lows-of these changes over the years, which may surprise some readers. It also compares the three basic alternatives for health care reform currently being debated.