Debra J. Lynn-McHale Wiegand - AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care

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AACN PROCEDURE MANUAL FOR CRITICAL CARE ISBN: 978-1-4160-6218-9

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Nursing is an ever-changing field. Standard safety precautions must be followed, but as new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge, changes in treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current product information provided by the manufacturer of each drug to be administered to verify the recommended dose, the method, and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the licensed prescriber, relying on experience and knowledge of the patient, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient. Neither the publisher nor the author assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising from this publication.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

AACN procedure manual for critical care / edited by Debra J. Lynn-McHale Wiegand.6th ed.

p. ; cm.

Other title: Procedure manual for critical care

Rev. ed. of: AACN procedure manual for critical care / edited by Debra J. Lynn-McHale Wiegand, Karen K. Carlson. 5th ed. c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4160-6218-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Intensive care nursingHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Wiegand, Debra J. Lynn-McHale. II. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. III. Title: Procedure manual for critical care.

[DNLM: 1. Critical CaremethodsHandbooks. 2. Critical IllnessnursingHandbooks. WY 49 A111 2011]

RT120.I5A17 2011

616.028dc22

2010020639

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