What`s New in this Edition? Fully colored compendium For All Nursing Staff of ICU & HDU, UG & PG Nursing Students, PG Diploma students of Critical Care Nursing Revised and Updated edition with significant changes as per the recent advancements in the field of critical care practices Authored and reviewed by senior subject expert faculties New Critical Care Conditions added New Chapters added on Trends and Issues, COVID-19 and Procedures Text enriched with Critical Thinking Skills Covers more than 200+ Nursing Care Plans of critical conditions 50+ Critical Care Nursing Procedures added 500+ Images, Illustrations, flowcharts, tables and algorithm protocols Salient Features This book is intended for the educators enrolled in CCU units and students doing superspecialists studies on Crtical Care Nursing. It serves as a reference on essential aspects of critical care nursing. Nursing care plan is incorporated into most of the conditions with detailed diagnosis and interventions. It aims to enhance the knowledge, skills, and understanding necessary to deliver effective and compassionate care in this challenging and specialized field. This book provides a comprehensive overview of critical care nursing, focusing on the care of adult patients with life-threatening or potentially life-threatening conditions. It covers a wide range of common conditions encountered in critical care units, offering detailed discussions and management. Applications of the nursing process in critical care settings have been highlighted throughout the book under the headings systematic assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions, ensuring effective and evidence-based care delivery. Chapter on Pharmacology has touched upon briefly the drugs used in CCU. It acknowledges the rapid advancements in pharmacology and advises readers to seek the latest information from manufacturers or authoritative sources. The book emphasizes the need to consider institution-specific policies, standing orders, protocols, and available technical facilities when performing procedures in critical care units to ensure their adherence to best practices and promote patient safety.
Jaya Kuruvilla, PhD, MSc (N), is the Principal and Professor at PD Hinduja Hospital & MRC College of Nursing, Mumbai with 17 years in this role and over 40 years of teaching experience. She earned her BSc and MSc in Nursing (Medical-Surgical Nursing) from CMC Vellore and a PhD from IBAM, Kolkata.
Her expertise spans Critical Care Nursing, Nursing Education, Research, and Administration. She played a key role in planning and commissioning the Surgical ICU at CMC Vellore and has been a PhD guide at MUHS for 10 years.
Dr. Kuruvilla is the Founder and Former President of CCNS, India and RFCCN, SAARC countries. She has received the Best Principal Award (2011), Best Teacher Award, TNAI Maharashtra (2019), and Service Excellence Award (2021). She co-authored Genetics for Nursing and Allied Health Professionals and contributed to TNAI Medical-Surgical Nursing textbooks.
She has organized, attended, and presented papers at numerous national and international conferences in India, the USA, Europe, Middle East, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Australia.
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