This engaging, evidence-based guide provides everything nurses and students need to know to provide safe, effective progressive care Whether you’re going through orientation on the hospital floor or you’re enrolled in critical care courses, AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing helps you care for every progressive care patient. Written by top experts in acute and progressive care nursing, this authoritative peer-reviewed guide covers all the must-know details on the care of adult progressive care patients and their families. Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book's practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts. AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing is conveniently organized into four sections: The Essentials presents information you need to provide safe, competent nursing care to the majority of progressive care patients, with a wide range of underlying diagnoses. Pathological Conditions covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult, progressive care patients. Advanced Concepts offers advanced progressive care concepts to support the delivery of specialized care Key Reference Information features normal laboratory and diagnostic values; summary tables of cardiac rhythms, ECG characteristics, and treatment guides, and new crisis standards of care content