Nurses in all areas of health care must be familiar with the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) treatment guidelines. This well-illustrated study guide helps novice and expert nurses understand difficult ACLS concepts when preparing for the training course and examination. Coverage includes every step of patient assessment, treatment, stabilization, and prioritization. Quizzes at the end of each chapter allow readers to test their knowledge. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ACLS Review Made Incredibly Easy! is an excellent quick-review study guide for the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support training course and examination. The book provides detailed and thoroughly illustrated information on all the fundamentals of ACLS, including airway management, arrhythmia recognition and treatment, cardiovascular pharmacology, defibrillation procedures, I.V. techniques, special resuscitation situations, and more. In addition, real-life case scenarios are included in a Megacode review.
The book is written in an easy-to-use bulleted format with illustrations, algorithms, and graphics to clarify ACLS guidelines. Quick quizzes and a comprehensive test will help students assess their knowledge.
