Critical Care Nursing

American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Critical Care-Emergency Nursing, 2025Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Critical CareWinner of a Silver American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award for its 9th edition!Prepare for the challenges of today's progressive and critical care nursing environments! Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 10th Edition is a comprehensive guide to critical care nursing concepts as they apply to clinical assessment, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic management. Using a logical, body systems organization, this award-winning text uses an evidence-based approach to address the care of patients with critical physiological alterations. This new edition features an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion to reflect the 2021 AACN Essentials and the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing Report. It also features new disorder summary figures, Social Determinants of Health boxes, Supporting the Well-Being of Nurses boxes, Informatics boxes, and expanded resources for the Next-Generation NCLEX� Examination. Ideal for CCRN� and PCCN� exam preparation, Urden's Critical Care Nursing helps you develop the critical thinking and clinical judgment skills required for success in progressive and critical care nursing settings.