
FAQs
How do nurses actually use this on shift?
How do nurses actually use this on shift?
Most people keep it in their bag and pull it out before they walk into a room with something unfamiliar. Add the tab dividers when it arrives so you can jump straight to Cardiac, Respiratory or Infusions without flipping through the whole book.
Is this only for brand new grads?
Is this only for brand new grads?
No. New grads are the biggest group, but PACU, ER, step down and float nurses use it constantly, and plenty of experienced ICU nurses buy it for the sections outside their usual population. Preceptors and educators often keep spare copies on the unit.
Is the information reliable?
Is the information reliable?
The content is evidence based and peer reviewed, written by ICU nurses rather than adapted from a textbook. It is a reference guide to support your learning and your unit's policies, not a replacement for them, so always follow your own facility protocols.
What is new in the 2.0 edition?
What is new in the 2.0 edition?
Three new sections were added, Lab Fundamentals, Daily ICU Screenings and Trauma, along with expanded coverage of Targeted Temperature Management and Hemodynamic Monitoring. Respiratory now runs 19 pages, and the bonus tab dividers are included with purchase.
Will it survive being carried to work every day?
Will it survive being carried to work every day?
It is spiral bound so it lies completely flat and folds back on itself, which is what you want when you are reading it one handed at the station. Nurses regularly report carrying the same copy through a full year of orientation and beyond.
What if I don't like New to ICU 2.0?
What if I don't like New to ICU 2.0?
Try it for 30 days, and if you are not happy for any reason we will refund you in full under our 30 day money back guarantee. Your purchase is completely risk free.
Walk In Already Knowing
The worst part of orientation is not knowing, and not wanting to ask your preceptor the same question a third time. Two minutes with the right page before you walk into the room changes how the whole shift feels.
Drawn, Not Written
An IABP console makes sense in about ten seconds when someone draws it and labels every part of the screen. That is the whole book, ten sections of critical care laid out visually instead of in paragraphs you have to decode at midnight.