Regular marked price: $56.99Discount Price: $51.25
Cost Savings: $5.74 (10%)Price fluctuation possible.
How soon does it ship: Normal ship time within one day
Shipping? Absolutely FREE if you qualify for Super Saver Shipping.
Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780615242675
ISBN number: 0615242677
Label: Critical Care Concepts, Ltd.
Manufacturer: Critical Care Concepts, Ltd.
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 286
Printing Date: August 01, 2008
Publishing house: Critical Care Concepts, Ltd.
Sale Popularity Level: 66240
Studio: Critical Care Concepts, Ltd.
Other books you might be interested in perusing:
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
This text is used by our nationally recognized lecturers who present Review Courses for Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN), Flight Paramedic-Certified (FP-C), Certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), & Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN). In addition to being industry recognized leaders in their field, several of our lecturers are also Editorial members with the Air Medical Journal , having worked in the industry for a combined sixty years and have experience in Adult, Pediatric, Neonatal, Obstetric, Trauma, Emergency, and Critical Care. Our Instructors are also licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as Airplane and Helicopter rated Pilots. This book is sure to assist anyone wanting to expand their knowledge, better themselves clinically, or to prepare for any of these tough examinations. Also included are over 750 practice questions with answers and rationeles, great illustrations, pneumontics, and tips of the trade. A 16 hour continuing education certificate is available, approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Office of EMS, and National Registry of EMT's. To take advantage of this special offer, email the Aurthor once you order the book and review it throughly. A Final Exam will be emailed to you upon request, for a fee of $20 to cover the CEU certificate and course approval number.
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers -
I highly recommend this text for anyone who is preparing for certification or just wants to brush up on their knowledge! The text is great, and the review questions are an effective study guide.
Rated by buyers -
Okay, so where to start...
Let me give my very first disclaimer that, in fact, I know Rick personally. I also have helped him teach the class for which this book is used as the manual/syllabus, and I also work in "friendly competition" with him in the emergency/critical/healthcare continuing education business. I consider him a friend, a business colleague, a peer as well as "the competition" (remember, I said "friendly competition").....
I've known Rick for the last 3 years (little more/little less) back from when HE TAUGHT ME my very first CFRN review class, using the very "rough draft" copy of this book back then (of course I passed my exam!). Since then, I know he has been busting his rear trying to get this book published and "just right" so it is a professional and high-quality book.
This is the book we typically teach from when we do his CFRN/FP-C courses. Although he mentions that it is used in CEN classes, one must realize that this book's strength is the critical care and flight components (CFRN/FP-C material). It "could" be used for a CEN review, but one might find that it is not as in depth for that purpose when compared with some of the others out there.
I believe (but he doesn't advertise it as such) that this could also be used for a "light" PCCRN or CCRN review as well as he includes a wealth of critical care knowledge in here also.
His passion for flight medicine as Certified Flight Paramedic and Critical Care EMT, is evident in the dedication and committment he puts into devloping his publications. I have personally known him to be up until 3 or 4 AM some nights, writing, re-writing and refining his material. His unyielding pursuit to be "the best" and the highest quality is beyond mention. He is driven to provide YOU the CFRN/FP-C candidate with the best for your money.
While the book is published as a stand-alone resource, as I mentioned, it is also used as the manual/syllabus for the 2-day live review course he puts on (again, disclaimer here - I have helped him in a few of these). As a side note, if you like his book, you'll LOVE HIM in PERSON! If you get a chance to attend one of his classes, don't let the oppotunity slip by....
As to the quality of the book, I give high marks. It is broken down by systems in a bullet-point outline format. It flows from one section to the next. Included are tables, formulas, diagrams and "PEARLS" to help the learner assimiliate and retain the knowledge. His mastery of certain areas including his unique take on ABG analysis and manipulation is light years ahead of the rest of us!
It is not a HUGE book, so it's fairly easy to transport in your work back pack or messenger bag while on duty to study from.
And finally, Rick is committed to his students. If you ever need him for whatever, even if it's just to get a question answered, he's never too busy for a phone call or email and will happily follow up with you.
In all fairness, I'm going to give the ONLY downside to this book in that the price is a bit high when compared with other books of this genre. (CFRN/FP-C review manuals). It is a smaller book and there is less content; but this is only beacuse he has CONDENSED it all into a concise/no-frills/dedicated format. Other CFRN/FP-C manuals may be priced fairly similar, but they are more comprehensive in scope (like a BIG college text book). Again in fairness, there is another competitor on the market, who markets a similar CFRN/FP-C manual that I also have commented that his prices were a bit high too for a "smaller" book.
But to counter what I just said; if you want a dedicated, committed professional, who has such a love and passion for flight medicine and quality continuing education, then the extra money may be worth it to you to not just "buy the book" but to actually have an "educational relationship" with the author.
Rick, keep up the good work and best wishes....
-Mark Boswell MSN, APRN, CEN, CFRN, NREMT-P
Rated by buyers -
Being a Seahawk SAR pilot, this was an extremely helpful review of the fundamentals. The material was easy to follow and understand. I have attended one of Mr. Patterson's courses in the past and his wealth of experience is illustrated in this text.
Rated by buyers -
This book is a great study guide for those on a tight time budget, concise and to the point. Get this book if you want to pass your test the very first time.
Rated by buyers -
I just took my FP-C exam last week and passed!! This book does not have extraneous information --it is the "meat and potatoes" outline of the exam. I have a busy schedule and was unable to travel and take a review course, so I bought the text and studied on my own when it was convenient. Definitely worth the money!
Find other books like this one:
