Publisher's Synopsis
Reinforce your understanding of the concepts and skills described in Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Egan's market-leading textbook, this workbook prepares you to succeed on certification exams with NBRC-style, case study application, and analysis-style questions. This edition includes two new chapters plus a wide range of activities and exercises to guide you through difficult concepts.
- Word Wizard helps you remember the terminology used in respiratory care.
- Key points identify the main concepts to remember in each chapter.
- Meet the Objectives lets you assess your understanding of the key content in each chapter.
- Case studies let you apply assessment and intervention strategies, and help you practice critical thinking.
- What Does the NBRC Say? summarizes the expectations of the NBRC (National Board for Respiratory Care) and provides a sampling of NBRC-style, multiple-choice questions to help students prepare for the certification exam.
- Food for Thought provides thought-provoking questions related to respiratory care topics.
- Exercises in each chapter offer hands-on learning with a wide range of activities.
- NEW Heart Failure chapter reinforces the content in this new chapter of the textbook, challenging you to use recall and critical thinking skills.
- NEW Ethics and End-of-Life Care chapter helps you understand this issue and how to help patients and their families.
