Workbook for Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

<p>Reinforce your understanding of the concepts and skills described in<b> </b><i>Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition! </i>With chapters corresponding to the chapters in <i>Egan’s </i>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.</p><ul><b> <li><i>Word Wizard</b></i> helps you remember the terminology used in respiratory care.</li> <li><b>Key points</b><i> </i>identify the main concepts to remember in each chapter.</li> <li><b><i>Meet the Objectives</b> </i>lets you assess your understanding of the key content in each chapter.</li> <li><b>Case studies</b><i> </i>let you apply assessment and intervention strategies, and help you practice critical thinking.</li> <li><b><i>What Does the NBRC Say?</b></i> 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.</li> <li><b><i>Food for Thought </b></i>provides thought-provoking questions related to respiratory care topics<i>.</i></li> <li><b>Exercises in each chapter</b> offer hands-on learning with a wide range of activities.</li></ul><ul><b> <li>NEW <i>Heart Failure</b></i> <b>chapter</b> reinforces the content in this new chapter of the textbook, challenging you to use recall and critical thinking skills. </li> <li><b>NEW <i>Ethics and End-of-Life Care</i> chapter</b> helps you understand this issue and how to help patients and their families.</li></ul>