Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
Makic, Morata · 9th Edition
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (9th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 21 chapters.
Overview
If Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (9th Edition) is your first real step into the ICU, this study guide is written to keep that step steady, following the 9th Edition chapter for chapter so nothing surprises you. It opens with the fundamental concepts that shape every critical care shift — the patient and family experience, ethics, palliative care, organ donation, comfort and sedation — then hands you the tools of the trade, from dysrhythmia interpretation and hemodynamic monitoring to ventilatory assistance and code management, before moving into system-by-system nursing care during critical illness. For each of the 21 chapters you get a clear summary in plain English, the chapter's learning objectives laid out first, and NCLEX-style practice questions with a full rationale for every choice so you understand the reasoning, not just the answer. You will build the skills that new critical care nurses lean on most: reading a rhythm strip, interpreting a hemodynamic number, recognizing early shock and sepsis, and managing a patient in acute respiratory failure or acute kidney injury. Because the guide preserves the Makic and Morata organization, studying it feels like studying the course itself — the same three-part flow from foundations to tools to nursing care. Use it before a unit exam, the night before clinical, or as your steady review as you build toward the NCLEX. Each chapter steers you toward safe, prioritized action and helps you connect a lab value or a monitor reading to the nursing judgment it should trigger. It is printable, highlightable, and made to be marked up until the concepts stick. Along the way you will get comfortable with the equipment, alarms, and drips that make the ICU feel intimidating at first, so the environment stops competing for your attention. Over time the patterns start to feel familiar, and that steadiness is what a good shift is built on. Original, independently written, and not affiliated with the publisher.
Aligned with introductory critical care courses and written in an NCLEX-RN style, the questions reflect how essential ICU skills and prioritization are tested on course exams and the licensure exam.
- 630+ practice questions
- 21 chapters
- ~120 pages
- Instant PDF download
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Foundations of critical care nursing practice
- Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Ventilatory assistance and mechanical ventilation
- Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- Rapid response teams and code management
- Acute respiratory failure
- Acute kidney injury
- Comfort, sedation, and pain
- Cardiovascular alterations
- Nervous system alterations
- Palliative and end-of-life care
- Nutritional therapy in critical illness
Need the textbook itself?
The textbook, revised by Makic and Morata (Elsevier), is a widely used introduction to critical care that moves from fundamental concepts to core monitoring tools and then to system-based nursing care, aimed at students entering high-acuity practice.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 21 chapters of Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (9th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Does this match the 9th Edition specifically?
Yes — it follows the 9th Edition and its 21 chapters across three parts. Most content maps closely to prior editions, though a few chapters were reordered or retitled.
Is this good for a first critical care course?
Yes — it is designed for students new to the ICU, so summaries assume you are meeting these concepts for the first time and the rationales teach the underlying reasoning step by step.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 9th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (9th Edition) by Makic, Morata. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the publisher or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.