This compact guide provides insight into how the ICU works, from the role of each member of staff, to common procedures, medications, and laboratory tests. Author Alex Gottsch, an ICU nurse, clearly explains many topics, introduces helpful resources, provides answers to common questions, mentions critical questions to ask, and highlights important considerations for during and after ICU care. A foreword by Patricia M. Davidson, Dean Emerita of The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, is included in this handbook, published by Wolters Kluwer.
Who: Alex Gottsch MHS, MSN, RN received his master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and returned for his master’s in nursing, graduating from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. He began his nursing career at Duke University Hospital in the ICU Float Pool. After working throughout Duke’s adult ICUs, Gottsch continued to learn from the best ICUs across the country as a travel nurse, working during the pandemic in California, Washington, Arizona, and Texas.
