Interventional Critical Care (PDF)

Dr. Dennis A. Taylor was educated at Wake Forest University (BA in Biology and Psychology and MBA in Healthcare Administration), Appalachian State University (M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Adult Education), Seton Hall University (BSN and MSN as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner) and received his doctorate (DNP) from the University of South Carolina. He was recognized as a Fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) in 2010. Dr. Taylor is currently the Assistant Vice President, Carolinas HealthCare System Center for Advanced Practice. His current responsibilities include representing over 1,500 advanced practice nurses and physician assistants across the Carolinas HealthCare System. He is directing the largest postgraduate transition to practice Fellowship program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the United States with over 56 Fellows. In addition, Dr. Taylor continues his clinical practice in the Department of Surgery and Trauma Services where he continues to study and research venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in adult and pediatric patients.
Mr. Scott P. Sherry completed his undergraduate education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a BS in Emergency Health Services in 1995. He served as a paramedic with New Castle County, Delaware EMS for several years before returning to school. In 2002 he graduated from Finch University (now known as Rosalind Franklin University) in North Chicago, Illinois with an MS in Physician Assistant Studies. In 2014 he was recognized as Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Sherry currently works at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR for the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery. His interests include utilization of APP in trauma and critical care, coding and billing, emergency medical services and trauma systems.

“This is a summary of technical skills needed to practice in the critical care environment. With the growing number of advanced practice providers coming from nursing and physician assistant programs, exposure to procedural techniques encountered in the critical care unit is invaluable. This book is an introduction to these techniques. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants entering the ICU setting are an appropriate audience for this work.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2017)