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4.5 · 9,274 reviews

The ICU Guide

by Clinically Curious · Volume 1 · Edition 1

A visual reference guide for confident critical care.

A visual reference for confident critical care — evidence-based, easy to scan, built for busy shifts. Seven chapters take you from pre-orientation basics through continuous infusions, organized for fast reference at the bedside.

  • ✓Evidence-based content — reliable, up-to-date information you can trust
  • ✓Visual learning made easy — charts, tables & diagrams that make sense
  • ✓Color-coded tab dividers so you can find what you need, fast
  • ✓Durable & portable — designed to handle your busiest shifts
  • ✓Built for nurses, by nurses — created to support you from orientation and beyond
The ICU Guide (Printed Book)

The ICU Guide (Printed Book)

$49.99 $89.99

+ICU Starter Kit (4 PDFs, 60 pages)

ICU Starter Kit (4 PDFs, 60 pages)

$15.00 $97.00

Included: the ICU Starter Kit (instant download)

The 4 ICU Starter Kit PDFs: Pocket Reference, Practice Workbook, Shift Sheets, First 90 Days & Playbook
  • ✓Part 1 · ICU Pocket Reference (14 pages, $29 value): 14 card sets: drip math, vasopressors, ABGs, shock, sepsis (2026 guidelines), rhythms, sedation, lines, vents, DKA, labs.
  • ✓Part 2 · ICU Practice Workbook (28 pages, $27 value): 140 problems with worked answers: 100 drip calculations, 25 ABG cases and 15 shock scenarios.
  • ✓Part 3 · ICU Shift Sheets (10 pages, $19 value): Printable ICU brain sheets, 12-hour timeline, drip titration log, I&O, lines tracker and SBAR handoff.
  • ✓Part 4 · First 90 Days & Communication Playbook (8 pages, $22 value): Week-by-week orientation plan plus scripts for calling providers, delegating and talking with families.

Starter Kit value: $97 included with your order

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“Failed my first competency check on titration math and almost quit. My preceptor handed me this. Didn’t ‘get’ vasopressors until I saw the diagrams — not the textbook, not YouTube, this. Passed orientation three weeks later.”

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The ICU Starter Kit: 60 pages, instant download

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ICU Starter Kit: ICU Pocket Reference, ICU Practice Workbook, ICU Shift Sheets and First 90 Days & Playbook. 4 PDFs, 60 pages, instant download
ICU Starter Kit Part 1: ICU Pocket Reference cover

Part 1 · 14 pages

ICU Pocket Reference

14 card sets: drip math, vasopressors, ABGs, shock, sepsis (2026 guidelines), rhythms, sedation, lines, vents, DKA, labs.

$29 value

ICU Starter Kit Part 2: ICU Practice Workbook cover

Part 2 · 28 pages

ICU Practice Workbook

140 problems with worked answers: 100 drip calculations, 25 ABG cases and 15 shock scenarios.

$27 value

ICU Starter Kit Part 3: ICU Shift Sheets cover

Part 3 · 10 pages

ICU Shift Sheets

Printable ICU brain sheets, 12-hour timeline, drip titration log, I&O, lines tracker and SBAR handoff.

$19 value

ICU Starter Kit Part 4: First 90 Days & Communication Playbook cover

Part 4 · 8 pages

First 90 Days & Communication Playbook

Week-by-week orientation plan plus scripts for calling providers, delegating and talking with families.

$22 value

Total Starter Kit value

$97

Included when you choose Book + ICU Starter Kit, for just $15 more than the book alone.

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Why Customers Choose The ICU Guide

Seven Chapters, Bedside-Ready

Neuro, cardiac, invasive monitoring, respiratory, GI/GU, and continuous infusions — organized for fast reference.

Built for Orientation and Beyond

New grad ICU nurses building a foundation, and experienced nurses who want a fast, reliable refresher.

Color-Coded, Easy to Scan

Tab dividers get you to the right chapter in seconds, even mid-shift.

Nurse-Written, Evidence-Based

Created by ICU nurses, for ICU nurses — no fluff, just what you need at the bedside.

Take a Look Inside

See how the ICU Guide turns complex critical-care concepts into practical, visual reference material.

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What’s Inside The ICU Guide

  • ICU fundamentals & pre-orientation essentials
  • Neurological concepts
  • Cardiac concepts
  • Invasive monitoring
  • Respiratory care
  • Gastrointestinal & genitourinary care
  • Continuous infusions
  • Practical bedside reference material

Complete Your ICU Toolkit

More resources are on the way

We’re building out companion resources — quick reference cards, study guides, and more — to pair with The ICU Guide. Check back soon.

What ICU Nurses Are Saying

Loved by Critical Care Nurses

4.5 average rating · 9,274 reviews

Based on customer reviews

“Most critical care references are organized for studying; this manual is organized for the shift itself. Part 1 follows the real rhythm of an ICU day, from getting report to handoff, while Part 2 gives quick-find, color-coded reference across the major systems. The cross-linking between the two is what makes it work at the bedside. For orientees and new staff, it fills the space between the textbook and what actually happens at 7 a.m.”

Rachel Donnelly, MSN, RN

Critical Care Nurse Educator

“Experienced nurses carry unwritten sequences in their heads: what to check first, what can wait, when to call. This is the first guide I have seen that puts those sequences on paper. The first-thirty-minutes pages and the handoff section mirror what I find myself repeating to every orientee. A resource like this would have saved my newest nurses weeks of second-guessing.”

Marcus Hale, BSN, RN

ICU Preceptor

“What I appreciate most is the safety posture. Whenever a situation escalates, the book consistently points the reader toward reassessment and calling for help, never toward waiting it out. Combined with the red-flag pages and the recognition cards, it reinforces exactly the judgment we want new ICU nurses to build during orientation.”

Dr. Elaine Foster, DNP, RN

Nursing Professional Development Specialist

“The one-decision-per-page layout is the real feature. A tired brain can scan a page in seconds and know exactly what it is looking at: vasopressors, ventilator alarms, ABGs, waveforms. It reads the way a calm preceptor talks, which is what a new nurse actually needs in the middle of a night shift.”

Priya Raman, BSN, RN

Rapid Response Nurse

“The color-coding by system sounds cosmetic until you watch a learner find the right page in five seconds with gloves on. Our scenarios are built around drips, alarms, and deteriorating patients, and this manual matches the way those moments actually unfold: recognize the pattern first, then act in sequence.”

Jordan Whitfield, MSN, RN

Simulation Lab Coordinator

“New graduates and transfer nurses struggle in the ICU for the same reason: not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of sequence. This manual addresses that directly. It is honest about the moments that make new ICU nurses nervous, and it gives a structured, visual way through each one. A strong orientation companion for any unit onboarding new staff.”

Dr. Corinne Maxwell, EdD

Nursing Education Consultant

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