Portable RN The All-in-One Nursing Reference

Name: Portable RN The All-in-One Nursing Reference
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ISBN: 9781605479743

ISBN-10: 1605479748

ISBN-13: 9781605479743

Edition: 4th 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Springhouse Publishing Company Staff, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Staff

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A compact powerhouse of clinical information, Portable RN, Fourth Edition provides practical guidance on today's most important topics. Wide-ranging and concise, the book is an indispensable tool for the nurse who gives day-to-day care. Like having an expert consultant in your pocket, Portable RN, Fourth Edition shows the way through the large mass of relevant clinical information that nurses require in their daily practice. Portable RN is an all-in-one guide to key clinical topics, such as assessment techniques, how to distinguish health from disease, how to interpret ECGs and lab tests, preoperative and postoperative care, key nursing procedures, precautions in contagious disease, methods…

Book details

List price: $63.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 3/3/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 704
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English



Contributors and consultants



Assessment: Reviewing the techniques



Assessment findings: Distinguishing health from disease



ECGs: Interpreting them with ease and accuracy



Common laboratory tests: Giving care and interpreting results



Common disorders: Treating and preventing diseases



Common procedures: Performing them safely and accurately



Surgical patient care: Reviewing the techniques



Pain management: Assessing pain and using medications



Pressure ulcers and traumatic wound care: Preventing, staging, and treating wounds



Precautions: Preventing the spread of infection



Troubleshooting: Spotting and correcting equipment problems



Drug administration: Reviewing the methods



Dosage calculation: Ensuring effective therapy



Drug hazards: Recognizing and responding to them



Complications: Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions



End-of-life care: Caring for the dying patient and his family



Documentation systems: Completing forms fully and concisely


Appendices


Cultural considerations in patient care


Potential agents of bioterrorism


Web sites of selected organizations


Dangerous abbreviations


Selected references


Index