Portable RN
Edition:
5
ISBN/ISSN:
9781975120795
Publication Date:
September 30, 2019
2019-09-30
9781975120795
Awarded First Place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Adult Primary Care Category.Master every aspect ...
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Awarded First Place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Adult Primary Care Category.
Master every aspect of day-to-day patient care, with the newly updated Portable RN, 5th Edition.
This all-in-one pocket guide to care management offers the latest data and best practices on disorders and treatments, addressing assessments, pre- and post-operative care, drug administration, interpreting lab tests, and more. Ideal for both students and new nurses, this on-the-unit reference guides you to providing top-level care for a variety of patients in a broad range of practice settings.
Deliver optimal patient care with the invaluable features of this comprehensive guide to nursing best practices:- NEW and updated content that includes the latest American Heart Association® CPR guidelines and new guidance on end-of-life care
- Updated best practices on interviewing patients and performing physical exams, including current content from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition
- Updated reference ranges for interpreting common lab tests for different age groups
- Substantial revision and update of content on treating and preventing common disorders, treating pressure ulcers, parenteral drug administration, and recognizing and responding to drug hazards
- Updated list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Up-to-date direction on essential nursing procedures and all vital aspects of clinical practice, including:
- Assessment techniques and findings
- Interpreting ECGs with ease and accuracy
- Giving and interpreting common lab tests
- Performing common procedures safely and accurately
- Review of surgical patient care techniques
- Pain management – pain assessment and medications
- Preventing, staging and treating wounds and pressure ulcers
- Preventing the spread of infection
- Contagious disease precautions
- Spotting and correcting equipment problems
- Drug administration methods
- Ensuring correct dosage
- Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions and complications
- Caring for dying patients and their families
- Full and concise documentation
- Cultural considerations in patient care
- Potential agents of bioterrorism
- Special chapter features that assist learning and retention:
- Age alerts – special considerations for each age category
- Alerts – possible complications to consider
- Patient teaching tips – helpful patient education points
About the Clinical Editor
Denise Linton, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC, is an Associate Professor and holds the Dudley Joseph Plaisance, Sr./BORSF Professorship in Nursing at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, College of Nursing, Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Edition5ISBN/ISSN9781975120795Product FormatVitalsource Interactive eBookTable0Edition5Publication DateSeptember 30, 2019
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Contents
Contributors and consultants v
1 Assessment
Reviewing the techniques 1
Leslie MacTaggart Myers
2 Assessment fi ndings
Distinguishing health from disease 64
Denise Linton
3 ECGs
Interpreting them with ease and accuracy 105
Andrea Barnes Grant
4 Common laboratory tests
Giving care and interpreting results 148
Paula Gray
5 Common disorders
Treating and preventing diseases 202
Phyllis Adams
6 Common procedures
Performing them safely and accurately 279
Denise Linton
7 Surgical patient care
Reviewing the techniques 421
Marjorie Marie Grinam
8 Pain management
Assessing pain and using medications 453
Ashley H. Lee 9 Pressure ulcers and traumatic wound care
Preventing, staging, and treating wounds 470
Theresa Gunter Lawson
10 Precautions
Preventing the spread of infection 482
Arlene McEachron
11 Troubleshooting
Spotting and correcting equipment problems 492
Marjorie Marie Grinam
12 Drug administration
Reviewing the methods 530
Ebony Watson
13 Dosage calculation
Ensuring effective therapy 561
Denise Linton
14 Drug hazards
Recognizing and responding to them 576
Sheryl Mitchell
15 Complications
Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions 652
Denise Linton
16 End-of-life care
Caring for the dying patient and the family 674
Theresa Gunter Lawson
17 Documentation systems
Completing forms fully and concisely 678
Denise Linton
Appendices
Cultural considerations in patient care 696
Potential agents of bioterrorism 698
Web sites of selected organizations 700
Dangerous abbreviations 701
English-Spanish quick reference guide 702
Crisis values of laboratory tests 704
Table of equivalents 706
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