Make this portable pocket reference your constant companion in the clinical setting! The Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition, includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing
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Make this portable pocket reference your constant companion in the clinical setting! The Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition, includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of a nursing fundamentals course, this text features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!
Make this portable pocket reference your constant companion in the clinical setting! The Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition, includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of a nursing fundamentals course, this text features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!
New to this edition
Completely updated with the latest care standards throughout.
Key Features
NEW! Completely updated content reflects the latest care standards throughout
ENHANCED! Content on seizures, bleeding or hemorrhage, choking, confused patients, alcohol withdrawal, syncope, and medication is now easier to find in the Emergent Clinical Situations chapter
Clinical Judgment chapter guides you through how to develop and apply clinical judgment skills in the clinical setting
Body system assessment chapters help you learn to take a systematic and thorough approach to health assessment
Detailed information on drug calculations, safety, compatibilities, conversions, administration, and more help you prevent medication errors and ensure safe practice
Current guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention and care can now be referenced quickly while on the job
Health care terminology section provides you with a better understanding of clinical terms as they are encountered
Tabular, list, and outline content formats make information easy to find and review
Small, portable size makes this resource easy to carry around during clinical practice
Author Information
By Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Formerly, Director of Research, Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; Anne G. Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois; Patricia A. Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, Formerly, President, College of Nursing, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, Illinois; Amy Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE, Contributing Faculty, Masters of Science in Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
By Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Formerly, Director of Research, Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; Anne G. Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois; Patricia A. Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, Formerly, President, College of Nursing, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, Illinois; Amy Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE, Contributing Faculty, Masters of Science in Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology 2. Communication 3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation 4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process 5. Documentation 6. Patient Interview 7. Vital Signs 8. Physical Assessment 9. Pain Assessment 10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT) 12. Respiratory Assessment 13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment 14. Musculoskeletal Assessment 15. Neurological Assessment 16. Abdominal Assessment 17. Breast and Genital Assessment 18. Safety 19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation 20. Medication Administration 21. Infection Control 22. Mobility and Positioning 23. Personal Care 24. Wound Care 25. Oxygen Administration 26. Nutrition and Diets 27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures 28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care 29. Emergent Clinical Situations 30. Death and Dying
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