Description: Keep critical nursing care information at your fingertips with his handy pocket reference, designed to help you "survive and thrive" as you transition from classroom to workplace. Use this book to refresh your memory on many procedures, review key safety and infection control guidelines, and refer to suggested responses to common care situations. Product Benefits: - NEW guidelines for taking vital signs and blood pressure
- NEW chapter on caring for the bariatric patient
- NEW chapter on time management skills and the nursing process
- Review of infection control principles, standard precautions, and transmission precautions
- Detailed guidelines for nursing care in various scenarios
- Summary of safe positioning and ambulatory techniques
- Tips for dealing with difficult individuals in the workplace
Table of Contents: Part I: Technical Talk
Chapter 1: Vital Signs
Chapter 2: Observations
Chapter 3: Writing and Talking About It
Chapter 4: Getting Things Done
Part II: Infection and Infection Control
Chapter 5: Infection
Chapter 6: Infection Control
Part III: Common Disorders and Related Care Procedures
Chapter 7: When Something Goes Wrong
Chapter 8: Disorders of the Integumentary System
Chapter 9: Disorders of the Respiratory System
Chapter 10: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 11: Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 12: Disorders of the Endocrine System
Chapter 13: Disorders of the Nervous System
Chapter 14: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 15: Disorders of the Urinary System
Chapter 16: Disorders of the Reproductive System
Part IV: Communication and General Patient Needs
Chapter 17: Communication
Chapter 18: Meeting Basic Human Needs
Chapter 19: General Comfort Measures
Chapter 20: Positioning
Chapter 21: Patient Safety
Chapter 22: Rest and Sleep
Chapter 23: Pain
Part V: Human Development
Chapter 24: Life Span Development
Chapter 25: Developing Cultural Sensitivity
Part VI: Safety, Mobility, and Patient Care Measures
Chapter 26: Enviromental and Nrsing Assistant Safety
Chapter 27: The Patient''s Mobility: Transfer Skills
Chapter 28: The Patient''s Mobility: Ambulation
Chapter 29: Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
Chapter 30: Bedmaking
Part VII: Nutritional Needs
Chapter 31: Principles of Nutrition and Fluid Balance
Part VIII: Special Care Procedures
Chapter 32: Warm and Cold Applications
Chapter 33: The Surgical Patient
Chapter 34: Caring for the Emotionall Stressed Patient
Chapter 35: Caring for the Bariatric Patient
Chapter 36: Death and Dying
Part IX: Other Health Care Settings
Chapter 37: Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill
Chapter 38: Home Care
Chapter 39: Subacute Care
Part X: Expanded Role of the Nursing Assistant
Chapter 40: Rehabilitation and Restorative Services
Chapter 41: The Obstetrical Patient and Neonate
Chapter 42: The Pediatric Patient
Chapter 43: Caring for the Patient with Cancer |
