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Rapid Reference for Nurses

Author(s): Karren Kowalski, PhD, RN, FAAN, Kowalski Associates
Patricia Yoder-Wise, RN, EdD, CNAA, FAAN, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas
Details:
  • ISBN-13: 9780763736965
  • ISBN-10:0763736961
  • Paperback    690 pages      © 2007
Price: International Sales $67.95 US List
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Overview

Rapid Reference for Nurses is designed as a quick, portable, and convenient reference for student and professional nurses in various clinical settings. For use in conjunction with textbooks, official websites, and policies and procedures specific to each organization, Rapid Reference for Nurses places essential information at the nurses' fingertips such as:

  • Medical terminology and abbreviations
  • Assessment guidelines
  • Charts, graphs, and illustrations
  • Key clinical information across the life span
  • Professional references, organizations, and licensure

A complete index is provided, with information listed in as many ways as possible; this enables the user to find the information in a rapid and convenient manner.

Fits into the palm of your hand!

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BLS Reminder

Heimlich

QRS-T

12 Lead Placement

Normal Sinus Rhythm

How to Use This Book

 

Part 1 – Words and Meanings                                                                                               

       Prefixes and Suffixes

       Glossary

       Abbreviations and Acronyms

 

Part 2 – Basic Processes

       Communication

       Nursing Process

       Documentation Guidelines

 

Part 3 – Select Care Issues

       Patient Teaching

       Patient Safety

       Pain Management

       Medications

       Immunizations

       Bioterrorism

       Infection Control

       Seizures

       Violence

       End of Life Care

 

Part 4 – Special Populations

       Maternal Infant Nursing

       Pediatric Nursing

       Elements of Family-Centered Care

      Child-Focused Communication Techniques

       Games and Exercises to Facilitate Exploring the Child’s Feelings

       Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing                                                                                  

       Common Nursing Interventions

       Relaxation Intervention

       Major Classifications of Psychiatric/Mental Health Disorders

       Gerontological Nursing

       Major Clinical Nursing Care Concerns

 

Part 5 – Resources – Clinical

       Anatomy and Physiology                                                                                                            

       Measurements, Calculations, Equivalents and Conversions

       Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests and Values

       Obtaining and Processing Specimens for Sensitivity

       Human Development

       Diagnoses:   Nursing

       NIC and NOC

       Nutrition

Part 6 – Resources – Professional

Index

Symbols Common to Healthcare

Acidosis/Alkylosis

Standard (Universal) Precautions

 


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Karren Kowalski, PhD, RN, FAAN-Kowalski Associates

Additional Titles by this Author

Patricia Yoder-Wise, RN, EdD, CNAA, FAAN-Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas

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