| Description |
xvii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Contents |
Unit 1. Quick Reference -- A. Standard Precautions and Infection Control Strategies -- B. Components of the Nursing Process -- C. Aspects of Delegation -- D. Communication Guidelines -- E. Common Abbreviations -- F. Medical Terminology: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes -- G. Weight and Volume Conversions and Equivalents -- H. Laboratory Values -- I. Common Diagnostic Studies -- J. Nursing Interventions for Endoscopic Examinations -- K. Studies of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- L. Studies of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts -- M. Radiographic Studies: Intravenous Pyelography, Angiography, Myelography -- N. Key Information about Vitamins -- O. Key Information about Minerals -- P. Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations -- Q. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule - United States, 2002-2003 -- Unit 2. Assessment and Diagnosis -- A. Nursing Health History -- B. Methods of Examining -- C. Vital Signs -- D. Physical Health Examination -- E. Nursing Diagnoses -- Unit 3. Planning and Implementation -- A. Safety Guidelines -- B. Clinical Guidelines -- C. Teaching and Learning Guidelines -- D. Medications -- Unit 4. Documentation and Evaluation -- A. Charting Guidelines -- B. SOAP Format -- C. Evaluation |
| Summary |
"This handbook serves as an up-to-date, quick-reference to fundamentals of nursing care for you. Compact and portable, this handbook helps you address the clinically related topics you can expect to encounter routinely, while allowing you to take the information you learn from class into any clinical setting."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Designed for use with: Fundamentals of nursing : concepts, process, and practice / Barbara Kozier ... [et al.]. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall Health, c2004 |
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Previous ed. published as: Clinical companion |
| Subject |
Nursing.
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Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Kozier, Barbara.
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| LC no. |
2004557919 |
| ISBN |
0131128582 |
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