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MEDICAL NURSING Emergency

Nursing Facts Made Incredibly Quick! Third Edition Incredibly Easy! Series ® By Tracy Taylor, MSN, RN , is an Associate Professor in the Division of Nursing at Kettering College in Kettering, OH. DESCRIPTION The newly updated Nursing Facts Made Incredibly Quick! ® , 3rd Edition is the essential take-along pocket guide, offering instant access to the everyday clinical tools and information required of nurses in all specialty areas. Sup- porting you like a friendly, experienced coworker, this enjoyable guide ex- plains the vital nursing terms, concepts, and methods, with easy-to-remember how-tos on essential protocols, treatment algorithms, and technical skills. This must-have resource delivers on-the-spot confidence and information needed for successful classroom and clinical knowledge.

FEATURES ▶ ▶ NEW and updated content on all the basic, vital nursing skills ▶ ▶ Spiral-bound format to easily fit in your pocket for quick at-a-glance answers ▶ ▶ Laminated, wipe-clean pages, perfect for notetaking and revising ▶ ▶ Clear, concise text backed by dozens of color photos, tables, drawings, and diagrams ▶ ▶ Clear directions on performing assessments, including: ▶ ▶ Cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, integumentary, and endocrine body systems ▶ ▶ Geriatric, pediatric, and psychiatric patient assessments ▶ ▶ Pain assessments ▶ ▶ Color-coded tabs, providing quick access to information on a broad range of skills, with illustrated quick techniques, data, and information on areas such as: ▶ ▶ Administering and monitoring medications and IV therapy, including dosage information ▶ ▶ Emergency care ▶ ▶ Nutrition – troubleshooting tube-feeding problems, evaluating nutritional disorders, nutritional guidelines ▶ ▶ Vital-sign ranges by age group ▶ ▶ Suicide interventions ▶ ▶ CPR algorithms and ECG quick-reference ▶ ▶ Quick-scan charts – lab values

▶ ▶ Infusion rates ▶ ▶ Teaching aids

▶ ▶ Important on-the-job resources: ▶ ▶ Evidence-based nursing practices ▶ ▶ Conversion charts for weight, body temperature, liquids, and solids ▶ ▶ CDC infection control guidelines ▶ ▶ Patient safety and identification guidelines ▶ ▶ Cultural considerations in patient care ▶ ▶ Dangerous abbreviations to avoid in clinical documentation ▶ ▶ English-Spanish quick-reference guide and dictionary

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in August, 2009. (ISBN: 978-1-60547-472-4)

Spiralbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-7278-9 / (US$32.99(t) / £23.50(t) / €28.00(t)) Worldwide Approx. 204 pp. / 3.5 x 5.5 / September 2017

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