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A compact powerhouse of clinical information,
Portable RN, Fourth
Edition
, is an all-in-one pocket guide to every aspect of day-to-day
patient care. Coverage includes assessment techniques and findings,
ECG and lab test interpretation, preoperative and postoperative
care, nursing procedures, contagious disease precautions, drug
administration, wound care, end-of-life care, pain management,
documenting care, and more.
This edition includes new information on the latest ventilator modes,
current AHA CPR and obstructed airway guidelines, new medication
and general patient safety features, and more disease information
including VRE infection, MRSA infection, and metabolic syndrome.
The thoroughly updated content incorporates current Infusion Nurses
Society standards of practice and Joint Commission guidelines.
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Table of Contents
Contributors and Consultants
Ch. 1: Assessment: Reviewing the techniques
Ch. 2: Assessment Findings: Distinguishing
health from disease
Ch. 3: ECGs: Interpreting them with ease
and accuracy
Ch. 4: Common Laboratory Tests: Giving
care and interpreting results
Ch. 5: Common Disorders: Treating and
preventing diseases
Ch. 6: Common Procedures: Performing
them safely and accurately
Ch. 7: Surgical Patient Care: Reviewing the
techniques
Ch. 8: Pain Management: Assessing pain and
using medications
Ch. 9: Pressure Ulcers and Traumatic Wound
Care: Preventing, staging, and treating
wounds
Ch. 10: Precautions: Preventing the spread
of infection
Ch. 11: Troubleshooting: Spotting and
correcting equipment problems
Ch. 12: Drug Administration: Reviewing
the methods
Ch. 13: Dosage Calculation: Ensuring
effective therapy
Ch. 14: Drug Hazards: Recognizing and
responding to them
Ch. 15: Complications: Spotting and
correcting life-threatening conditions
Ch. 16: End-of-life Care: Caring for the
dying patient and his family
Ch. 17: Documentation Systems:
Completing forms fully and concisely
Appendices
Cultural considerations in patient care
Potential agents of bioterrorism
Web sites of selected organizations
Dangerous abbreviations
Selected references
Index
Portable RN: The All-in-One Nursing Reference, Fourth Edition
Lippincott Williams &Wilkins
978-1-60547-974-3 • February 2010 • Flexible Binding • 5” x 8” • 704 pp. • 280 Illus. • 50Tables