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PortableRN:TheAll-in-OneNursingReference, FourthEdition LippincottWilliams&Wilkins 978-1-60547-974-3 • February2010 • FlexibleBinding •5” x8” • 704pp. •280 Illus. •50Tables

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, andmore. 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 InfusionNurses Society standardsof practiceand JointCommissionguidelines. Features • NEW! Additionof informationon latest ventilatormodes. • NEW! Additionofmoredisease information includingVRE infection, MRSA infection, andmetabolic syndrome. • NEW! CurrentAHACPRandobstructedairwayguidelines. • NEW! Incorporationof the current InfusionNursesSociety standardsof practiceand JointCommissionguidelines. • NEW! Medicationandgeneral patient safety features. • NEW! Reviewandupdateof all content. • All-in-oneportablenursingguide that covers assessment, disorders, diagnostic tests, procedures,wound care, end-of-life care, pain management, andmuchmore. • AgeAlert Icon . • PatientTeachingTips Icon .

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Table of Contents ContributorsandConsultants Ch. 1: Assessment: Reviewing the techniques Ch. 2: Assessment Findings:Distinguishing health fromdisease Ch. 3: ECGs: Interpreting themwith ease and accuracy Ch. 4: CommonLaboratoryTests: Giving care and interpreting results Ch. 5: CommonDisorders:Treating and preventing diseases Ch. 6: CommonProcedures: Performing them safely and accurately Ch. 7: Surgical PatientCare: Reviewing the techniques Ch. 8: PainManagement: Assessing pain and usingmedications Ch. 9: PressureUlcers andTraumaticWound Care: Preventing, staging, and treating wounds Ch. 10: Precautions: Preventing the spread of infection Ch. 11:Troubleshooting: Spotting and correcting equipment problems Ch. 12:DrugAdministration: Reviewing themethods Ch. 13:DosageCalculation: Ensuring effective therapy Ch. 14:DrugHazards: Recognizing and responding to them Ch. 15: Complications: Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions Ch. 16: End-of-lifeCare: Caring for the dying patient andhis family Ch. 17:Documentation Systems: Completing forms fully and concisely Appendices Cultural considerations inpatient care

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