2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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Taylor’sClinicalNursingSkills:ANursingProcessApproach, FourthEdition PamelaLynn,MSN, RN 978-1-4511-9271-1 •October2014 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1136pp •927 illus.

Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach aims to help you learn the nursing skills necessary for safe and effective patient care. The text includes unexpected situations that you may encounter, along with related interventions for how to respond to these unexpected situations.With both basic and advanced skills, this text will be an essential resource to you across the curriculum and throughout your career. Features • NEW!DelegationConsiderations assist you indeveloping the critical decision-making skills needed to transfer responsibility for theperformanceof anactivity toanother individual. • Step-by-StepSkills arepresented ina concise, straightforward, and simplified two-column format facilitating competent performance of nursing skills. • UnexpectedSituations highlight abnormal outcomeswhile providingexplanationsof how to react toprovide thebest care. • Evidence forPractice boxes present current best practice guidelines andup-to-date research relevant to the skills. • ANursingProcessFramework integrates relatednursing responsibilities for eachof thefive steps. • SkillVariations provide clear, start-to-finish instructions for variations inequipmentor technique. • DocumentationGuidelines direct you inaccuratedocumentation of skills andfindings. • ScientificRationales accompanyeachnursingaction topromote adeeper understandingof thebasicprinciples supportingnursing care. • HandHygiene icons alert you to this crucial step that prevents the spreadofmicroorganisms. • Patient Identification icons alert you to this crucial stepensuring the right patient receives the interventionandhelpingprevent errors.

Table of Contents Unit I: ActionsBasic toNursingCare Ch. 1: Asepsis and InfectionControl Ch. 2: Vital Signs Ch. 3:HealthAssessment Ch. 4: Safety Ch. 5:MedicationAdministration Ch. 6: PerioperativeNursing Unit II: PromotingHealthy PhysiologicResponses Ch. 7:Hygiene Ch. 8: Skin Integrity andWoundCare Ch. 9: Activity Ch. 10: Comfort andPainManagement Ch. 11:Nutrition Ch. 12: UrinaryElimination Ch. 13: Bowel Elimination Ch. 14:Oxygenation Ch. 15: Fluid, Electrolyte, andAcid-Base Balance Ch. 16: CardiovascularCare Ch. 17:NeurologicCare Ch. 18: Laboratory SpecimenCollection Unit III: IntegratedCaseStudies Part 1: BasicCase Studies Part 2: IntermediateCase Studies Part 3: AdvancedCase Studies AppendixA: Guidelines for DelegationDecisionMaking

Fundamentals & Skills

SkillChecklists forTaylor’sClinicalNursingSkills: ANursingProcessApproach, FourthEdition PamelaLynn,MSN, RN 978-1-4511-9273-5 •October2014 •Softbound•8.375”x10.875” •424pp.