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NURSING Fundamentals & Skills

Portable RN: The All In One Nursing Reference 5th Edition By Denise Linton, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC , is an Associate Professor and holds the Dudley Joseph Plaisance, Sr./BORSF Professorship in Nursing at the Univer- sity of Louisiana Lafayette, College of Nursing, Lafayette, Louisiana DESCRIPTION Master every aspect of day-to-day patient care, with the newly updated Portable RN , 5th Edition. This all-in-one pocket guide to care management offers the lat- est data and best practices on disorders and treatments, addressing assessments, pre- and post-operative care, drug administration, interpreting lab tests, and more. Ideal for both students and new nurses, this on-the-unit reference guides you to providing top-level care for a variety of patients in a broad range of prac- tice settings. FEATURES Deliver optimal patient care with the invaluable features of this comprehen- sive guide to nursing best practices:

▶ ▶ NEW and updated content that includes the latest American Heart Association ® CPR guidelines and new guidance on end- of-life care ▶ ▶ Updated best practices on interviewing patients and performing physical exams, including current content from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition ▶ ▶ Updated reference ranges for interpreting common lab tests for different age groups ▶ ▶ Substantial revision and update of content on treating and preventing common disorders, treating pressure ulcers, parenteral drug administration, and recognizing and responding to drug hazards ▶ ▶ Updated list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ▶ ▶ Up-to-date direction on essential nursing procedures and all vital aspects of clinical practice, including: • Assessment techniques and findings

• Interpreting ECGs with ease and accuracy • Giving and interpreting common lab tests • Performing common procedures safely and accurately • Review of surgical patient care techniques • Pain management—pain assessment and medications • Preventing, staging and treating wounds and pressure ulcers • Preventing the spread of infection • Contagious disease precautions • Spotting and correcting equipment problems • Drug administration methods • Ensuring correct dosage • Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions and complications • Caring for dying patients and their families • Full and concise documentation • Cultural considerations in patient care • Potential agents of bioterrorism ▶ ▶ Special chapter features that assist learning and retention: • Age alerts—special considerations for each age category • Alerts—possible complications to consider • Patient teaching tips—helpful patient education points

Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-9751-2077-1 / ($52.99(t) / £39.99 / €45.00) World Approx. 698 pp. / October 2019

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in February 2010 (ISBN: 978-1-60547-974-3).

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