Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
Here’s a pocket reference with all of the information nurses will need to know in clinicals! The Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of a nursing fundamentals course, this text features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!
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Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource
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- NEW! A Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process chapter is new to this edition
- At-a-glance content is provided in outline, list, and tabular formats for easy lookup and review
- Basic facts and figures, standard values, care guidelines and more provide the background frequently needed in a reference for clinical practice
- Detailed information on medications helps to prevent medication errors and ensure safe practice, with topics including dosage calculations, compatibilities, conversions, and administration
- Vital Signs chapter contains everything a new student needs to know to quickly and accurately obtain vital signs
- Physical Assessment chapter helps students develop a systematic and thorough approach to health assessment
- Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation chapter explains the role of the nurse within the larger healthcare team
- Pressure injury information includes prevention and care guidelines
- Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology chapter acts as a quick medical terminology refresher and helps students understand clinical terms as they are encountered
- Concise, pocket-sized format ensures portability for use in the clinical setting
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- NEW! A Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process chapter is added to this edition
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1. Medical, Nursing, and Health
Professions Terminology
2. Communication
3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation
4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process
5. Documentation
6. Patient Interview
7. Vital Signs
8. Physical Assessmen
9. Pain Assessment
10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment
11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT)
12. Respiratory Assessment
13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment
14. Musculoskeletal Assessment
15. Neurological Assessment
16. Abdominal Assessment
17. Breast and Genital Assessment
18. Safety
19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation
20. Medication Administration
21. Infection Control
22. Mobility and Positioning
23. Personal Care
24. Wound Care
25. Oxygen Administration
26. Nutrition and Diets
27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures
28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
29. Emergent Clinical Situations
30. Death and Dying
