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2028
Page Count:
256
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Mosby’s Prepare for Clinicals Memory Notecards: Fundamentals, Psychosocial Concepts, & Lab Tests - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 1st Edition
by JoAnn Zerwekh, EdD, MSN, RN, Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, PhD, RN and Tyler Zerwekh, DrPH, MPH, REHS
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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Master the essentials of nursing with confidence and clarity! Fundamentals, Psychosocial Concepts, & Lab Tests Memory Notecards is your go-to resource for mastering key nursing concepts quickly and effectively. Whether you're preparing for exams, brushing up on clinical skills, or reinforcing classroom learning, this portable notecard set delivers concise, high-yield content across three critical domains: nursing fundamentals, diagnostic and lab testing, and psychosocial care. Each notecard is packed with need-to-know information, mnemonics, and clinical pearls that make complex topics easier to understand and remember. From the 6 P’s of dyspnea to interpreting lab values and managing psychiatric conditions, this set equips you with the tools to think critically and act confidently in any care setting. Perfect for new nursing students, this is the ultimate memory aid for success in school, on the NCLEX®, and in clinical practice.
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- Use of mnemonics and cartoon figures to remember information about fundamentals in nursing, nursing management, psychosocial nursing, and laboratory/diagnostic tests
- Colorful visual aids and diagrams that highlight clinical relevance and streamline review of complex content like heart sounds, lab values, and mental health disorders
- Ideal for entry-level nursing courses
- Compact, portable format for flexible study sessions
- Mnemonic-rich format designed to boost memory retention and understanding through fun, easy-to-recall associations
- Comprehensive lab and diagnostic content, including blood tests, cultures, and procedures—explained clearly for real-world application
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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PRACTICE
1. 6 P’s of Dyspnea
2. Activities of Daily Living (ADL's)
3. Adventitious Breath Sounds
4. Assisting at the Table Locating Food
5. Auscultating Heart Sounds
6. Care of the Chronically Ill Child
7. Charting Body Fluids – COACH
8. Clinical Judgment
9. Day of Surgery Nursing Responsibilities
10. Dehiscence – Evisceration
11. Emergency Trauma Assessment
12. Epidural Analgesia vs Anesthesia
13. Five Areas for Listening to the Heart
14. Hand Hygiene 15. Heart Sounds
16. Heat and Cold Applications
17. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL's)
18. Levels of Consciousness
19. Neurovascular Assessment – 6 P's
20. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Human Needs
21. Pain
22. Patient Positioning
23. Postop Complications
24. Postop Nursing Care
25. Preop Checklist – Day of Surgery
26. Range of Motion
27. Shock
28. SIRES
29. Special Considerations for Older Adults
30. Steps in the Nursing Process
31. Tools of Physical Assessment
32. Trauma Survey
33. Types of Exudate
34. Wound Cleansing
PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING CONCEPTS
35. 3R's in Working with Mental Disability
36. Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (DTs)
37. Alterations Of Body Image
38. Anorexia Nervosa
39. Assess Cognitive Changes in Dementia (JAMCO)
40. Basic Components of a Psych Assessment
41. Bipolar Disorder
42. Bulimia Nervosa
43. Child Abuse
44. Cocaine – Crack Users
45. Dementia
46. Depression Assessment
47. Depression
48. Eating Disorders
49. Five A's of Alzheimer Disease
50. Hallucinations, Illusions, and Delusions
51. Manic Episode Symptoms
52. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
53. Psychiatric Assessment
54. Psychobehavior Role of the Nurse
55. Schizophrenia
56. Suicide Precautions
57. Sundowning Syndrome
NURSING MANAGMENT
58. 5 P’s Handoff
59. 5 P’s of Nursing Rounds
60. Four C's of Initial Direction
61. Informatics
62. I-SBAR-R
63. Prioritization and Delegation
64. The 10 Supervisory Commandments
65. Time Out DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
66. Bone Densitometry (DEXA Scan)
67. Bronchoscopy
68. Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
69. Occult Blood
70. Spinal Fluid Analysis
LABORATORY BLOOD TESTS
71. Ammonia Level
72. Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
73. Correct Order of The Blood Draw
74. Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance
75. Digoxin Level
76. Fibrinogen
77. Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
78. Hematocrit (Hct)
79. Hemoglobin (Hgb)
80. Lead
81. Lipase and Amylase (Serum)
82. Lipoproteins (LDL-HDL)
83. Liver Biopsy
84. Prothrombin (PT) and International Normalized Ratio (INR)
85. PTT and aPTT
86. Sodium and Chloride (Serum)
87. Thyroid Function Tests
88. TORCH Screening
89. Type and Crossmatch Blood
90. Urinalysis
91. White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
LABORATORY CULTURES
92. Blood Cultures
93. Sputum Cultures
94. Stool Cultures
95. Throat Cultures
96. Urine Cultures
97. Wound Cultures -
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