The newly updatedNursing Facts Made Incredibly Quick, 3rd Edition is the essential take-along pocket guide, offering instant access to the everyday clinical tools and information required of nurses in all specialty areas. Supporting you like a friendly, experienced coworker, this enjoyable guide explains the vital nursing terms, concepts, and methods, with easy-to-remember how-tos on essential protocols, treatment algorithms, and technical skills. This must-have resource delivers on-the-spot confidence and information needed for successful classroom and clinical knowledge. Get the know-how you need to succeed, with this colorful in-your-pocket guide, featuring: -NEW and updated content on all the basic, vital nursing skills -Spiral-bound format to easily fit in your pocket for quick at-a-glance answers -Laminated, wipe-clean pages, perfect for notetaking and revising -Clear, concise text backed by dozens of color photos, tables, drawings, and diagrams -Clear directions on performing assessments, including:
-Cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, gastrointestinal,
musculoskeletal, integumentary, and endocrine body systems
-Geriatric, pediatric, and psychiatric patient assessments
-Pain assessments -Color-coded tabs, providing quick access to information on a broad range of skills, with illustrated quick techniques, data, and information on areas such as:
-Administering and monitoring medications and IV therapy, including
dosage information
-Emergency care
-Nutrition troubleshooting tube-feeding problems, evaluating
nutritional disorders, nutritional guidelines
-Vital-sign ranges by age group
-Suicide interventions
-CPR algorithms and ECG quick-reference
-Infusion rates
-Teaching aids -Important on-the-job resources:
-Evidence-based nursing practices
-Conversion charts for weight, body temperature, liquids, and solids
-CDC infection control guidelines
-Patient safety and identification guidelines
-Cultural considerations in patient care
-Dangerous abbreviations to avoid in clinical documentation
-English-Spanish quick-reference guide and dictionary
