A compact powerhouse of clinical information, Portable RN, Fourth Edition , is an all-in-one pocket guide to every aspect of day-to-day patient care. Coverage includes assessment techniques and findings, ECG and lab test interpretation, preoperative and postoperative care, nursing procedures, contagious disease precautions, drug administration, wound care, end-of-life care, pain management, documenting care, and more.
This edition includes new information on the latest ventilator modes, current AHA CPR and obstructed airway guidelines, new medication and general patient safety features, and more disease information including VRE infection, MRSA infection, and metabolic syndrome. The thoroughly updated content incorporates current Infusion Nurses Society standards of practice and Joint Commission guidelines.
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978-1-60547-974-3 (9781605479743)
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Contributors and consultants
1 Assessment: Reviewing the techniques
2 Assessment findings: Distinguishing health from disease
3 ECGs: Interpreting them with ease and accuracy
4 Common laboratory tests: Giving care and interpreting results
5 Common disorders: Treating and preventing diseases
6 Common procedures: Performing them safely and accurately
7 Surgical patient care: Reviewing the techniques
8 Pain management: Assessing pain and using medications
9 Pressure ulcers and traumatic wound care: Preventing, staging, and treating wounds
10 Precautions: Preventing the spread of infection
11 Troubleshooting: Spotting and correcting equipment problems
12 Drug administration: Reviewing the methods
13 Dosage calculation: Ensuring effective therapy
14 Drug hazards: Recognizing and responding to them
15 Complications: Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions
16 End-of-life care: Caring for the dying patient and his family
17 Documentation systems: Completing forms fully and concisely
Appendices
Cultural considerations in patient care
Potential agents of bioterrorism
Web sites of selected organizations
Dangerous Abbreviations
Selected references
Index
