Clinical Decision Making
Case Studies in Medical-Surgical, Pharmacologic, and Psychiatric Nursing
Published on 6. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-4354-3985-6 (ISBN)
Description
Created especially for nurses, the Clinical Decision Making series helps to bridge the gap between content knowledge and clinical application. Case Studies in Medical-Surgical, Pharmacologic, and Psychiatric Nursing provides 120 nursing case histories that include critical thinking questions and answers based on real-life client situations. Every case contains a "blueprint" of variables that must be considered while evaluating a particular scenario, and are pertinent concerning the client nursing protocol and setting of care. Examples of these variables include age, gender, cultural influences, pre-existing conditions, legal issues, or communication skills. Each blueprint and case is different just as each clinical situation is unique. By simulating the decision-making process, learners gain the confidence needed to make informed clinical judgments that will make them successful practitioners. Simply stated, Clinical Decision Making shortens the distance between theory and practice like no other educational tool!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Clifton Park
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1067 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4354-3985-6 (9781435439856)
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Persons
Hyacinth C. Martin, BSN, MA, MSED, MPS, RNBC is a registered professional nurse for thirty-years. Her nursing career includes staff nurse in medical-surgical units, head nurse/nurse manager for medical-surgical units and critical-care units, administrative nursing supervisor, community nursing and administrative nursing supervisor in long-term care agencies. Her academic experiences include teaching theory and clinical in a Licensed Practical Nursing program, a Baccalaureate Degree Program and at present in an Associate Degree program. Publications include two manuscripts for Nursing Journal, Continuing Medical Education Resource and part of a chapter on the endocrine system in introduction to medical terminology published by Thomson: Delmar Learning. Article accepted by Nursing Spectrum for publication - August 2004. Current presentations: 'Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Controlling the transmission of the Disease.' PACE University Conference: 'Civic Society, Environmental Responsibility, & Sustainable Development in the United States & Brazil: New York, New York, June 10-11, 2004. Manhattan Veteran's Hospital Medical Center Conference: New York, new York: 'The effective use of unfractionated and fractionated heparin therapy to patients at risk for thrombus formation.' Achievements: Recognized in Who's Who Among American Teachers in three successive years. A current recipient of PSC-CUNY Grant Award for continued research on Gender and Career Choice in Nursing. Gina Ankner, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, is senior nurse coordinator and program director for the Specialty Care in Pregnancy Program (SCIPP) in the Department of Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. The only program of its kind in the United States, SCIPP brings a multidisciplinary team together to consult on cases of women whose pregnancy, or plan for pregnancy, is complicated by a medical condition. She is also responsible for outreach and new program development for the Department of Medicine. Prior to her current position at Women & Infants Hospital, she taught medical-surgical nursing for ten years at the University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth College Of Nursing. Ankner earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from Boston College.
Content
SECTION 1 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: CASE STUDIES IN MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING Part 1 The Digestive System Part 2 The Urinary System Part 3 The Respiratory System Part 4 The Cardiovascular System & the Blood Part 5 The Skeletal System Part 6 The Muscular System Part 7 The Integumentary System Part 8 The Nervous/ Neurological System Part 9 The Endocrine/ Metabolic System Part 10 The Reproductive System SECTION 2 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: CASE STUDIES IN PHARMACOLOGIC NURSING Part 1 The Digestive and Urinary Systems Part 2 The Respiratory and Immune Systems Part 3 The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems Part 4 The Nervous System. Part 5 The Endocrine System Part 6 The Musculoskeletal and Reproductive Systems SECTION 3 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: CASE STUDIES IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 1 The Client Experiencing Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Part 2 The Client Experiencing Anxiety Part 3 The Client Experiencing Depression or Mania Part 4 The Client Who Abuses Chemical Substances Part 5 The Client with a Personality Disorder Part 6 The Client Experiencing a Somatoform, Factitious, or Dissociative Disorder Part 7 The Client with Disorders of Self-Regulation Part 8 Special Populations: The Child, Adolescent, or Elderly Client Part 9 Survivors of Violence or Abuse