Nurses' Guide to Clinical Procedures - Couverture souple

Smith-Temple, Anthelyn Jean; Johnson, Joyce Young

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0397554648 ISBN 13 : 9780397554645

Editeur : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1997

Synopsis

This pocket-sized reference features a nursing process format with step-by-step guidelines. It presents more than 200 common nursing skills in a practical style. Chapter overviews of principles and and concepts provide a solid understanding and a knowledge base for procedures that follow. Illustrations and charts accompany the text and are designed to clarify and reinforce information. A glove icon indicates when gloves should be worn. Features new to this edition include: cost-cutting tips for each skill; new skill instruction for bladder scanning; skills which conform to clinical guidelines from the AHCPR, and to the "standard precautions" from the CDC; new information on epidural analgesia; appendices for pain management, medication interactions and drug and nutrient interactions; and increased emphasis on transcultural considerations.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This handy pocket reference delivers step by step instruction on about 200 of the most commonly performed nursing skills. Each skill is presented according to its place in the nursing process and includes relevant information on required equipment, assessment needed, sample diagnosis, care planning, implementation, expected outcomes, and sample documentation. Coverage includes suggestions on how to alter a procedure based on client, plus home health considerations, cost-cutting tips, and when to delegate a procedure.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0397554648
• ISBN 13: 9780397554645
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 768
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible