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Description: This second edition is an updated and streamlined version of this convenient and best selling pocket guide!
Clinical Nursing Pocket Guide, Second Edition contains all the information clinical nurses need at their fingertips on the hospital floor—instructions, basic conversion charts, assessment checklists, scales, tables, anatomies, lab tests, charting, medication indications and administration, and other basic information for quick reference.
Contents: Section 1: Assessment • Anatomical Planes/Directional Terms of the Body • Patient Assessment Acronyms: AVPU, SAMPLE, ABCDEFGHI, CAUTION • Basic History and Physical Exam • Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns • Vital Signs by Age • Categories for Hypertension in Adults • Scale for Measuring Pulse Strength • Pulmonary Assessment • Pupillary Reactions • Glasgow Coma Scale • Assessing the Skin • BMI (Body Mass Index) • Measurement Conversions • BSA (Body Surface Area) • Formulas/Metric Measurements • Pain Management • Child Abuse/Elder Abuse
Section 2: Neurology/Psychology • The Brain • Cranial Nerve Functions • The Spinal Cord • Principal Dermatome Levels • Four Primary Reflexes • Principal Spinal Nerve Motor Levels • Seizure Recognition • Mnemonic Aid to Altered Mental Status • Levels of Consciousness • Increased Intracranial Pressure • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Common Psychiatric Disorders (DSM-IV) • Suicide Risk Factors
Section 3: Cardiovascular • Pulse Points • Heart Structure and Blood Flow • Heart Conduction and Relation to ECG Waveform • Heart Sounds: Normal and Abnormal • ECG Waveform, Paper, and Leads • Components of the ECG • Guide to Basic ECG Interpretation • ECG Rhythms • Acute Coronary Syndrome (Acute Myocardial Infarction) • Acute Coronary Syndrome Blood Enzymes • OPQRST for Assessing Chest Pain • Chest Pain Causes and Care • NBG Pacemaker Code • Common Pacemaker Configurations • Common Pacemaker Problems
Section 4: Pulmonary • Patterns of Respiration • Blood Gases and Acid-Base Balance • Respiratory Acidosis vs. Respiratory Alkalosis • Conditions That Warrant Supplemental Oxygen Administration • Physiological Response to Acid-Base Imbalance • Types of Airway Obstructions • Head Tilt-Chin Lift • Responsive Adult Airway Obstruction (Choking) • Oxygen Delivery Devices • Ventilator Modes • Chest Tube Insertion Checklist • Drainage and Drainage Unit Assessment • Troubleshooting Air Leaks Checklist • Summary of Adult CPR • Summary of Infant and Child CPR • Endotracheal Intubation
Section 5: Musculoskeletal • Skeleton • Spinal Canal and Cervical Vertebrae • Rib Cage • Five Sections of the Spinal Column • Postures • Fractures • The 5 Ps • The Muscles • Muscle Strength Scale • Strains versus Sprains • Pressure Points • The Braden Scale • Types of Burns • General Burn Considerations • Rule of Nines • Categorization of the Severity of Burn Injury • Classification of Burn DepthSection 6: Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary • Solid Abdominal Organs: Liver, Spleen, and Pancreas • Anatomy of the Urinary System • The Urethra and the Prostate Gland • Nasogastric Tube • Comparison of the Male and Female Urethras • Insertion of a Urinary Catheter • Characteristics of Normal Urine • Dialysis Cannulas
Section 7: Obstetrics/Reproduction • The Female Reproductive Tract • The Three Trimesters of Pregnancy • Changes in a Woman’s Body during Pregnancy • Signs of Pregnancy • Pregnancy Hormones • Delivery Date Calculations: Naegele’s Rule • Recommended Dietary Allowances for Pregnancy and Lactation • Stages of Fetal Development • True versus False Labor • Stages of Labor • Newborn Assessment • APGAR • Newborn Vital Signs • Neonatal Resuscitation
Section 8: Metabolic • Common lab Tests • Typical lab Charting • Drugs of Abuse That Can Be Tested in Urine • Blood Alcohol levels • Normal lab Values • Types of Shock • Common Hemodynamic Parameters • Core Body Temperatures • Mechanisms of Transmission of Infectious Disease • Three Major Types of Viral Hepatitis • Endocrine Glands • Hyper/Hypothyroid Comparison • Diabetes • Hypo/Hyperglycemia Comparison
Section 9: Pharmacology • Intravenous Sites • Intravenous Fluids • Blood Administration • ABO Compatibility Chart • Blood Products Use • Four Stages of Hemorrhage • Transfusion Reactions • Injection Techniques • Insulin Therapy • Mixing Insulins • Calculations • Medication Administration • Common Drug Endings: Clues in the Name • Latin Terms Commonly Used in Prescriptions • Drug Therapies and Toxicology • Moderate Sedation
Section 10: Documentation • Common Errors • Insufficient Documentation • Documentation Mechanics • Content-Related Issues • Subjective/Objective Language • Commonly Misspelled Terms • Common Medical Abbreviations • Common Symbols • Prefixes • Suffixes • Prefixes Commonly Used to Name Tumors • Do Not Use Abbreviations • SBAR: Reporting to another Healthcare PractitionerISBN - 9789380853352
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Pages : 200
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