Portable LPN

Portable LPN
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781605475844

A compact powerhouse of clinical information, Portable LPN provides practical guidance on today's most important topics. Wide-ranging and concise, the book is an indispensable tool for the nurse who gives day-to-day care. Like having an expert consultant in your pocket, Portable LPN shows the way through the large mass of relevant clinical information that nurses require in their daily practice. Portable LPN is an all-in-one guide to key clinical topics, such as assessment techniques, distinguishing health from disease, interpreting ECGs and lab tests, preoperative and postoperative care, key nursing procedures, precautions in contagious disease, methods of drug administration, and more. Highlights of this Second Edition include a new chapter on ECGs and interpreting cardiac arrhythmias; new disorders, including MRSA, VRE, and metabolic syndrome; a new patient safety feature; and more procedures, including adult CPR and foreign body airway obstruction.

LPN Expert Guides

LPN Expert Guides
Author:
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2007-03-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781582557021

Geared specifically to LPNs/LVNs, this quick-reference pocket guide covers wound care principles, wound care procedures and products, and wound prevention and assessment. Information is presented in the easy-to-follow style that characterizes all LPN Expert Guides, with numerous illustrations and tables to clarify and amplify the text. Topics include skin anatomy and physiology, wound care assessment and monitoring, and basic wound care procedures. Specific types of wounds—acute wounds, vascular wounds, pressure ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers—are covered in consistently formatted chapters. Subsequent chapters focus on wound care products, wound care therapies, and legal issues.

NCLEX-PN Flashcard Book

NCLEX-PN Flashcard Book
Author: Rebekah Warner
Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2012-05-11
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0738665592

REA’s NCLEX-PN Flashcards Are Indispensable! Hundreds of Must-Study Questions and Answers! REA’s Interactive Flashcard® book for the NCLEX-PN exam helps nursing students check their test-readiness before taking this all-important exam. Our flashcard book is the perfect on-the-go study supplement and offers a quick and convenient way to practice answering questions. Written by an experienced RN, these flashcards give students full scenarios to evaluate in a multiple-choice format, just like the actual test. This recommended study aid contains more than 350 must-study questions that cover all official test categories found on the NCLEX, with detailed explanations of answers. The book also provides fascinating fun facts about the medical/nursing profession and its history. Unlike most flashcards that come loose in a box, our flashcards are bound in an organized, compact book that makes studying a breeze. Nursing students can write their answer on the front of the card, and then compare it to the answer on the back of the card. This concise question and answer format makes it easy to find the right answer, and we even give details explaining why the answer is correct. Fully indexed for smarter study, this book is the perfect way to study for the NCLEX-PN exam!

Fast Facts for Nurses

Fast Facts for Nurses
Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781582552880

Fast Facts for Nurses is a quick-consult collection of facts, checklists, algorithms, tips, key steps, alerts, and sketches that span almost every area of nursing practice. Up-to-the-minute information is presented on more than 600 topics, including signs and symptoms, documentation, diseases, assessment, procedures, ECGs, medication administration, drugs, complimentary and alternative therapies, and diagnostic tests. Formatted for quick reference, each chapter includes section tabs in the margin. Bulleted text and quick-scan tables and illustrations help the reader immediately focus on the most important information.

The Little GI Book

The Little GI Book
Author: Douglas Adler
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2024-06-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1040138292

A practical, portable handbook, newly updated with nearly 100 color images and figures, The Little GI Book: An Easily Digestible Guide to Understanding Gastroenterology, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone new to the world of gastroenterology and hepatology. Featuring new information on the latest advancements in gastroenterology and hepatology and written in a friendly, conversational style, The Little GI Book will help readers learn the core concepts of digestive health and disease and absorb important information without a hiccup. Author Dr. Douglas G. Adler provides a comprehensive, soup-to-nuts guide to gastrointestinal anatomy, physiology, disease states, and treatment. With new color images throughout, The Little GI Book guides the reader through the entire gastrointestinal tract, starting at the top with the esophagus, ending at the bottom with the colon and rectum, and covering everything in between: the stomach, small intestine, liver, pancreas, bile ducts, and gallbladder. The Little GI Book is an indispensable pocket guide for residents, students, nurse practitioners, office staff, industry sales force, and anyone who works in the GI industry but isn’t a gastroenterologist.

LPN Expert Guides

LPN Expert Guides
Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781582558684

Geared specifically to LPNs/LVNs, this quick-reference pocket guide provides clear explanations of difficult, challenging concepts and techniques in I.V. therapy. Topics covered include I.V. site selection, solutions, equipment, I.V. therapy initiation and maintenance, site care, peripheral I.V. therapy, complications of peripheral I.V. therapy, troubleshooting, monitoring blood component therapy, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy. Information is presented in a consistent, highly organized format with abundant illustrations. Recurring icons include Equipment Challenge (troubleshooting equipment problems), Red Flag (risks, complications, and contraindications), Best Practice (evidence-based guidelines), Life Stages (age-related variations), and Documentation Tips (areas that must be documented).

Davis's Basic Math Review for Nurses

Davis's Basic Math Review for Nurses
Author: Vicki Raines
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2009-12-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803624859

A path to conquering the math skills essential for nursing success...and reducing the anxieties math often induces! Step by step, skill by skill...students progress from simple to complex calculations, building their proficiencies and testing it along the way. It’s perfect for course review and quick reference.

Nurse's Pocket Guide

Nurse's Pocket Guide
Author: Marilynn E. Doenges
Publisher: F A Davis Company
Total Pages: 767
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780803611795

Contains a Nurse's Pocket Minder, which lists nursing diagnoses through the latest NANDA Conference. Make sure your students use the best pocket guide to plan patient care! This handy pocket guide helps nursing students identify interventions most commonly associated with nursing diagnoses when caring for patients. It's the perfect resource for hospital and community-based settings.

NCLEX-PN Notes

NCLEX-PN Notes
Author: Allison Hale
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2010-01-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803625960

This portable reference helps you prepare for their NCLEX exams anytime and anywhere.

NCLEX-PN Premier 2016 with 2 Practice Tests

NCLEX-PN Premier 2016 with 2 Practice Tests
Author: Kaplan Nursing
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1506202179

Overview: Pass the NCLEX-PN or your money back-guaranteed! Passing the NCLEX-PN exam is not just about what you know-it's about how you think. With expert critical thinking strategies and targeted practice, Kaplan's NCLEX-PN Premier 2016 with 2 Practice Tests shows you how to leverage your content knowledge to think like a nurse. Features: 9 critical thinking paths to break down what exam questions are asking. -- 6 end-of-chapter practice sets to help you put critical thinking principles into action. -- 2 full-length practice tests to gauge your progress-one online, one in the book. -- Detailed rationales for all answer choices, correct and incorrect. -- 60 minutes of video tutorials, viewable both online and on DVD. -- Techniques for mastering the computer adaptive test. -- Digital version of the book for mobile study. -- Streamlined content review, organized along the exam's "Client Needs" framework. -- Review of all question types, including alternate-format questions. With efficient test prep via online + book + DVD + mobile, Kaplan's NCLEX-PN Premier 2016 with 2 Practice Tests will make you assured and confident on test day.