Download or read book 150 Tips and Tricks for New Nurses written by Kathy Quan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-01-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With long hours, huge responsibilities, and average pay, nursing is often as challenging as it is rewarding. By teaching new nurses what to expect, how to get what they want, and how to succeed in today's medical environment, this book is the one-dose treatment to prevent burnout. Written in an easy-to-read, direct, and honest way, this helpful handbook will teach new nurses what they didn't learn in nursing school. Veteran R.N. Kathy Quan offers readers information on how to: balance a hectic new schedule (for work, sleep, and life) deal with doctors avoid illness themselves continue education while working cope with death of patients (the first time, and after) and more With this book, nurses get real-life advice on how to cope, perform, and excel in their field--one shift at a time!
Download or read book The Everything New Nurse Book written by Kathy Quan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-03-13 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a new nurse, you're entering one of the most challenging and rewarding fields! Still, you may feel a little nervous about stepping into the brave new world of medical facilities. The Everything New Nurse Book addresses all your concerns and more. Covering the nation's top ten types of nursing, this comprehensive handbook concentrates on the issues that new nurses face every day on the job--from dealing with patients to juggling multiple responsibilities. Highlights include how to balance a hectic new schedule (for work AND sleep!); deal with the doctors' Old Boy Network; avoid illness yourself; continue your education while working at the same time; cope with the death of patients; and more. Written by Kathy Quan, a registered nurse with thirty years experience, The Everything New Nurse Book guides you through those first critical months on the job. If you want to know what to expect on your first day and beyond--this is the book for you!
Download or read book Becoming Nursey written by Kati Kleber and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing isn't a career; it's a calling. Learning how to be a great nurse at the bedside while maintaining your sanity at home is no easy task. This book discusses about how to realistically live as a nurse, both at home and at the bedside - with a little humor and some shenanigans along the way. Topics include nursing school survival, time management, talking to physicians, dealing with mistakes, and how to survive your first code without coding yourself. Learn the tools you need to become a safe, caring, and efficient nurse as fast as possible. Join the nursing school and health care organizations across the country who are utilizing this book to better prepare and support their nurses for successful patient care. Get ready - it's about to get real, real nursey.
Download or read book Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy written by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy is the resource every student needs to master the art of care planning, including concept mapping. Starting with a review of the nursing process, this comprehensive resource provides the foundations needed to write practical, effective care plans for patients. It takes a step-by-step approach to the care planning process and builds the critical thinking skills needed to individualize care in the clinical setting. Special tips and information sections included throughout the book help students incorporate evidence-based standards and rationales into their nursing interventions.
Download or read book Special Education and School Nurses written by Frances Belmonte-Mann MA RN and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran school nurse and former school nurse consultant bring their wealth of knowledge to the forefront in this indispensable guide for school nurses who care about keeping children healthy so they can learn. Frances Belmonte-Mann and Jessica H. Gerdes pay particular attention to the increase in students with special needs and chronic conditions that affect education. They go beyond the common health history to help readers evaluate the health of students as it relates to academic achievement. The authors focus on: • turning over every stone in a search for unknown health conditions or unrecognized effects of known health conditions; • understanding the role school nurses play in the special education process and writing individualized education program goals for health issues that affect learning; and • applying instructional techniques and nursing interventions to improve student outcomes in a meaningful way. While written for nurses, the guide serves as an important resource for other school staff members, including principals, assistant principals, deans, department chairs, team leaders, special education coordinators, district administrators, classroom teachers, and others with questions about the role nurses play in special education.
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Becoming a Staff Nurse written by Ian Peate and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written specifically for graduating students and newly registered nurses, this essential handbook will help you navigate the transition from student to registered practitioner. Providing you with the key knowledge to help consolidate your degree course, The Essential Guide to Becoming a Staff Nurse will enable you to become an autonomous and accountable practitioner. Covering everything the newly registered nurse needs to know, this handy book explores: How to get the job you want The role and function of the staff nurse Accountability and delegation Working with patients and their families Becoming a manager Continuing professional and personal development With activities, practical hints and tips throughout, this accessible aide-memoire will provide indispensable support for newly registered nurses in all fields.
Download or read book 75 Nurse Cheat Sheets written by Aaron Reed and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-10-18 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MASTER THE MOST IMPORTANT INFO! Trim the fat and get the quick facts. Condense your knowledge base so you can skip the fluff, save time, and master your nursing career! The largest collection of nursing labs, medications, assessments, procedures, acronyms, diagrams, mnemonics, equations, conversions, scales, graphs, pictures, & 20 pages of abbreviations and Spanish translations. This enormous mobile phone and eBook reference will replace all of your expensive and bulky laminated clinical sheets. We have poured through the textbooks and publications to serve you the meat and potatoes. Includes detailed tables, diagrams, algorithms, and charting tools. As well as... * Abbreviations * ABG: Analysis * ABG: Interpretation * ACLS: Bradycardia, Stroke, Tachycardia, Acute Coronary Syndrome algorithms * ACLS: Cardiac arrest, Post Cardiac Arrest algorithms * Admit Notes * APGAR * Artificial airway, endotracheal tube, & laryngoscope size by age * Blood Chemistry * Blood Compatibility * Blood Gas Formulas * Blood Products * BLS Algorithm * Body Mass Index & Body Surface Area * Braden Scale * Cardiac Volumes & Pressures * Cardioversion, Defibrillation, & Fluid Challenge by Age * Chest Pain * Coagulation Studies * Code Drugs * Colloids * Complete Blood Count * Conversions: mcg, mg, mL, kg, lbs., mmHg, & cmH2O * Cranial Nerves * Crystalloids * Daily Body Fluids * Deep Tendon Reflex Scale * Discharge Note * Electrolyte Imbalances * Glasgow Coma Scale * Height Conversion Table * High-alert Medications * History & Physical Exam * Ideal Body Weight * Intracranial Pressure Symptoms * Insulin: onset, peak, duration, & appearance * Lead Placement * Levels of Consciousness: characteristics * Lung Volume Descriptions * Lung Volumes: Obstructive vs. Constrictive * Maintenance Hourly Fluids * Major Nerves: motor action, & sensation * Mechanical Ventilation Parameters: abbreviations, formula, normal values * Mini Mental Status Exam * Morse Fall Scale * Murmurs * Muscle Strength * Nerve Root: motor action, sensation, reflex * Orientation & Disorientation Behaviors * Oxygen Tank Factor Equation * Oxygen: device, flow, FIO2, notes * Pacemaker Codes * PFT Special Test Descriptions * PFT Values: calculations per kg, & normal for 70kg * Postpartum & Delivery Note * Preload/Afterload/Contractility * Preoperative, Procedure, & Postoperative Notes * Pressure Ulcers: stage, characteristics, interventions * Respiratory Pattern Diagrams * Serum Drug Levels * Stroke Scale: Cincinnati * Temperature Conversion Table: formula, F to C * Transfusion Reactions * Transfusion Times * Translation: English to Spanish * Transmission-Based Precautions * Urinalysis * Vital Signs, Weight, Height: by age * Weight Conversion Table * Wound Care: products, indications, considerations Prepare, Pass, Perform... with NurseMastery!
Download or read book Game Based Teaching and Simulation in Nursing and Health Care written by Eric B. Bauman, PhD, RN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in integrating gaming and simulation into a course or the entire curricula. It presents the theory and the associated practical application. The extensive reference list and resource/product list encourage and support readers with implementation." Score: 98, 5 Stars.--Doody's Medical Reviews "Game-Based Teaching and Simulation in Nursing and Healthcare is a timely, exhaustive look at how emerging technologies are transforming clinical education. Anyone looking for firsthand, direct account of how game-based learning technologies are reshaping clinical practice needs this book." Kurt Squire, PhD Associate Professor Games+Learning+Society [GLS] School of Education University Of Wisconsin - Madison This innovative text provides practical strategies for developing, integrating, and evaluating new and emerging technology, specifically game-based learning methods, useful in nursing and clinical health sciences education. The text draws upon existing models of experiential learning such as Benner's "thinking-in-action" and "novice-to-expert" frameworks, and introduces current theories supporting the phenomenon of the created learning environment. Chapters explain how simulation and game-based learning strategies can be designed, implemented, and evaluated to improve clinical educational thinking and outcomes and increase exposure to critical experiences to inform clinicians during the journey from novice to expert. The text also describes how game-based learning methods can support the development of complex decision-making and critical thinking skills. Case studies throughout demonstrate the practical application of harnessing technology as a teaching/learning device. Key Features: Provides strategies for developing, integrating, and evaluating game-based learning methods for nursing and healthcare educators Prepares teachers for the paradigm shift from static "e-learning" to dynamic distance experiential learning in virtual and game-based environments Illustrates how to integrate game-based learning into existing curricula Offers theoretical and practical examples of how game-based learning technologies can be used in nursing and clinical education
Download or read book Mosby s Tour Guide to Nursing School written by Melodie Chenevert and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraging, user-friendly, and altogether unique, Mosby's Tour Guide to Nursing School encourages you to not only survive nursing school, but excel in whichever program you select. Throughout the book, Dr. Chenevert compares your journey through nursing school to a road trip, and she offers advice to increase your understanding, help you successfully navigate obstacles, and make your journey more enjoyable. You'll learn how to prepare for the NCLEX® and your nursing career, how to get good grades, how to deal with failure, how to improve oral and written reports, and much more. A must-have for every nursing student! - Endorsed by the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). - Written by a nationally known motivational speaker and nurse, the book's down-to-earth approach uses humor and clever analogies to clearly teach the information you need to know. - Uses the analogy of a cross-country road trip to help you see the relationships between different aspects of nursing school, as well as give you a finite view of its duration and end result. - Inspirational quotes throughout offer wisdom and encouragement from fellow nursing students and graduates. - The appendix lists numerous diverse resources you'll find useful before, during, and after nursing school. - Electronic Age Information covers distance learning, online courses, and podcasts, facilitating your success both in today's electronic classroom and with the advancing technology in nursing. - A special NCLEX® chapter (Chapter 29: Are We There Yet? Almost.) provides you with the tools you need to prepare for and pass the NCLEX®. - Updated statistics and information on the emerging trends of the workforce keep you current with what's happening in the world outside nursing and help you make educated choices during nursing school. - Three chapters are devoted to diversity in today's workforce and the non-traditional student. - Thorough coverage of ADN, BSN, and RN-BSN programs (program prerequisites, differences, and more) helps you make informed decisions about your choice of nursing programs. - An appendix of Online Resources provides quick and easy access to web sites that will assist both students and graduates with continued study and real-world advice.
Download or read book Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy written by Springhouse and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entertaining guide is now more fun, more up-to-date, and even easier to use -- an indispensable resource for nurses who want to take the stress out of dosage calculations. New to this edition are a chapter on dimensional analysis; numerous lighthearted learning aids called "Cheat Sheets"; and "Practice Makes Perfect" -- case study questions and answers that let nurses assess their progress. Contents include math basics; measurement systems; drug orders and administration records; calculating oral, topical, and rectal drug dosages; calculating parenteral injections and I.V. infusions; and calculating pediatric, obstetric, and critical care dosages.
Download or read book A Nurse s Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward written by Jenny Thomas and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you managing other people? If so, you will find this an indispensable guide to situations and problems faced by ward managers, sisters and charge nurses today. This new edition retains the book's practical approach, providing hints and tips on cutting through bureaucracy to ensure patient care remains uppermost on your agenda. This book will help you to Manage your time Create a positive work environment Ensure care is patient-centred Manage your budget Be politically aware Manage difficult staff and situations This book will help you to: Organise yourself and your workload Manage staff, people and difficult situations Make sure care is patient-centred Manage your budget Deal with complaints Handle staff recruitment Be a good role model. This new edition retains the book's practical approach, providing hints and tips on cutting through bureaucracy to ensure patient care remains uppermost on your agenda. Reflects the most recent developments affecting ward management, including the current national focus on quality indicators and working within tighter budgets. A new chapter on 'Improving Quality and Safety' explains the national quality initiatives and their impact, as well as taking you through the practical processes of handling complaints and incidents. Updated guidance on pertinent issues such as 'whistle-blowing' and 'safeguarding'.
Download or read book What s Next written by Kati Kleber and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly acclaimed author of Becoming Nursey and Admit One, Kati Kleber, BSN, RN, CCRN, delivers provocative and candid answers to the basic questions about professional development that every nurse should know. Many hospitals provide information about how to be a successful charge nurse, nurse mentor, and nurse preceptor, but not real, practical advice. Kleber addresses these personal and professional options and goes into detail about some of the more practical advice for successfully evolving into a formal or informal nurse on your unit-from learning how to be an effective charge nurse to.
Download or read book The Future of Nursing written by Carol Susan Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2014-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A guide for new nurse managers, with Florence Nightingale as a mentor. Includes Nightingale-based perspectives on advocacy, communication, conflict and collaboration, career and staff development, community partnerships, evidence- and research-based practice, resource and fiscal management, safety, and strategic planning in health care and nursing"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book First Year Nurse written by Beth Hawkes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Indispensable Guide for First-Time Nurses on Working with Doctors, the Joys of the Night Shift, and Facing Mistakes! You've completed the necessary education, passed the exams, and you're finally ready for your first year as a professional nurse. But there is still trepidation, accompanied by many unanswered questions. A true first year of nursing 101 guide, this book covers topics like managing feedback, working with doctors, working night shift, and recovering from a mistake. Writer and nursing professional Beth Hawkes draws from her own experiences to offer expert tips for first-timers venturing into this important discipline. Writing in a manner that's digestible and including illustrative anecdotes along the way, Hawkes will put readers at ease with her clear advice and directives—many of which can be applied in professional settings outside of nursing. She offers rookie nurses sample questions to help guide them on how they should be communicating with preceptors and colleagues, from morning to night. The perfect gift for nurses just entering the field!
Download or read book OCN Secrets written by Ocn Exam Secrets Test Prep Team and published by . This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Includes Practice Test Questions*** OCN Exam Secrets helps you ace the ONCC Oncology Certified Nurse Exam, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive OCN Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. OCN Exam Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to ONCC Exam Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; Comprehensive sections including: Growth and Development, Family Systems Theory, Nursing Assessment and Intervention in Children, Psychosocial Dimensions of Care, Psychosocial Adaptation, Spiritual Beliefs/Rituals, Social Relationships, Parenting, Cultural Diversity, Common Fears and Coping Strategies, Hospitalization, Epidemiology, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML), Pathophysiology of Leukemia, Hematologic Changes, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, CNS Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Renal Tumors, Carcinogenesis, Chemotherapy, Biotherapy & Gene Therapy, Radiation Therapy, Surgery, Supportive Care Measures, Clinical Trials in Pediatric Oncology, Informed Consent, Treatment Protocols, Hodgkin Disease (HD), Retinoblastoma, Symptom Management, and much more...
Download or read book Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School 2018 2019 E Book written by Holly K. Stromberg and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - NEW! Weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars show dates from May 2018 through December 2019, making it easy for students to organize their schedules at school and at home.
Download or read book The Everything Guide To Careers In Health Care written by Kathy Quan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trillion-dollar health-care industry makes up the fastest growing segment of the job market, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. With The Everything Guide to Careers in Health Care, you can explore all the employment possibilities in health care, and choose the right career path just for you. From nursing and psychology to pharmacy technology and art therapy-and dozens more positions in between-this engaging, enlightening volume helps you decide which career to pursue and how to pursue it, including: Self-assessment and evaluation Working conditions and lifestyle concerns Educational requirements Available grants and incentives And much, much more! The Everything Guide to Careers in Health Care is all you need to take advantage of the many opportunities the booming health care industry has to offer-for years to come!
