Download or read book Adult Health Nursing E Book written by Kim Cooper and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - NEW! Expanded and updated art program enhances content with original photos and line art. - NEW! NCLEX-PN Review questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item formats and cover all chapter objectives.

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Download or read book Foundations and Adult Health Nursing E Book written by Kim Cooper and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 2219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the skills essential to clinical practice with Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 8th Edition! This all-inclusive guide to fundamentals and medical-surgical nursing for the LPN/LVN covers everything from anatomy and physiology to nursing interventions and maternity, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community health care. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making. In addition, the accessible, friendly overall style and clearly written review questions helps you to prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination. - Clear coverage of skills across the human lifespan includes maternity, pediatrics, adults, and older adults. - Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 110 skills show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each. - Tenth grade reading level helps you to understand complex topics. - Skills are presented in a step-by-step format with clearly defined nursing actions and rationales. - Mathematics review in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration. - Safety Alerts cover issues related to safe patient care in a variety of settings. - Health Promotion Considerations boxes highlight information on wellness and disease prevention, including infection control, diet, and pregnancy. - Nursing Care Plans emphasize patient goals and outcomes within a case-study format, and promotes clinical decision-making with critical thinking questions at the end of each care plan. - Patient Teaching boxes include post-hospital discharge guidelines and disease prevention instructions with a strong focus on three-way communication among the nurse, patient, and family members. - Communication boxes illustrate communication strategies using real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue. - Lifespan Consideration boxes provide you with age-specific information for the care of the patient. - Home Health Considerations boxes discuss issues facing patients and their caregivers in the home setting. - Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination section at the end of each chapter provides Key Points, Review Questions, and Critical Thinking Activities to reinforce learning. - Coordinated Care boxes promote comprehensive patient care with other members of the health care team, focusing on prioritization, assignment, supervision, collaboration, delegation, and leadership topics.

Download or read book Delmar Nurse s Drug Handbook 2010 Edition Book Only written by George R. Spratto and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put the latest edition of today's most trusted drug reference guide in your hands with DELMAR NURSE'S DRUG HANDBOOK(TM) 2012 EDITION. This essential resource clearly describes the most important information for over 770 of the latest and most common FDA-approved drugs. Each entry provides a wealth of information concerning drug action, pharmacokinetics, dosage, interactions, and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with clients, and nursing considerations. This edition offers even more convenience with an iPhone/iPod touch Application that places the complete drug guide at your fingertips with enhanced search options.

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Download or read book Pharmacology in Nursing written by Gayle McKenzie and published by Cengage AU. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...Focuses on the use of drugs as medications within the healthcare environment in Australia and New Zealand. ... We use the term 'medication', rather than 'drug', throughout this book to refer to any drug that is used in the healthcare context, although the terms are generally interchangeable ... and it is the generic name of a medication that does not change and is the essential name for the nurse to know. ... we also introduce some abbreviations that are commonly used by healthcare providers and pharmacists in writing and preparing medication prescriptions. ...Two new chapters have been included in the second edition. One chapter covers pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics, an area of growing interest in personalised medicine, and the other covers legal and ethical issues related to the administration of medications."--from preface.

Download or read book 2012 Delmar Healthcare Drug Handbook written by George R. Spratto and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put the latest edition of today's most trusted drug reference guide in your hands with the 2012 Delmar Healthcare Drug Handbook. This essential resource clearly describes the most important information for over 770 of the latest and most common FDA-approved drugs. Each entry provides a wealth of information concerning drug action, pharmacokinetics, dosage, interactions, and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with clients, and nursing considerations.

Download or read book 2011 Nurse s Drug Handbook written by Jones & Bartlett Learning, and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and updated version of this best-selling resource! Jones and Bartlett Publisher’s 2011 Nurse’s Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference! It provides: * Accurate, timely facts on hundreds of drugs from abacavir sulfate to Zyvox * Concise, consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically * No-nonsense writing style that speaks your language in terms you use everyday * Index of all generic, trade, and alternate drug names for quick reference It has all the vital information you need at your fingertips: * Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule * Indications and dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information * Incompatibilities, contraindications; interactions with drugs, food, and activities; and adverse reactions * Nursing considerations, including key patient-teaching points * Vital features include mechanism-of-action illustrations showing how drugs at the cellular, tissue, or organ levels and dosage adjustments help individualize care for elderly patients, patients with renal impairment, and others with special needs * Warnings and precautions that keep you informed and alert

Download or read book Delmar Nurse s Drug Handbook written by George Spratto and published by Concept Media. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 2208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1,000 of the latest and most common FDA-approved drugs, the Delmar NURSE'S DRUG HANDBOOK 2010 International Edition continues to be an essential resource for the most important drug information. Each entry provides a wealth of facts concerning drug action, dosage, interactions, and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with clients, and nursing considerations. The Delmar NURSE'S DRUG HANDBOOK 2010 International Edition highlights prevention of medication errors and clinical accountability like no other drug resource, making it a trusted product for nursing students, practicing nurses, and other health care professionals.

Download or read book Principles of Pharmacology for Respiratory Care written by Georgine Bills and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable role of the Respiratory Therapist is to administer and educate patients on aerosolized and systemic medications used in the treatment of respiratory diseases and other therapies affecting the cardiopulmonary system. Principles of Pharmacology for Respiratory Care, Third Edition is an ideal resource for Respiratory Therapists to understand the role of cardiopulmonary-targeted medication therapies and the mechanism of action drugs used in the treatment of the conditions they are treating. Mode of action, clinical indications, dosages, hazards, and side effects of multiple classifications of drugs are extensively addressed. As such, this text also serves a comprehensive reference on drug therapies used in the treatment of respiratory diseases as well as other medical conditions. The layout of this text in organized into three distinct sections to facilitate the understanding of the material. The first section includes general pharmacologic principles required to understand

Download or read book Delmar Nurse s Drug Handbook 2010 written by George R. Spratto and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1,000 of the latest and most common FDA-approved drugs, the Delmar NURSE'S DRUG HANDBOOK(tm) 2010 Edition continues to be an essential resource for the most important drug information. Each entry provides a wealth of facts concerning drug action, dosage, interactions, and contraindications. Clear guidelines are also provided for administration of drugs, communication with clients, and nursing considerations. The Delmar NURSE'S DRUG HANDBOOK(tm) 2010 Edition highlights prevention of medication errors and clinical accountability like no other drug resource, making it a trusted product for nursing students, practicing nurses, and other health care professionals.

Download or read book Pharmacology E Book written by Linda E. McCuistion and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 995 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW QSEN focus emphasizes patient-centered care, safety, quality, and collaboration and teamwork. NEW content covers the most commonly used drugs, including updated Prototype Drug Charts and drug tables. Enhanced coverage of prioritization includes nursing interventions in the Nursing Process sections listed in order of priority. Updated illustrations include new drug labels in the Drug Calculations chapter.

Download or read book Pharmacology written by Joyce LeFever Kee and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 995 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous edition has subtitle: "a nursing process approach."

Download or read book McGraw Hill Nurses Drug Handbook Seventh Edition written by Patricia Dwyer Schull and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 1575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Value on the Market! The drug guide nurses count on to safely administer more than 4,000 drugs McGraw-Hill Nurse’s Drug Handbook, Seventh Edition provides everything nurses must know to protect themselves and their patients when administering drugs. The Handbook delivers the evidence base needed to administer more than 3,000 brandname and 1,000 generic drugs--along with important administration and monitoring instructions. The drug monographs are designed for easy understanding and quick access to essential facts. For the safest, most effective drug administration possible, you'll find: Full monographs on 1,000+ drugs, including 29 new ones NEW FDA black box warnings and adverse drug reactions Special icons pointing out hazardous and high-alert drugs Expanded 36-page safe drug administation insert Guidance on drug interactions including foods, herbals, and behavior NEW safety insert on sanctioned guidelines for timely administration of scheduled drugs and new appendix on current drug shortages

Download or read book Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook 2008 written by Patricia Schull and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-06-29 with total page 1414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Ultra-Convenient, Safety-Focused Drug Guide Written for RNs by RNs Nursing Spectrum Drug Handbook delivers instant access to concise, need-to-know information on more than 3,000 brand-name and 1,000 generic drugs. Carefully updated and based on feedback from nurses worldwide, the Handbook is an essential tool in ensuring the safest, most effective drug administration possible. Features Organized alphabetically by generic name Covers each drug's mechanism of action, indication, dosage, contraindications, and more Up-to-date overview of ophthalmic drugs, drug classes, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements Color-coded “clinical alert” icons throughout Full-color patient safety and drug identification inserts Useful photo gallery of common tablets and capsules NEW treatment algorithms Vital coverage of life-threatening adverse reactions Valuable appendices Ribbon bookmark to keep your place Off-label uses for many drugs PDA download of the ENTIRE text Online companion site (www.nursedrughandbook.com) with drug updates, downloadable patient education information, and more

Download or read book Clinical Calculations E Book written by Joyce LeFever Kee and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-02-11 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style and NGN Prep questions introduce the new elements from the updated NCLEX exam, assessing critical thinking, clinical judgment, and decision-making based on actual clinical situations.

Download or read book Pharmacology in Nursing 4e written by Bonita E. Broyles and published by Cengage AU. This book was released on with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pharmacology in Nursing focuses on the use of medications within the healthcare environment in Australia and New Zealand. Taking a body systems approach, this text is written specifically for nursing students and highlights the need for nurses to understand the science behind medications alongside clinical requirements for medication administration, safety, patient/client education and dosage calculation. Medication tables provide an overview of important medication information, including indications, active ingredients and nursing considerations. ‘Practical and professional application’ boxes ensure that the theory is shown in context, and the text layout is appealing to the reader. Emphasis is placed on clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and evidence-based research.