Download or read book Virtual Clinical Excursions 3 0 for Maternal Child Nursing written by Emily Slone McKinney and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated for easier use and more control, VCE Pacific View is a groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package that brings learning to life in a "virtual" hospital setting. This guided learning experience features textbook reading assignments that correspond with the CD-ROM and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital to help students make connections between what they experience through the CD-ROM and what they've learned in their textbook. Each virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic information resources essential to patient care resulting in a true-to-life, hands-on learning experience. Users will also discover that this edition of VCE is easier to use with the inclusion of flash-based technology and the elimination of previously needed third-party plug-ins.

Download or read book Virtual Clinical Excursions 3 0 for Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing written by Susan Fertig McDonald and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated for easier use and more control, VCE Pacific View is a groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package that brings learning to life in a "virtual" hospital setting. This guided learning experience features textbook reading assignments that correspond with the CD-ROM and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital to help students make connections between what they experience through the CD-ROM and what they've learned in their textbook. Each virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic information resources essential to patient care resulting in a true-to-life, hands-on learning experience. Users will also discover that this edition of VCE is easier to use with the inclusion of flash-based technology and the elimination of previously needed third-party plug-ins. Meaningful, real-world problems place users in nursing scenarios where they can set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transition The highly-engaging format encourages active learning and provides opportunities to identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize use of available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve core computing skills Lessons in the workbook complement the content in the textbook and guide the student through the virtual hospital Includes NCLEX examination-style questions that offer built-in testing of clinical knowledge The CD-ROM offers users the opportunity to visit each patient and access realistic information essential for patient care, including: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video clips of nurse-client interactions, and other related materials A clock icon appears under each lesson, estimating how much time it will take to complete A linkage icon alerts the user whenever they are about to begin an exercise that connects with previous lessons The elimination of third-party plug-ins facilitates fast and easy software installation Flash-based technology allows for more ease of use and seamless navigation Greater faculty support with the addition of the FAC PAC, a new instructors' website, and a radically expanded testing component A medication administration feature enables users to select, prepare, and administer medications Over 50 common medication errors imbedded within the software to boost clinical realism and prepare students for current practice A Medication Room that contains a wide variety of drug storage areas, such as a Unit Dosage Cabinet, Automated Dispensing System, IV Storage, and a Refrigerator 6 unique patients/cases, each with complex medical-surgical conditions for students to care for and monitor within the virtual hospital

Download or read book Maternity and Women s Health Care E Book written by Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 1003 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 maternity book in the market is getting even better. Maternity and Women's Health Care, 11th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. Not only does this text emphasize childbearing concerns like newborn care, it also addresses wellness promotion and management of women's health problems. In describing the continuum of care, it integrates the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care. Boasting new medication alerts and updated content throughout, this edition covers the new maternal levels of care, and the revised AAP policy on breastfeeding and infant sleep. Expert authors of the market-leading maternity nursing textbook deliver the most accurate, up-to-date content. Clinical reasoning case studies provide you with opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and to apply knowledge in various settings. Community Activity boxes focus on maternal and newborn activities that can be pursued in local community settings and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings. Cultural Considerations stress the importance of considering the beliefs and health practices of patients from various cultures when providing care. Emergency boxes provide information about various emergency situations and offer a quick reference in critical situations. Family-Centered Care boxes highlight the needs and concerns of families that you should consider to provide family-centered care. Medication guides provide an important reference of drugs and their interactions. Nursing care plans include rationales for interventions and provide you with an overview of, and specific guidelines for, delivering effective nursing care. Safety alerts highlighted and integrated within the content draw attention to developing competencies related to safe nursing practice. Signs of potential complications highlight vital concerns, alerting you to signs and symptoms of complications and the immediate interventions to provide. Teaching for Self-Management boxes highlight important information that nurses need to communicate to patients and families for follow-up care.

Download or read book Virtual Clinical Excursions for Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing written by Gloria Leifer and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtual clinical excursions (VCE) is a workbook/CD-ROM package that accompanies many Elsevier nursing textbooks. The workbook guides users through Pacific View Regional Hospital, a virtual hospital setting, where one can learn communication, documentation, assessment, and safe medication administration. VCE offers a hands-on learning experience to help nurses improve both clinical judgement and critical thinking skills while interacting with a number of virtual patients.

Download or read book Maternity Nursing Revised Reprint E Book written by Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-11-29 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to meet the needs of today's students, Lowdermilk's Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition — Revised Reprint addresses the fundamentals of maternity nursing with a concise, focused presentation of the care of women during the childbearing years. Integrating considerations for family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care, it also addresses community-based care to emphasize that nursing care takes place in many settings. Maternity Nursing focuses on childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, as well as wellness promotion and management of common women's health problems. - Critical thinking exercises present case studies of real-life situations and corresponding critical thinking questions to help you develop your analytical skills. - NEW! A helpful appendix identifies text content that reflects the QSEN competencies — patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics — to assist you in developing competencies to provide safe and effective nursing care. - NEW! Focus on the family recognizes the nurse's need to integrate the family in the care of the mother and newborn and the importance of the role of the mother to the wellbeing of the family. - NEW! Content updates throughout, including information on the late preterm infant and associated concerns such as feeding; guidelines on prioritization and delegation where relevant; and centering pregnancy, a new model of health care that brings women together in groups for their care. - NEW! Evidence-based practice content focuses your attention on how to use current research to improve patient outcomes. - NEW! Improved readability helps you learn more efficiently with shorter, more focused content discussions. - NEW! 21st Century Maternity Nursing: Culturally Competent, Community Focused chapter combines introductory material, culture, and community into one chapter to help you focus on key content and concepts. - NEW! Streamlined content highlights the most essential, need-to-know information.

Download or read book Introduction to Maternity Pediatric Nursing written by Gloria Leifer and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2007 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this leading text provides a solid foundation in obstetrics and pediatric nursing. Its concise, logical organization by developmental stages, discussion of disorders by body system from simple-to-complex and health-to-illness, and a focus on health promotion and on the family make it a complete guide to caring for maternity and pediatric patients. Focuses on family-centered care, health promotion and illness prevention, women's health issues, and growth and development of the child and parent. Covers a wide range of maternal and pediatric care with 35 skills and provides expected outcomes, interventions, and rationales for nursing care 30 nursing care plans. Critical Thinking Questions at the end of each Nursing Care Plan challenge students to evaluate and apply the plan of care to specific clinical situations. Nursing Tips throughout the text provide pertinent information applicable in the clinical setting. Pictorial story of a vaginal birth includes photos through delivery. Cultural considerations as they relate to pregnancy and delivery, maternal/infant, and pediatric care in detailed tables help nurses develop cultural sensitivity when caring for diverse patient populations. Cultural Assessment Data Collection Tool checklist assists the nurse in developing an individualized plan of care. Health Promotion Considerations boxes focus on prenatal wellness, health during pregnancy, postnatal health, and more. Companion CD-ROM, bound with the book, includes videos of both a normal delivery and a cesarian birth, 70 neonatal and pediatric assessment video clips, 3-D animations, audio glossary, and Patient Teaching Plans in Spanish and English. Discusses CPR specifically for the pregnant patient. MyPyramid illustrates the 2005 revised nutrition guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Provides discussions of changes in clinical care recommendations, including use of Ipecac(R) for poisoning, vaginal birth after caesarian, and pain relief in newborns. Includes the latest content on infectious diseases acquired during pregnancy, sexual abuse, assault, rape in the pediatric population, and the adolescent as a parent. Includes an appendix of JCAHO Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols.

Download or read book Virtual Clinical Excursions Online and Print Workbook for Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing written by Gloria Leifer and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most complete nursing education learning systems available, Virtual Clinical Excursions 4.0 (VCE) is an interactive print and online workbook that guides you through a virtual hospital where the patients are real and their conditions are constantly changing. Each lesson features a core reading assignment from Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition along with activities based on "visiting" the patients in the hospital. By immersing you in a realistic, yet safe, nursing environment, VCE simulates the average clinical rotation by allowing you to conduct a complete assessment of a patient and set priorities for care, collect information, analyze and interpret data, prepare and administer medications, and reach conclusions about complex problems. This unique virtual setting is the best way to learn about the complexities of patient care by giving you the perfect environment to practice what you've learned. Duration for access to this product, which may be at the discretion of your institution, is up to 36 months. Elsevier reserves the right to restrict or remove access due to changes in product portfolio or other market conditions. Updated drug reference includes a comprehensive set of the latest drug monographs to help you make the best clinical judgments to complete each case. Online workbook lessons guide you throughout the patient scenarios to collect information, make decisions, and set priorities. Vital signs tool within each patient's room allows you to check the patient's status at critical moments, and promotes safe practice. Nurse-client interaction videos depict conversations and situations involving nurses, patients, family members, and hospital staff to help you discern between communications that are ideal and those that need improvement. Unique records that house data from the virtual patient's hospital stay allows you to record new findings to see how the data for different attributes has changed over time. Laboratory guide provides standard value ranges for all laboratory values offered within the virtual patient hospital, so you can confirm and compare standard lab values against your patients' test results. Physical examination experience with unique images and assessment findings advance your understanding of each patient's system assessments. Patient medication administration enhances your ability to think critically about safe medication practices and follow safe medication standards. Allows for easy and quick access to various patient charts, including Physician's Orders, Laboratory Reports, Patient Education, Nursing Admission, and many more. Kardex nursing information regarding patients' acute care provides quick access to vital information such as physician's orders, laboratory reports, patient education, nursing admission, and more, offering a richly detailed portrait of the patient. NEW! Updated content from Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition addressed through patient care activities in the VCE workbook, providing you with active learning of the latest evidence-based care.

Download or read book Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Text and Virtual Clinical Excursions Online Package written by Gloria Leifer and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing - E-Book

Download or read book Ultrasound written by Edward I. Bluth and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 1658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a popular course taught at the Radiological Society of North America's Annual Meeting, this book provides all the essential information for choosing the appropriate imaging examination and completing the imaging workup of a patient. Chapters are organized into parts according to the anatomical location of the clinical problems addressed. The authors guide the reader through the diagnostic evaluation, reviewing the indications for and the strengths and limitations of ultrasound imaging.Features: Practical information on the usefulness of ultrasound, nonimaging tests, or other imaging modalities, such as CT and MR, for evaluating each clinical situation Clear descriptions of symptoms and differential diagnosis Nearly 1,300 images and photographs demonstrating key points A new chapter on neonatal spinal cord anomalies Comprehensive and up-to-date, this edition is essential for ultrasonographers, radiologists, residents, physicians, nurses, and radiology assistants seeking the latest recommendations for the effective use of ultrasonography.

Download or read book Pediatric Decision Making Strategies E Book written by Albert J. Pomeranz and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to accompany Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics and Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, Pediatric Decision-Making Strategies is a concise, user-friendly reference uses a unique algorithmic approach to facilitate diagnosis, testing, and basic treatment of common pediatric disorders. For any given symptom, an algorithm guides the reader through the appropriate investigative procedures and lab tests to reach definitive diagnoses. An updated format that enhances usability makes this medical reference book a must-have for medical students, residents, and practitioners treating pediatric patients. - Explore concise, focused, and updated algorithms that cover the most common pediatric problems. - Gain imperative knowledge from an expert author team that includes Dr. Robert M. Kliegman (of the Nelson line of textbooks), as well as references to related chapters in both Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics and Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics. - Quickly access important information with a new standard format and trim size for practicality and usability. - Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, algorithms, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Download or read book Birth Settings in America written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any other country in the world, yet outcomes are worse than other high-resource countries, and even worse for Black and Native American women. There are a variety of factors that influence childbirth, including social determinants such as income, educational levels, access to care, financing, transportation, structural racism and geographic variability in birth settings. It is important to reevaluate the United States' approach to maternal and newborn care through the lens of these factors across multiple disciplines. Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice reviews and evaluates maternal and newborn care in the United States, the epidemiology of social and clinical risks in pregnancy and childbirth, birth settings research, and access to and choice of birth settings.

Download or read book Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy written by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Second Edition Whether you are prepping for the NCLEX or certification exam, looking for an aid to class materials, or just want to refresh your skills, Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!is the answer. Part of the award-winning Made Incredibly Easy! Series, this fun, practical guide addresses pediatric care and childhood disorders in light of each level of child development, with a family-involved care approach. Full of expert insight and MIE’s trademark wit, this lively reference addresses the full range of common pediatric conditions, and illuminates the many roles of the pediatric nurse. Features: · Current data on more than 100 pediatric disorders, including genetic and cognitive disorders · Coverage of topics including: cultural considerations, hospital care, children with disabililties and terminal illness, pain assessment and management, drug metabolism, healthcare team collaboration, ethics and professional boundaries · Full color inserts illuminate complex concepts · “Nurse Joy” and other illustrated characters offer tips and insights · Easy-reference format with concise, bulleted content · Numerous tables, illustrations and flow charts · Special features: · Just the Facts – quick summary at start of each chapter · Quick Quiz – at end of each chapter · Advice from Experts – experienced practitioners’ insights · It’s all relative – teaching tips and checklists for family education · Growing pains – developmental stage descriptions, expectations and risks · Cultured pearls – insights on unique aspects of care by cultural group · Glossary of essential pediatric terms, selected references, and online sources

Download or read book Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation Operations Technology and Innovative Practice written by Scott B. Crawford and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide provides a focus on the implementation of healthcare simulation operations, as well as the type of professional staff required for developing effective programs in this field. Though there is no single avenue in which a person pursues the career of a healthcare simulation technology specialist (HSTS), this book outlines the extensive knowledge and variety of skills one must cultivate to be effective in this role. This book begins with an introduction to healthcare simulation, including personnel, curriculum, and physical space. Subsequent chapters address eight knowledge/skill domains core to the essential aspects of an HSTS. To conclude, best practices and innovations are provided, and the benefits of developing a collaborative relationship with industry stakeholders are discussed. Expertly written text throughout the book is supplemented with dozens of high-quality color illustrations, photographs, and tables. Written and edited by leaders in the field, Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice is optimized for a variety of learners, including healthcare educators, simulation directors, as well as those looking to pursue a career in simulation operations as healthcare simulation technology specialists.

Download or read book Study Guide for Wong s Nursing Care of Infants and Children E Book written by Marilyn J. Hockenberry and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corresponding chapter by chapter to the completely reorganized and revised Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 11th Edition, this study guide helps you apply pediatric nursing concepts to real-world practice. It assesses, reinforces, and strengthens your understanding of pediatric nursing with learning activities, review questions, and case studies with critical thinking questions. Learning Key Terms — consisting of matching and fill-in-the-blank questions — test your ability to define all key terms highlighted in each textbook chapter. An answer key for the review questions and learning activities is included in the back of the study guide. Pages are perforated, so submitting assignments is easy. - Reviewing Key Concepts and Content includes questions in various formats to provide you ample opportunity to assess your knowledge and comprehension of information covered in the text. Activities include matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, short answer, and multiple choice to help you identify the core content of the chapter — and test your understanding upon completion of reading the chapter. - Thinking Critically case-based activities require you to apply the concepts found in the chapters to solve problems, make decisions concerning care management, and provide responses to patient questions and concerns. - Learning Key Terms consists of matching and fill-in-the-blank questions that let you test your ability to define all key terms highlighted in the corresponding textbook chapter. - An answer key is included at the end of the Study Guide. - Perforated pages allow you to submit assignments to your instructor. - NEW! Updated chapter organization and content matches revised and reorganized text.

Download or read book Bright Futures in Practice written by Paul S. Casamassimo and published by Ncemch. This book was released on 1996 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wong s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing Text and Study Guide Package written by Marilyn J. Hockenberry and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This money-saving package includes the 8th edition of Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing Text and Study Guide.

Download or read book Recent Advances in Cesarean Delivery written by Georg Schmolzer and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent Advances in Cesarean Delivery is a collection of research chapters on cesarean delivery and related developments within the field of obstetrics. Written by experts in the field, chapters cover such topics as prediction of cesarean delivery, hemostasis for massive hemorrhage during C-section, maternal and fetal risks, cesarean scar defect manifestations, obesity and C-section, and C-sections in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.