All Things Nursing provides quick access to essential information in all areas of nursing.

Coverage includes:

• assessment techniques and tips
• skills
• pain management
• drugs
• infection control
• ECGs
• laboratory tests
• disease profiles

The book also provides timely information on legal aspects of nursing, such as liability, organ donation, and documentation, and on career opportunities in nursing, including education, research, and travel nursing.

Topics covered include both general nursing and all clinical specialties—emergency, critical care, medical-surgical, maternal-neonatal, and pediatric nursing. Numerous illustrations, graphs, and easy-to-follow quick-reference charts complement the text.

Contents

Nursing Practice

1. Assessment
2. Electrocardiography
3. Laboratory tests
4. Medications
5. Procedures
6. Specialized aspects of care
7. Maternal-neonatal care
8. Pediatric care

Disease Profiles

9. Adult disorders
10. Maternal-neonatal disorders
11. Pediatric disorders

Legal Aspects of Care

12. Standards of care
13. Ethical situations

Career Options

14. Nursing education
15. Nursing specialties

Index

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