Portable RN contains a powerhouse of knowledge in a pocket-sized guide.

Features of Portable RN:

• New! Revised to meet new JCAHO guidelines
• New! Revised to meet new American Heart Association guidelines
• Chapter on pain management
• Chapter on pressure ulcers and traumatic wound care
• Chapter on end-of-life care
• Table on potential agents of bioterrorism
• Table of dangerous abbreviations
• SI units for laboratory tests
• And much more...

Contents

1. Assessment: Reviewing the techniques
2. Assessment findings: Distinguishing health from disease
3. ECGs: Interpreting them with ease and accuracy
4. Common laboratory tests: Giving care and interpreting results
5. Common disorders: Treating and preventing diseases
6. Common procedures: Performaing them safely and accurately
7. Surgical patient care: Reviewing the techniques
8. Pain management: Assessing pain and using medications
9. Pressure ulcers and traumatic wound care: Preventing, staging, and treating wounds
10. Precautions: Preventing the spread of infection
11. Troubleshooting: Spotting and correcting equipment problems
12. Drug administration: Reviewing the methods
13. Dosage calculation: Ensuring effective therapy
14. Drug hazards: Recognizing and responding to them
15. Complications: Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions
16. Alternative and complementary therapies: Enhancing care and healing
17. End-of-life care: Caring for the dying patient and his family
18. Documentation systems: Completing forms fully and concisely

Index

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