
Focusing clinical need-to-know information, this pocket-sized, spiral-bound book combines commonly used, but rarely memorized, clinical information with reusable patient assessment tools and worksheets. covers: Basics - formulas and converstion tales; Labs - common lab values; Assess - assessment charts and tables such as vital signs, pain assessment; Ob/Peds - pregnancy terms, foetal development timetable, complications of pregnancy, foetal monitoring, APGAR score; Geri - covers polypharmacy, skin integrity and pressure ulcers, falls, nutrition, including management of feeding tubes, depression and delirium, urinary tract infections and respiratory tract infections; Emerg - ACLS guidelines, rule of nines, signs and symptoms of shock; Meds/IV - commonly prescribed drugs, emergency drugs, medication administration; and Tools - frequently used phone numbers, schedule planner, symbols, abbreviations, terminology.
Page Count:
151
Publication Date:
2003-04-01
ISBN-10:
0803611781
ISBN-13:
9780803611788
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