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Make this clinical companion your best friend at the point of care! When you need hard-to-remember clinical information, rely on Yoost's Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 3rd Edition for quick access to thousands of facts, lab values, assessment guidelines, abbreviations with definitions, and more. Bulleted lists and summary tables make it easy to look up the details essential to providing safe, patient-centered care. This handbook is more than just a condensed version of the text - it's a portable tool that will enhance your clinical judgment. It's an indispensable nursing reference for class, lab, and clinicals! Thousands of basic facts and figures, standard lab values, care guidelines and more provide the information frequently needed in a reference for clinical practice. Concise outlines, bulleted lists, and summary tables allow easy, at-a-glance lookup and review. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology chapter acts as a quick medical terminology refresher and helps you understand clinical terms as they are encountered. Detailed information on medication administration includes drug dosage calculations, conversions, IV infusions, and more, helping you prevent medication errors and ensuring safe practice. Chapters on body system assessment help you learn a systematic and thorough approach to health assessment. Guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention and care can be referenced quickly while on the job. Compact, portable size makes this handbook easy to carry during clinical practice. NEW! Updated content reflects the latest care standards throughout the Fundamentals of Nursing, 3rd Edition text. NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter helps you learn how to develop and apply clinical judgment skills in the clinical setting.

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Author:   Barbara L Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF ,  Lynne R Crawford, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Mosby
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780323828185

ISBN 10:   0323828183
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   08 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780323597319
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available  
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Table of Contents

1. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology 2. Communication 3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation 4. Nursing Process and Care Planning 5. Clinical Judgment (NEW!) 6. Documentation 7. Patient Interview 8. Vital Signs 9. Physical Assessment 10. Pain Assessment 11. Skin, Hair, Nail Assessment 12. Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, and Throat Assessment 13. Respiratory Assessment 14. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment 15. Musculoskeletal Assessment 16. Neurological Assessment 17. Abdominal Assessment 18. Breast and Genital Assessment 19. Safety 20. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation 21. Medication Administration 22. Infection Control 23. Mobility and Positioning 24. Personal Care 25. Wound Care 26. Oxygen Administration 27. Nutrition and Diets 28. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures 29. Preoperative and Postoperative Care 30. Emergent Clinical Situations 31. Death and Dying

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