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!
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Preface - p. iii 7. Chapter 1. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Communication - p. 35 9. Chapter 3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation - p. 54 10. Chapter 4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process - p. 62 11. Chapter 5. Documentation - p. 71 12. Chapter 6. Patient Interview - p. 77 13. Chapter 7. Vital Signs - p. 85 14. Chapter 8. Physical Assessment - p. 101 15. Chapter 9. Pain Assessment - p. 106 16. Chapter 10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment - p. 112 17. Chapter 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT) - p. 128 18. Chapter 12. Respiratory Assessment - p. 144 19. Chapter 13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment - p. 156 20. Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal Assessment - p. 165 21. Chapter 15. Neurological Assessment - p. 172 22. Chapter 16. Abdominal Assessment - p. 192 23. Chapter 17. Breast and Genital Assessment - p. 208 24. Chapter 18. Safety - p. 215 25. Chapter 19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation - p. 231 26. Chapter 20. Medication Administration - p. 238 27. Chapter 21. Infection Control - p. 256 28. Chapter 22. Mobility and Positioning - p. 268 29. Chapter 23. Personal Care - p. 281 30. Chapter 24. Wound Care - p. 294 31. Chapter 25. Oxygen Administration - p. 309 32. Chapter 26. Nutrition and Diets - p. 319 33. Chapter 27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures - p. 331 34. Chapter 28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care - p. 355 35. Chapter 29. Emergent Clinical Situations - p. 371 36. Chapter 30. Death and Dying - p. 377 37. Index - p. 389
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!
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Preface - p. iii 7. Chapter 1. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Communication - p. 35 9. Chapter 3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation - p. 54 10. Chapter 4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process - p. 62 11. Chapter 5. Documentation - p. 71 12. Chapter 6. Patient Interview - p. 77 13. Chapter 7. Vital Signs - p. 85 14. Chapter 8. Physical Assessment - p. 101 15. Chapter 9. Pain Assessment - p. 106 16. Chapter 10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment - p. 112 17. Chapter 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT) - p. 128 18. Chapter 12. Respiratory Assessment - p. 144 19. Chapter 13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment - p. 156 20. Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal Assessment - p. 165 21. Chapter 15. Neurological Assessment - p. 172 22. Chapter 16. Abdominal Assessment - p. 192 23. Chapter 17. Breast and Genital Assessment - p. 208 24. Chapter 18. Safety - p. 215 25. Chapter 19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation - p. 231 26. Chapter 20. Medication Administration - p. 238 27. Chapter 21. Infection Control - p. 256 28. Chapter 22. Mobility and Positioning - p. 268 29. Chapter 23. Personal Care - p. 281 30. Chapter 24. Wound Care - p. 294 31. Chapter 25. Oxygen Administration - p. 309 32. Chapter 26. Nutrition and Diets - p. 319 33. Chapter 27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures - p. 331 34. Chapter 28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care - p. 355 35. Chapter 29. Emergent Clinical Situations - p. 371 36. Chapter 30. Death and Dying - p. 377 37. Index - p. 389
