To find the clinical facts you need to know, make this pocket guide your constant companion! Clinical Companion to Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of your nursing fundamentals course, this reference features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Preface - p. iii 6. Chapter 1. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Communication - p. 35 8. Chapter 3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation - p. 54 9. Chapter 4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process - p. 62 10. Chapter 5. Documentation - p. 71 11. Chapter 6. Patient Interview - p. 77 12. Chapter 7. Vital Signs - p. 85 13. Chapter 8. Physical Assessment - p. 101 14. Chapter 9. Pain Assessment - p. 106 15. Chapter 10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment - p. 112 16. Chapter 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT) - p. 128 17. Chapter 12. Respiratory Assessment - p. 144 18. Chapter 13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment - p. 156 19. Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal Assessment - p. 165 20. Chapter 15. Neurological Assessment - p. 172 21. Chapter 16. Abdominal Assessment - p. 192 22. Chapter 17. Breast and Genital Assessment - p. 208 23. Chapter 18. Safety - p. 215 24. Chapter 19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation - p. 231 25. Chapter 20. Medication Administration - p. 238 26. Chapter 21. Infection Control - p. 256 27. Chapter 22. Mobility and Positioning - p. 268 28. Chapter 23. Personal Care - p. 281 29. Chapter 24. Wound Care - p. 294 30. Chapter 25. Oxygen Administration - p. 309 31. Chapter 26. Nutrition and Diets - p. 319 32. Chapter 27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures - p. 331 33. Chapter 28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care - p. 355 34. Chapter 29. Emergent Clinical Situations - p. 371 35. Chapter 30. Death and Dying - p. 377 36. Index - p. 389
To find the clinical facts you need to know, make this pocket guide your constant companion! Clinical Companion to Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of your nursing fundamentals course, this reference features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Preface - p. iii 6. Chapter 1. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Communication - p. 35 8. Chapter 3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation - p. 54 9. Chapter 4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process - p. 62 10. Chapter 5. Documentation - p. 71 11. Chapter 6. Patient Interview - p. 77 12. Chapter 7. Vital Signs - p. 85 13. Chapter 8. Physical Assessment - p. 101 14. Chapter 9. Pain Assessment - p. 106 15. Chapter 10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment - p. 112 16. Chapter 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT) - p. 128 17. Chapter 12. Respiratory Assessment - p. 144 18. Chapter 13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment - p. 156 19. Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal Assessment - p. 165 20. Chapter 15. Neurological Assessment - p. 172 21. Chapter 16. Abdominal Assessment - p. 192 22. Chapter 17. Breast and Genital Assessment - p. 208 23. Chapter 18. Safety - p. 215 24. Chapter 19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation - p. 231 25. Chapter 20. Medication Administration - p. 238 26. Chapter 21. Infection Control - p. 256 27. Chapter 22. Mobility and Positioning - p. 268 28. Chapter 23. Personal Care - p. 281 29. Chapter 24. Wound Care - p. 294 30. Chapter 25. Oxygen Administration - p. 309 31. Chapter 26. Nutrition and Diets - p. 319 32. Chapter 27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures - p. 331 33. Chapter 28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care - p. 355 34. Chapter 29. Emergent Clinical Situations - p. 371 35. Chapter 30. Death and Dying - p. 377 36. Index - p. 389
