Clinical Pocket Reference for Nurses

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The booklet is suitable for nursing students or even a new qualify nurses especially when doing clinical practice on there placement.

Biochemistry: Key biochemistry values, Other useful biochemistry, Blood: composition, measurement and groups, Blood transfusion, Blood gases, Urinalysis. The small spiral bound format makes it accessible and ideal to keep in a pocket or diary when at work. acts as a reminder to NAs stay updated and refer to local standard operating policies and scope of practice. The authors, all experienced teacher/practitioners have looked at latest teaching trends and national drivers such as NICE and Essence of Care, to provide coverage of the widening range of competencies a nurse needs to display in today's healthcare environment.

This resource provides rapid access to key information that a nurse will need to provide effective holistic care of the adult patient. Bernie Garrett, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Paul Ong, MSc, BA (Hons), RGN, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK; Paul Galdas PhD, RN, Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, University of York,York, UK.

A clinical pocket reference provides key information that a nurse will require on placement and in practice, selected by experienced teachers/practitioners, clearly written and presented, drawn from a wide range of different sources, packaged in an easily accessible portable format suitable for pocket or mobile devices. Biochemistry: biochemistry values, Other useful biochemistry, Blood: composition, measurement and groups, Blood transfusion, Blood gases, Urinalysis. Acute/emergency care: Adult basic life support, In-hospital resuscitation, Adult advanced life support, AED, Anaphylaxis management, Airway management and choking, Emergency drugs, Mental health first aid. Nursing students, mentors, practice educators and preceptees will find that this resource enables the move into real life practice, supporting safe, confident patient centred nursing. Engage with topical issues affecting the UK’s healthcare practitioners and stimulate healthy debate.Garrett was the recipient of the 2007 at the Spencer Award for Information Technology Innovation and the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia Award of Excellence in Nursing Education in 2000.

The revised layout ensures ease of use with a rapid 'finger-tip' access to essential knowledge in portable durable format. Nursing students, mentors, newly qualified nurses and practice educators will find that this resource enables and eases the move into real life practice.

The authors, all experienced teacher/practitioners have looked at latest teaching trends and national objectives, including the new NMC standards, to provide coverage of the widening range of competencies a nurse needs to display in today's healthcare environment. Parenteral medication abdominal acute adult airway amiodarone arrhythmias Ask the patient assessment atrial auscultation Biochemistry bladder blood body fluids breathing British Journal cannula cardiac arrest catheter cause cells Check Clinical Pocket Reference CO₂ constipation Contents deltoid muscle device disease dose Drug Administration 6. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Assessment: Assessment of risk and reporting, Respiratory assessment, Oxygen administration, Cardiac assessment, Shock, Sepsis (adult), Risk assessment for VTE, Neurological assessment, Pain, Gastrointestinal and abdominal assessment, Urological assessment, Skin assessment, Wound classification and healing, Older adult assessment, Psychological assessment.

Every student nurse and many practitioners will find this a useful and reliable reference to carry with them in their daily practice. We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. There is more clinical information, including updated reference material and the latest tools, and expanded to include more information on mental health and palliative care nursing. Reviews of previous editions,'The Clinical Pocket Reference for Nurses is an excellent resource for both students and qualified nurses.A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Physiological Monitoring: Normal physiological values, Measuring BP, CVP and JVP, Fluid and electrolyte balance.