The Nursing series of handbooks presents core nursing information in the clear, conversational, practical style of the award-winning Nursing journal. Each handbook features to-the-point bulleted text, explanatory illustrations, and icons that echo familiar column names in the journal.

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Completely updated for its Eighth Edition, this full-color classic reference is the one source every nurse needs for essential patient assessment and treatment guidelines. In an easy-to-read outline format, this clinically focused guide covers all disorders and patient problems in Medical-Surgical, Maternal-Neonatal, Pediatric, and Psy ...more

This clearly written and abundantly illustrated text details the skills identified in Taylor's Fundamentals of Nursing, Sixth Edition and describes additional advanced skills. The procedures and skills are outlined in a step-by-step manner, with rationale, and offer guidance on how to respond to unanticipated outcomes—a fe ...more

Nurse's 5-Minute Clinical Consult: Procedures covers over 300 basic and advanced nursing procedures—from arterial pressure monitoring to wound irrigation—with equipment lists, essential steps, special considerations, patient teaching points, and documentation guidelines in a quick-scanning format. Procedures are orga ...more

Now in its Second Edition with a new title, Best Practices: Evidence-Based Nursing Procedures is an excellent compilation of /"best/" practices based on current research and expert consensus findings. This timely, authoritative reference applies research findings directly to every aspect of nursing practice to guide nurses ...more

This full-color handbook is a quick-reference guide to all aspects of documentation for every nursing care situation. It covers current documentation systems and formats, including computerized documentation, and features scores of sample filled-in forms and in-text narrative notes illustrating everything from everyday occurrences to e ...more

Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this comprehensive reference provides clear, practical guidelines on documenting patient care in all nursing practice settings, the leading clinical specialties, and current documentation systems. This edition features greatly expanded coverage of computerized charting and electronic medical r ...more

This ECG workbook gives nurses and nursing students the opportunity to practice and perfect their rhythm interpretation skills on more than 600 realistic ECG strips. Introductory text offers a refresher on cardiac anatomy and physiology and ECG basics—electrophysiology, waveforms, lead placement, and steps in interpretation. Subs ...more

Now in its Fifth Edition, this text and workbook is an excellent aid for students, practicing nurses, and allied health professionals learning ECG interpretation. The book presents a step-by-step guide to rhythm strip analysis and contains over 500 actual (not computer-generated) ECG strips to enhance the skills needed for accurate, co ...more

ECG Facts Made Incredibly Quick! provides instant access to information that every nurse needs for safe patient care. The book fits comfortably into a pocket, and the wipeable page surface allows nurses to write notes and remove them easily.

Coverage includes basic electrocardiography including cardiac conduction, lead pl ...more

Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this pediatric procedures book provides the student and professional nurse with a quick reference to essential nursing procedures and standards for practice. Its format is easily adaptable to organizational policy and procedure manuals. Chapters are alphabetically presented by procedure and co ...more

This portable handbook shows nurses in all practice settings exactly what to document in any situation. Nearly 300 alphabetically organized entries cover diseases, emergencies, procedures, legal and ethical problems, and difficult situations involving patients, families, and other health care professionals. Legal Casebooks provi ...more

This full-color quick-reference handbook covers all aspects of the patient history and physical examination to help nurses interpret assessment findings, recognize patient needs, and provide focused care. Information is presented in a succinct, highly bulleted format, with lists, tables, and flowcharts to highlight key facts. Recurring ...more

Geared to LPNs/LVNs, this quick-reference pocket book provides an easy-to-understand guide to ECG interpretation and features over 200 clearly explained ECG rhythm strips. Following a refresher on relevant cardiac anatomy, physiology, and electrophysiology, the book presents the 8-step method for reading any rhythm strip. Subsequent ch ...more

Geared specifically to LPNs/LVNs, this quick-reference pocket guide covers wound care principles, wound care procedures and products, and wound prevention and assessment. Information is presented in the easy-to-follow style that characterizes all LPN Expert Guides, with numerous illustrations and tables to clarify and amplify th ...more

Geared specifically to LPNs/LVNs, this quick-reference pocket guide provides clear explanations of difficult, challenging concepts and techniques in I.V. therapy. Topics covered include I.V. site selection, solutions, equipment, I.V. therapy initiation and maintenance, site care, peripheral I.V. therapy, complications of peripheral I.V ...more

This quick-reference pocket guide focuses on difficult skills that LPNs/LVNs must perform accurately and safely to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Coverage includes data collection, physical examination, and patient communication; medication administration; I.V. therapy; wound care; specimen collection; and skills for specific body sy ...more

This quick-reference pocket guide succinctly explains the pathophysiology of hundreds of diseases and disorders. Richly illustrated with color art showing disease development and progression, the book gives LPNs/LVNs a clear understanding of the why behind each disease and treatment and the most appropriate nursing care.

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This quick-reference pocket guide offers LPNs/LVNs clear explanations of difficult concepts related to fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. The book describes specific imbalances, their pathophysiologic mechanisms, and various therapies including I.V. fluid replacement, total parenteral nutrition, and blood component therapy.

Continuing the tradition of comprehensive coverage found in other titles of the Professional Guide Series, Professional Guide to Assessment provides in-depth, detailed, essential how-to information about patient assessment for all health professionals. This complete, yet concise reference uses a structured, organized approach to ...more

Completely updated for its Third Edition, this book presents assessment skills in the Incredibly Easy! format that makes learning fun. Using light-hearted humor, the text provides the know-how nurses need to interview patients, obtain complete health histories, perform physical examinations, and interpret findings. Reader-friend ...more

Assessment: An Incredibly Easy! Pocket Guide provides time-starved nurses with the essentials of assessment in a streamlined, bulleted, and highly visual format. The book fits into a pocket for quick reference anytime and anywhere and uses charts, illustrations, logos, and other Incredibly Easy! features to help nurses sp ...more

Covering a wide range of topics—from fundamentals to assessment, monitoring, diagnostic tests, procedures, disorders and treatments associated with different body systems, psychiatric conditions, legal issues, and pain management—Ask a Colleague gives the right answer quickly, providing straightforward clinical guida ...more

Designed for quick reference in any clinical setting, this handbook presents succinct, bulleted instructions for over 500 nursing procedures. It provides a rapid refresher on current equipment and techniques, key steps essential for safe and efficient performance, and tips on documentation. Entries are alphabetically organized and cove ...more

Designed for rapid on-the-job reference, Documentation in Action offers comprehensive, authoritative, practice-oriented, up-to-the-minute guidelines for documenting every situation in every nursing practice setting and important nursing specialties. Need-to-know information is presented in bulleted lists, charts, flow sheets, si ...more

Nursing Procedures PDA gives nurses instant access to step-by-step instructions for more than 500 procedures. Practitioners will find this handheld reference an indispensable aid at the point of care. Organized by realm of care for intuitive content access, this PDA reference is also searchable by word or topic. Each procedure e ...more