Publisher's Synopsis
Awarded First Place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Adult Primary Care Category.
Master every aspect of day-to-day patient care, with the newly updated Portable RN, 5th Edition.
This all-in-one pocket guide to care management offers the latest data and best practices on disorders and treatments, addressing assessments, pre- and post-operative care, drug administration, interpreting lab tests, and more. Ideal for both students and new nurses, this on-the-unit reference guides you to providing top-level care for a variety of patients in a broad range of practice settings.
Deliver optimal patient care with the invaluable features of this comprehensive guide to nursing best practices:
- NEW and updated content that includes the latest American Heart Association® CPR guidelines and new guidance on end-of-life care
- Updated best practices on interviewing patients and performing physical exams, including current content from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition
- Updated reference ranges for interpreting common lab tests for different age groups
- Substantial revision and update of content on treating and preventing common disorders, treating pressure ulcers, parenteral drug administration, and recognizing and responding to drug hazards
- Updated list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Up-to-date direction on essential nursing procedures and all vital aspects of clinical practice, including:
- Assessment techniques and findings
- Interpreting ECGs with ease and accuracy
- Giving and interpreting common lab tests
- Performing common procedures safely and accurately
- Review of surgical patient care techniques
- Pain management - pain assessment and medications
- Preventing, staging and treating wounds and pressure ulcers
- Preventing the spread of infection
- Contagious disease precautions
- Spotting and correcting equipment problems
- Drug administration methods
- Ensuring correct dosage
- Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions and complications
- Caring for dying patients and their families
- Full and concise documentation
- Cultural considerations in patient care
- Potential agents of bioterrorism
- Special chapter features that assist learning and retention:
- Age alerts - special considerations for each age category
- Alerts - possible complications to consider
- Patient teaching tips - helpful patient education points
About the Clinical Editor
Denise Linton, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC, is an Associate Professor and holds the Dudley Joseph Plaisance, Sr./BORSF Professorship in Nursing at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, College of Nursing, Lafayette, Louisiana.
