Monday, December 19, 2011

Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination and Practice Preparation

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
2nd edition - May 17, 2005
Paperback: 410 pages
ISBN-10: 0803611595
ISBN-13: 978-0803611597
 

A must-have resource for soon-to-be graduates and Nurse Practitioners preparing for clinical rotation. Hone your diagnostic and treatment-reasoning skills and thoroughly prepare for your certification exam and clinical practice. 

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Nurse's Quick Reference to Common Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests


Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Fifth edition - January 20, 2010
Paperback: 704 pages
ISBN-10: 0781796164
ISBN-13: 978-0781796163
 

This full-color, portable handbook contains an alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests, with nursing interventions, in a consistent format. The focus is on the nurse's role in performing, evaluating, or assisting with tests. Clinical Alerts throughout highlight vital information. This edition includes many recently approved tests, as well as the latest information on legal, ethical, and safety issues important to nurses and their expanded role in diagnostic testing. 

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company 
5th edition - September 30, 2010 
Paperback: 800 pages 
ISBN-10: 0803623380 
ISBN-13: 978-0803623385 

Whether it s an entire course on psychiatric nursing or integrating these principles into an existing course, this is the text that s concise, engaging, and informative. It offers an evidence-based, holistic approach to mental health nursing in a streamlined format that explores nursing diagnoses for both physiological and psychological disorders. It s the psychiatric nursing text that students actually read, understand, and use. Completely revised and updated throughout, the 5th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge in the field and the practice of mental health nursing today, including the new, core competences outlined in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative. 

Pediatric Facts Made Incredibly Quick

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
2nd Revised edition - 1 Mar 2010
144 pages
ISBN-10: 1608311007
ISBN-13: 978-1608311002
 

"Pediatric Facts Made Incredibly Quick, 2/e" is the quick reference every nurse wants and needs. The soft, protective spiral-top binding permits quick access to information and a flat surface for reading. The wipeable surface allows the nurse to make notes on any page and remove them with an alcohol wipe. "Pediatric Facts MIQ, 2/e", covers topics every pediatric nurse uses every day and needs quickly for safe care, including age-related developmental milestones; adaptations in assessment techniques for pediatric patients; normal assessment findings for each age-group; abuse assessment; pediatric vital signs; pain assessment; immunization schedules; laboratory test results; conversions, calculations, injection sites, I.V. therapy, and infusion rates for pediatric patients; poison and falls prevention; emergency measures, including CPR and pediatric advanced life support (PALS); and, basics such as temperature and weight conversion charts, nutritional guidelines, common terms, an English-Spanish quick reference guide, and an easy, quick-to-use index. 

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Wound Management (Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell 
1st edition - 1 Aug 2008 
Paperback: 208 pages 
ISBN-10: 1405155418 
ISBN-13: 978-1405155410 

To the newly qualified or student nurse, wound management often appears a daunting prospect. Wound care is an introductory guide that addresses this vital area of practice and educates students and practitioners in the general principles of wound care, as well as the techniques associated with the assessment, planning and management of different wound aetiologies. The authors begin by looking at key general principles including the physiology of wound healing and general principles of wound management, before going on to explore the management of both acute and chronic wounds, including leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and surgical wounds as well as care of peri-wound skin, pain management and quality of life issues. These vital aspects and principles of care are discussed within an up to date and evidence based context and provide the knowledge and skills necessary to enable the delivery of optimum patient wound care. 

Monday, December 12, 2011

Amazing Doctors and Nurses Inspirational Stories

Publisher: Amazing People Club
April 7, 2011
Paperback: 212 pages
ISBN-10: 1921752440
ISBN-13: 978-1921752445
 

Ever wondered who developed insulin? Or, who completed the first heart transplant? Explore the lives of some of most amazing doctors and nurses. Gain an insight into the lives they led and the challenges they faced. We have all relied on doctors and nurses at various points during our lives. However, the amazing stories behind so many important and influential achievements remain unknown. This book explores how doctors and nurses have developed their remarkable skills and methods to help patients, supported by researchers in many fields. 

Clinical Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 
Fifth edition - February 16, 2011 
Paperback: 288 pages 
ISBN-10: 1608317900 
ISBN-13: 978-1608317905 

Clinical Calculations Made Easy is a compact, easy-to-use, pocket-sized guide/reference to dosage calculation and drug administration. It includes a review of basic math skills, measurement systems, and drug calculations/preparations. 

Med-Surg Success A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company  2nd edition - November 19, 2010  Paperback: 816 pages  ISBN-10: 0803625049  ISBN-13: 978-0803625044  The ro...