PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum: Preoperative, Phase I and Phase II PACU Nursing, 1e

PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum: Preoperative, Phase I and Phase II PACU Nursing, 1e Review

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To best serve the needs of practicing perianesthesia nurses, content from Core Curriculum for PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 4th Edition and Ambulatory Surgical Nursing Core Curriculum were combined into one new core, PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum. This new core adds additional key content to provide the most comprehensive reference for perianesthesia practice, from preanesthesia through postanesthesia Phase 3. This one resource provides practicing perianesthesia nurses with the complete scope of practice in line with and as defined by ASPAN.

• Focuses on ASPAN's full scope of perianesthesia nursing practice regardless of the practice setting.
• Provides the core content necessary to demonstrate competency as a perianesthesia nurse.
• Includes a section on LifeSpan Considerations, Unit 3, to help the nurse understand the full scope of perianesthesia care from pediatrics through older adult life.
• Unit 4, Competency of Preoperative Assessment incorporates all aspects of the complete assessment of the patient and family including key areas such as cultural and alternative/complementary therapies.
• Unit 6, Surgical Specialties provides a consistent format presentation for each specialty area, including anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, operative procedures, postanesthesia priorities: phases 1, 2, and 3, and where necessary, potential complications including anesthesia and pain management.
• An appendix on Certification Concepts and Testing Strategies along with the core content provides an outstanding tool to prepare for certification as a perinanesthesia nurse (CPAN) or as an ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA).

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Foundations of Nursing, 6e

Foundations of Nursing, 6e Review

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Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this comprehensive text prepares you for safe and effective nursing practice in today's fast-paced healthcare environment. Covering maternal and neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community nursing, Foundations of Nursing, 6th Edition, includes all of the essential LPN/LVN content you need.

• Companion CD includes animations and audio clips depicting physiologic processes, physical assessment video clips, an English/Spanish glossary with definitions and audio pronunciations, an anatomy coloring book, and a fluid and electrolytes tutorial.
• The consistent, logical framework of the nursing process connects specific disorders to patient care.
• A mathematics review chapter provides a complete review of basic arithmetic skills and practice in drug dosage calculation to ensure safe medication administration.
• Safety Alert boxes help you implement The Joint Commission's safety guidelines in all settings, with considerations for special populations.
• Nursing Diagnosis boxes, screened and highlighted in the text, include nursing diagnoses for specific disorders paired with the appropriate nursing interventions.
• More than 100 skills in a step-by-step format with full-color illustrations present clearly defined nursing actions with rationales for the skills and techniques you'll use in practice.
• Medication tables are meticulously detailed and provide quick access to action, dosage, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs.
• Nursing Care Plans, presented in a case-study format, emphasize patient goals and outcomes and end with Critical Thinking Questions to develop your clinical decision-making skills.
• Coordinated Care boxes emphasize parameters for prioritizing tasks, as well as assigning tasks to and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Patient Teaching boxes and Family Teaching boxes include post-hospital discharge guidelines and disease prevention instructions with a strong focus on three-way communication among the nurse, patient, and family members.
• Life Span Considerations for Older Adults boxes provide age-specific information for the care of the aging population, which is often the primary focus of the LPN/LVN nurse.
• Home Care Considerations boxes discuss the issues facing patients and caregivers in the home health care setting.
• Health Promotion boxes provide key information on staying healthy and preventing disease, with tips on wellness from Healthy People 2010.
• Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how to address the health needs of a culturally diverse patient population when planning care.

• Enhanced focus on the NCLEX® Examination offers end-of-chapter Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections with key points for self-guided study and remediation and an extensive set of review questions for thorough self-assessment. Additional review questions on Evolve provide instant feedback with correct answer and rationale for even more test-taking practice.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize the latest research findings and highlight how they apply to LPN/LVN practice.
• Updated, vibrant full-color design highlights key information and enhances your understanding of important concepts.

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Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 7th Edition

Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 7th Edition Review

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Written by the author team you trust, this market-leading text is known for its comprehensive coverage of over 200 nursing skills. It offers hundreds of full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and clear step-by-step instructions - with rationales for each step. Improved readability makes guidelines easier to follow, and coverage of many new skills keeps you completely current with nursing practice today.

• This market-leading book is written by the most respected team of authors and contributors in the profession.
• Comprehensive coverage includes over 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced nursing skills.
• Over 1,200 vivid, full-color photographs and drawings aid understanding.
• Five-step nursing process provides a framework for description of skills, as related to overall client care.
• Rationales for each skill step explain why steps are performed in a specific way, including their clinical significance and benefit, and incorporate the latest research findings.
• Unique! Critical decision points address key safety issues or possible skill modifications for specific patient needs.
• Unique! Unexpected outcomes and related interventions alert you to what might go wrong and how to appropriately intervene.
• Delegation principles discuss your responsibilities when assigning tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Guidelines for reporting and recording list what to document and include examples of proper wording.
• Cultural Considerations sections alert you to the care issues unique to people of specific cultural or ethnic backgrounds.
• Special considerations discuss variations in the needs of children, older adults, and home care patients, and help you provide appropriate patient education as mandated by the Joint Commission.
• Pediatric, geriatric, home care, and teaching considerations address specific patient needs.
• Critical thinking exercises challenge you to integrate information on patient assessment and care.

• Over 250 new photos illustrate the most current equipment and techniques.
• Improved readability includes a streamlined presentation, with material that's easier to comprehend.
• Skills performance guidelines include key principles that apply to all skills covered within a chapter.
• NEW! Using Evidence in Nursing Practicechapter discusses the complete process of conducting research, collecting, critiquing, evaluating, and applying evidence to improve patient care.
• A companion Evolve website includes additional review questions, an audio glossary and access to Evolve Mobile, where you can download the skills checklists and video clips for your iPod or MP3 player.

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