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This fully revised, full-color edition equips nurses with the skills they need to survive and thrive in today's changing health care environment. Using a straight-forward approach, organized around the nursing process, the third edition of Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills provides a great resource.
"In 2008, Amy Curran Baker was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma and opted for bilateral mastectomy with Direct to Implant Reconstruction. Within three weeks of being diagnosed she had a mastectomy and was on the road to recovery. But after the surgery she had a lot of questions, the same that most women will have. As an Occupational Therapist, she knew some of the answers from her own clinical training and experience. But many more came from speaking with other women who had undergone mastectomies, from researching message boards, and a little bit of luck. Now she and her co-authors have brought together the answers to the questions that women face in chapters that cover everything from how to prepare for going to the hospital to when you come home" -- publisher's web site.
Focusing on need-to-know information, this fully revised full-color edition equips nurses with the skills they will need to survive and thrive in today’s changing health care world. Using a straight-forward approach, organized around the nursing process, the second edition of Delmar’s Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills, 2E provides a great resource for any nurse from the hospital to the home.NEW TO EDITION:Accompanying video series demonstrates over 100 skills contained in the book in concise, 5 minute presentations. These video segments carefully show the step-by-step actions for users and reinforce learning.New skills on topics such as male genitalia examination, maintaining skeletal traction and skeletal traction pin care provide additional clarity on vital topics.Delegation Considerations indicate where a nurse must be careful about delegating or supervising a task with an unlicensed assistive aide. Special Considerations highlight those situations where a potentially critically situation may emerge. This helps nurses identify and head off crises.
The volumes in this popular series provide nurse educators with material to help them plan, conduct, and evaluate their instructional goals and accomplishments. The series addresses a broad spectrum of teaching situations, classroom settings, and clinical instruction-supervision.
This easy to use guide provides step-by-step instruction--with accompanying rationales--on vital physical assessment skills. Full color photographs clearly illustrate key steps and important additional information such as: delegation considerations, and pediatric or home health considerations provide additional insight.
Foundations of Adult Health Nursing is written following the Nursing Process format. The clinical chapters have been revised to include Nursing Management sections for each disorder, emphasizing the nurse's role in providing competent client care. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) have been identified in each Nursing Care Plan. A Case Study included in each chapter uses critical thinking questions to assist the user through the nursing process and to develop a customized plan of care for the client in the scenario. The last chapter, Integration, has been included to assist the user in understanding the complexity of human illness, and how a ...