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Clinical Nursing Skills 7e remains a best-selling, comprehensive source of the essential information needed for success at all levels of nursing. With more than 1200 full-colorimages illustrating over 750 new and updated skills, this book is an invaluable tool that no nursing student or practicing nurse should be without. Exciting new features included in the 7th edition are: evidenced based nursing care; cultural/religious considerations; case studies; expanded management guidelines; and a focus on community based nursing. Appropriate for all levels of nursing – from basic to advanced.

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Clinical Nursing Skills 7e remains a best-selling, comprehensive source of the essential information needed for success at all levels of nursing. With more than 1200 full-colorimages illustrating over 750 new and updated skills, this book is  an invaluable tool that no nursing student or practicing nurse should be without. Exciting new features included in the 7^th edition are: evidenced based nursing care; cultural/religious considerations; case studies; expanded management guidelines; and a focus on community based nursing.

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A comprehensive guide to nursing care planning for adult medical-surgical patients, with the most care plans of any care planning resource

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Nursing Care Plans, 6th Edition is the most comprehensive nursing care planning book on the market, with 183 care plans covering the most common nursing diagnoses and clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing. It reflects the most current clinical practice and professional standards in nursing and presents the content in an easy-to-use, reader-friendly format. The book functions as two books in one, with one section including a collection of nursing diagnosis care plans and the other providing a library of disease/disorder care plans that serve as models of care planning for the most common medical diagnoses, medical procedures, and psychosocial conditions seen in nursing practice.

• Includes the most extensive array of care plans found in any nursing care planning book, with 62 nursing diagnosis care plans and 121 disease/disorder/procedure care plans, for a total of 183.
• The nursing diagnosis care plan format includes a NANDA definition, a brief explanation of the diagnosis, related NOC outcomes and NIC interventions, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.
• The disorders care plan format includes synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a clear and succinct definition of the disorder, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, NIC interventions and NOC outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant nursing diagnosis.
• Eye-catching icons distinguish collaborative from independent interventions.
• Covers adult lifespan issues and issues related to various healthcare settings to equip nurses for a broad range of practice settings, from hospital to home.
• Provides an alphabetical list of NANDA diagnoses inside the front cover.

• Includes new disease/disorder care plans for SARS, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and obstructive sleep apnea.
• Includes new nursing diagnosis care plans for risk for falls, latex allergy response, nausea, and impaired memory.
• A revised care plan format makes this user-friendly reference even easier to use.
• Updated and expanded rationales throughout reflect the latest clinical evidence and clinical practice guidelines.
• Incorporates the 2005-2006 NANDA nursing diagnoses throughout.
• NIC and NOC classifications reflect the latest editions of Nursing Interventions Classification and Nursing Outcomes Classification.
• Sample care plan clips in Chapter 1 help orient the user to the rest of the book.
• The expanded index includes entries for all nursing diagnoses, medical diagnoses, and synonyms for the medical diagnoses.
• An expanded Evolve website now features 18 Bonus Care Plans.
• The revised Online Care Plan Constructor includes the four new nursing diagnosis care plans and offers enhanced functionality, allowing users to save created care plans and export them to their word processing program.

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A solid, research-based approach to medical-surgical nursing in a concise and readable format

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The bestselling Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition provides a well-rounded and comprehensive approach to nursing care. It covers patient care in various clinical settings by employing a unique levels of care approach, discussing nursing implementation at multiple levels. Special features highlight the content that is most relevant and challenging for today’s nursing students, including patient teaching, nutrition, drug therapy, cultural and ethnic disparities, and more.

• Identifies and discusses all levels of nursing management, including Health Promotion, Acute Intervention, and Ambulatory and Home Care, to prepare the nurse to effectively intervene at various stages of illness.
• Online podcasts feature audio key points summaries for each chapter highlighting important information.
• Extensive gerontologic content discusses age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients.
• Attractive four-color design and over 1,400 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly.
• About 55 thoroughly updated, comprehensive nursing care plans incorporate current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and more.

• New chapters on Health Disparities, Stress and Stress Management, Infection and HIV, and Nursing Management: Obesity provide a more comprehensive look at the world of medical-surgical nursing.
• Electronic Resource Summary at chapter openers alert students to additional electronic resources available on companion CD and Evolve.
• Gender Differences boxes summarize how women and men are affected differently by medical conditions.
• Drug Alert boxes highlight important considerations applicable to key drugs.
• A glossary of key terms and definitions contains definitions and page references.
• NCLEX examination style review questions in each chapter include a focus on prioritization of patient care.
• All nursing care plans now incorporate NIC and NOC.
  Companion CD:
  
• More than 50 interactive case studies with realistic, 3-D animations to help you visualize disease processes from the inside out
  
• A unique Stress-Busting Kit for Nursing Students with strategies for managing your (and your patients’) stress
  
• A collection of Multimedia Supplements with audio and video clips, plus additional animations
  
• 375 NCLEX® examination-style review questions

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Congratulations! As a new nurse, you’re entering one of the most challenging and rewarding fields! Still, you may feel a little nervous about stepping into the brave new world of medical facilities. How can you learn the ropes quickly? How will you handle the stressful situations that are par for the course in this profession? How can you adjust? How do you firmly establish your place among the doctors?
The Everything New Nurse Book addresses all this and more. Covering the nation’s top ten types of nursing, this comprehensive handbook concentrates on the issues that new nurses face every day on the job-from dealing with patients to juggling multiple responsibilities. Highlights include how to:

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Get into the nursing school of your choice and succeed once you get there!

A Doody’s Core Title!

If getting into the right nursing school — and making your mark — is your goal, following the strategies in The Ultimate Guide to Getting into Nursing School will definitely put you ahead of the pack. This fun, information-packed guide covers all the essentials of the nursing school experience, from picking the right school to what to expect and how to rise to the head of the class once you are accepted into a program.

Features:

• Insider advice and anecdotes from professors, nurses, and students who tell you what it’s really like to go through the application process and succeed in nursing school
• Sure-fire steps for turning a nursing application into a winning application
• Self-assessment chapter that helps you determine whether nursing is right for you
• A detailed overview of the application process
• Everything you need to know to do well in school, including exam preparation, papers, and presentations, and the basic clinical information with which you’ll need to be familiar
• Advice from students, nurses, and professors on how to smoothly adjust to the culture and expectations of being a nurse
• Chapter on post-nursing-school options, including acquiring an advanced degree, obtaining certification, and becoming a manager

About the Author

Genevieve Chandler, R.N., Ph.D. helps lead the pre-nursing program at the University of Massachusetts and is an expert on teaching nursing students how to write more effectively.

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The perfect way to organize your time…and meet the challenges of nursing school

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Much more than just a calendar, Saunders Student Nurse Planner: A Guide to Success in Nursing School, Version 6 is a versatile organizational tool…a quick-reference nursing orientation handbook…and a telephone and address directory – all-in-one! This portable, affordable resource helps you to manage your time and perform to your fullest potential inside the classroom, during clinical sessions, and in practice.

• A variety of calendar options let you access your daily, weekly, and monthly schedules at a glance.
• A lined Day Planner helps you organize and keep track of all the details of your busy schedule.
• A self-contained, alphabetical directory organizes names, addresses, phone numbers, and other important data on all your personal, academic, and clinical contacts.
• An essential nursing school orientation section includes time management strategies, study tips, information on NCLEX® alternative format questions, and suggestions for dealing with stress.
• Clinical preparation tools help you get the most out of your clinical experience, addressing issues such as patient safety, communicating skills, patient teaching, and documentation and charting.
• An Aids to Success section includes a broad range of useful data and procedures.

• Updated content, including 2009-2011 NANDA nursing diagnoses, the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk, and additional tools & guidelines for medication recognition & safety, patient safety & HIPAA guidelines, and perinatal care.
• Emergency phone directory on inside back cover.

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Your Career in Nursing, Fifth Edition features:

• Valuable advice for updating and upgrading clinical skills
• Practical business tips for entrepreneurial and freelance nurses
• Profiles of real nurses who have adapted their careers
• A description of the different disciplines available for registered nurses
• Updated nursing resources
• Tips for new nurses

About the Author

Annette Vallano is a clinical nurse specialist and practitioner in psychiatric mental health nursing in private practice in New York City. She is the founder and director of the Self Care Center for Nurses, an organization established in 1987 to teach and promote self care and personal empowerment strategies for nurses.

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Ever wonder what to put in a nursing note? Not sure what to say when giving report or calling the physician? This ebook version of Nursing Notes the Easy Way will provide you with over a hundred templates for written and verbal communications to take with you to clinical on your PDA. You will never be at a loss for words.”

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