Clinical companion for Fundamentals of nursing. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Veronica "Ronnie" Peterson, BA, RN, BSN, MS, manager of clinical support, University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation.
• Other Names: Peterson, Veronica
• Contents: Front cover; Inside front cover; Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing; Copyright page; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Health Care Terminology; Abbreviations*; Prefixes; Body Fluids; Body Substances and Chemicals; Colors; Suffixes; Symbols; Medical Specialists; Medical Organizations; Nursing Specialties; Nursing Organizations; Body Regions; Body Cavities; Directions and Planes; Chapter 2 Medications:; Equivalent Measures; Metric System; Weight; Volume; Length; Apothecary System; Metric-to-Apothecary Conversions; Apothecary-to-Metric Conversions; Household System; Weight. VolumeKilogram-to-Pound Conversions; Household-Metric Conversions; Calculations; Calculating Strength of a Solution; Pediatric Calculations; Calculating IV Drip Rates; Microdrops: A Simple Calculation; Common Drug Terminology; General; Controlled Substances; Routes of Administration with Abbreviations; Types of Drug Preparations; Therapeutic Drugs; Common Allergic Responses; Drug Safety; Ten Patient Rights; Six Rights for Safe Medication Administration; Ways to Prevent Medication Errors; Drug Interactions; Drug-Drug Interactions; Drug-Food Interactions. Medications That May Contribute to Cognitive Impairment in Older AdultsInfiltration and Phlebitis Scales; Infiltration Scale; Phlebitis Scale; Therapeutic Drugs that Require Serum Drug Levels Followed by Average Ranges* Antibiotics; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressants; Cardiovascular Drugs; Respiratory Drug; Drug Administration; Chapter 3 Infection Control; Basic Terminology; Stages of Infection; The Inflammatory Process; Stage I; Stage II; Stage III; Summary of Isolation Precautions; Types of Isolation Precautions; Standard Precautions; Transmission-Based Precautions; Airborne Precautions. Droplet PrecautionsContact Precautions; CDC Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health Care Settings (2002); Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens; Prevention of Resistant Pathogens; MRSA and VRE; Standard Precautions for MRSA; Standard Precautions for VRE; Common Bacteria; Tuberculosis; Agent; Reservoir; Mode of Transmission; Incubation; Prevention; Overview of Common Infectious Diseases; AIDS; Chickenpox/Herpes Zoster Virus (Varicella/Shingles); Chlamydia; German Measles (Rubella); Gonorrhea; Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis D; Measles (Red, Hard, Morbilli, Rubeola). Meningitis (Bacterial)Mononucleosis; Mumps; Pneumonia; Polio (Poliomyelitis); Salmonellosis; Syphilis; Tetanus (Lockjaw); Tuberculosis; Typhoid Fever; Whooping Cough (Pertussis); Facts about Influenza; Types of Immunity; Antibody Functions; Chapter 4 Basic Nursing Assessments; The Patient Interview; Demographics; Health History; Family Medical History; Current Situation; History of Present Illness; Medications; Functional Assessment; Health Perceptions; Nutrition; Respiration and Circulation; Elimination; Activity and Exercise; Sleep; Cognitive; Sensory; Coping and Stress; Self-Perception.
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 372 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 610.73; Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Nursing Care; Nursing Process; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference; MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine; MEDICAL -- Atlases; MEDICAL -- Essays; MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice; MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine; MEDICAL -- Osteopathy; Nursing; Handbooks; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323187008; 0323187005
• Related ISBNs: 9780323085267; 0323085261
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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