Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing
- 11th Edition - June 6, 2022
- Authors: Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia A. Stockert, Amy Hall
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 8 5 8 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 8 5 9 - 3
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To find the clinical facts you need to know, make this pocket guide your constant companion! Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of your nursing fundamentals course, this reference features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!
- Basic facts and figures, standard values, care guidelines and more provide the background frequently needed in a reference for clinical practice
- At-a-glance content is provided in outline, list, and tabular formats for easy lookup and review
- Detailed information on medications helps to prevent medication errors and ensure safe practice, with topics including dosage calculations, compatibilities, conversions, and administration
- Vital Signs chapter contains everything you need to know to quickly and accurately obtain vital signs
- Physical Assessment chapter provides a systematic and thorough approach to health assessment
- Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation chapter explains the role of the nurse within the larger healthcare team
- Pressure injury information includes prevention and care guidelines
- Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology chapter acts as a quick medical terminology refresher and helps you understand clinical terms as they are encountered.
- Concise, pocket-sized format ensures portability for use in the clinical setting
1. Medical, Nursing, and Health
Professions Terminology
2. Communication
3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation
4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process
5. Documentation
6. Patient Interview
7. Vital Signs
8. Physical Assessmen
9. Pain Assessment
10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment
11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT)
12. Respiratory Assessment
13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment
14. Musculoskeletal Assessment
15. Neurological Assessment
16. Abdominal Assessment
17. Breast and Genital Assessment
18. Safety
19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation
20. Medication Administration
21. Infection Control
22. Mobility and Positioning
23. Personal Care
24. Wound Care
25. Oxygen Administration
26. Nutrition and Diets
27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures
28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
29. Emergent Clinical Situations
30. Death and Dying
Professions Terminology
2. Communication
3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation
4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process
5. Documentation
6. Patient Interview
7. Vital Signs
8. Physical Assessmen
9. Pain Assessment
10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment
11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT)
12. Respiratory Assessment
13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment
14. Musculoskeletal Assessment
15. Neurological Assessment
16. Abdominal Assessment
17. Breast and Genital Assessment
18. Safety
19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation
20. Medication Administration
21. Infection Control
22. Mobility and Positioning
23. Personal Care
24. Wound Care
25. Oxygen Administration
26. Nutrition and Diets
27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures
28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
29. Emergent Clinical Situations
30. Death and Dying
- Edition: 11
- Published: June 6, 2022
- Language: English
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Patricia A. Potter
Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Former Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri.
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly, Director of Research, Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USAAP
Anne G. Perry
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, USAPS
Patricia A. Stockert
Patricia Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD is the President of the College, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, Illinois.
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly, President, College of Nursing, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, IllinoisAH
Amy Hall
Amy Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana