Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®) 6th Edition

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Sep 022024
 

Get all the basics on fluids and electrolytes, with the newest edition of the one-and-only Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!
Backed by plenty of real-world examples, this popular guide is full of clear definitions, practical patient care info, and on-the-job how-to. Humor, illustrations, and a fun and easygoing style make it the most enjoyable way to absorb the science, concepts and real-world patient care skills. Gain the fluids and electrolytes knowledge and skills you need—in an incredibly easy way!
Get the lowdown on fluids and electrolytes, with. . .
• NEW! All content fully updated
• Easy-to-follow definitions for fluid-related concepts
• Science of fluids and electrolytes offered in clear terms, as they relate to patient care
• Fluid types and fluid movements in different body systems
• How hormones and other elements affect fluid balance, losses and gains
• Nurse Joy and Nurse Jake explain key concepts in clear terms, offer important care reminders, and keep it light
• Plenty of patient care examples, including common fluids-related diagnoses, appropriate patient outcomes, and basis for each recommended treatment
• Four easy sections:
o Balancing Basics – Balancing fluids; balancing electrolytes; balancing acids and bases
o Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances – Imbalances in: fluids; sodium; potassium; magnesium: calcium; phosphorus; chloride; and acids and bases
o Disorders that Cause Imbalances – Heat-related illnesses; heart failure; respiratory failure; excessive GI fluid loss; acute pancreatitis; renal failure and burns
o Treating Imbalances – IV fluid replacement; total parenteral nutrition
• Fun drawings and cartoons make skills and concepts easy to remember
• Plenty of quick-scan tables, illustrations, and flow charts offer key info
• Great refresher for new nursing grads and experienced nurses looking to renew their fluids and electrolytes knowledge
• Illustrated features in each chapter include:
o Memory joggers – Simple tricks for remembering crucial info
o Caution – Danger signs and symptoms, so you can recognize trouble right away
o It’s not working – Alternative interventions, for when patient outcomes are not what you expected o Chart smart – Critical items you need to document
o Teaching points – Clear patient-teaching tips to help your patients prevent recurrence of the problem
o Ages and stages – Common fluid and electrolyte issues to watch for in very young and elderly patients
o Just the facts – Brief outline of content at start of every chapter
o Quick Quiz – NCLEX practice questions at end of every chapter
o That’s a wrap! – Summary at end of every chapter

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Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses Eighteenth Edition

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Aug 262024
 

Perfect for this student nurse!“Seriously, I love this book. It has already helped me ace 2 assignments! Definitely a must-have for student nurses.”—Amy L., Online Student Reviewer

 
SAFETY FIRST WITH ‘CURE & CARE’!
Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Eighteenth Edition delivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—643 well-organized monographs encompassing hundreds of generic drugs and thousands of trade names. Its nursing-focused Cure & Care’ approach explains what the drug does and describes what the nurse does and how the nursing process relates to the pharmacotherapeutics.
 
BONUS! FREE DIGITAL ACCESS
An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks your one-year, FREE 1-year subscription to DrugGuide.com, Davis’s Drug Guide Online, powered by Unbound Medicine, information on more than 5,000 trade names and generic drugs, as well as audio pronunciations and color photographs, all updated regularly.
 
LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE

  • In-depth coverage of patient safety, red tab for high-alert medications, red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects, and REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon
  • Special considerations for patient populations
  • Icon highlighting pharmacogenomic content
  • IV administration coverage
  • Patient and family teaching guidance
  • Canadian-specific content identified with a maple leaf icon

 
FREE ONLINE LEARNING, CARE PLANNING & PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS

  • Audio Pronunciation Library of 1,200+ drug names
  • Tutorials with self-tests, Preventing Medication Errors and Psychotropic Drugs
  • Calculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/KG and Fahrenheit/Celsius.
  • Interactive Case Studies, each followed by a series of questions
  • Eight audio podcasts covering must-know information, concepts, and considerations for safe drug administration
  • Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications

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AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Fourth Edition 4th Edition

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Aug 122024
 

Succinct, complete guidance on how to safely and competently care for adult progressive care patients and their families – written by top clinical experts

 

Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this acclaimed textbook sets the standard for progressive care nursing education. Recognizing the learner’s need to assimilate foundational knowledge before attempting to master more complex progressive care nursing concepts, the book features a practical building-block organization that starts with the basics and logically moves on to advanced topics.

 

Bolstered by helpful tables and Essential Content cases, AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Fourth Edition is an essential tool for clinicians at the point of care, and those preparing for PCCN® certification in progressive care nursing.

 

AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing is divided into four sections:

 

 

• The Essentials presents essential information that clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to progressive care patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnoses.

• Pathologic Conditions covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult, progressive care patients.

• Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Progressive Care Patient presents advanced progressive care concepts or pathologic conditions that are less common or require more specialized management.

• Key Reference Information features normal laboratory and diagnostic values; pharmacology tables; and summary tables of cardiac rhythms, ECG characteristics, and treatment guides.

 

Learning aids include Knowledge Competencies to gauge progress, Principles of Management to summarize key concepts, and “Essential Content” case studies with questions and answers to further reinforce the learners’ knowledge.

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Acute Cardiac Care: A Practical Guide for Nurses 1st Edition

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Aug 022024
 

Acute Cardiac Care provides nurses with a comprehensive understanding of the current practice and principles underlying the care and management of acute cardiac conditions. It addresses the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) with an emphasis on evidence-based pharmacological management, cardiac emergencies (cardiac arrest, arrhythmia, acute pulmonary oedema, cardiogenic shock), current diagnostic and interventional modalities for the management of ACS, including risk stratification, and the ethical, political, social and economic factors that impact upon the provision of acute cardiac services in Australia and the UK.

Edited by renowned academics and clinicians in the field, this practical text will encourage nurses to think critically about evidence and management of acute coronary conditions, and provide a guide on how and where to look for up-to-date evidence and guidelines.

KEY FEATURES:

  • A comprehensive and practical guide to the current practice and principles underlying the nursing care of acute cardiac conditions
  • Edited by leading authorities in the field with a wealth of experience in acute cardiac care and resuscitation
  • Has an emphasis on evidence-based practice, encouraging nurses to critically think about their practice
  • Contains learning objectives, key points and activities and further reading guidelines

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Nurse’s Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions, and Rationales Sixteenth Edition

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May 052024
 

The perfect pocket guide makes care planning easier.

This quick-reference tool has exactly what you need to select the appropriate diagnoses to plan your patients’ care effectively. The 16th Edition features all the latest nursing diagnoses and updated interventions from NANDA-I 2021-2023.
 
One of the best nursing school tools that I can use beyond graduation! “I only wish I found this book at the beginning of my nursing school experience and not towards the end. Finally a useful book that tells us what to do, what we can do, and prioritizes everything. I think it wouldn’t have taken me 6 hours to complete a Care Plan/Map had I found this gem sooner. I’m even going to recommend it to my school to suggest students purchase it.”—Angela D., Online Reviewer
 
Love this Book!“I’m a nursing student, and for all y’all nursing professions, you need to have some form of this book. In semesters past, a friend of mine had a later edition, and the information was incredible. This book is really a must-have when making care plans or wanting to learn more about what interventions you can do for your patient. Reasonable for price.”—Felicia M., Online Reviewer
 

  • New & Updated! The latest diagnoses and updated interventions from NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification 2021-2023, 12th Edition, including 46 new diagnoses and 67 revised diagnoses, the most current NANDA-I terminology, and labels from NIC and NOC that link content to nursing diagnosis, and statistic data
  • Revised! Streamlined preface that focuses on how to use the book
  • Alphabetized listing of nursing diagnoses from NANDA-I 2021-2023, covering more than 400 diseases/disorders
  • Actions/interventions uniquely organized by priority with selected rationales.
  • Icons within the prioritized interventions for acute care, collaboration, community/home care/cultural considerations, diagnostic studies, medications, and lifespan considerations.
  • NIC and NOC labels at the end of each diagnosis
  • Defining characteristics presented subjectively and objectively.
  • Documentation section that focuses on the other steps of the nursing process, reminding students of the importance and necessity of recording each step.
  • Index with hundreds of diseases/disorders with prioritized associated nursing diagnoses
  • Detachable, laminated, pocket-minder bookmark on the inside back cover

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Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2023 1st Edition

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Apr 132024
 

Ensure safe and effective drug therapy with this easy-to-use handbook! Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2023 provides you with current, detailed information on more than 1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name drugs. This handy, user-friendly guide includes updated uses, dosage forms, warnings, side effects and adverse reactions, IV drug administration, nursing considerations, and much more. Organized alphabetically by generic drug name for quick reference, this book stands out from the others in guiding the nurse through the steps essential to quality patient care. New drug monographs cover 25 new FDA-approved medications!

  • More than 1,000 generic name drugs, encompassing over 4,000 trade name drugs, are organized alphabetically with A-to-Z tabs for quick and easy access.
  • UNIQUE! Herbal information is included in the appendix and on the Evolve website,covering the interactions and effects of commonly encountered herbs.
  • Detailed information for each drug includes side effects listed by frequency, and adverse effects and reactions requiring prompt intervention.
  • Drugs by Disorder are listed in the front of the book for easy reference, showing common disorders and the drugs most often used for treatment.
  • Drug Classifications section features an overview of actions and uses for drug families.
  • Black Box Alerts and High Alert drugs are highlighted topromote safe administration of drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm, and Do Not Confuse With warnings call out drug names that sound alike or look alike.
  • Top 100 Drugs list identifies the most frequently administered drugs.
  • Cross-references to the 400 top U.S. brand-name drugs are located throughout the book for easy access.
  • List of newly approved medications in the front of the book makes it easy to locate the latest drugs.
  • Nursing considerations are organized in a functional nursing process framework and include baseline assessment, intervention/evaluation, and patient/family teaching.
  • Information on lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations covers special considerations for pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and immune- or renal-compromised patients.
  • Extensive IV content includes IV compatibilities/IV incompatibilities and breaks down key information on reconstitution, rate of administration, and storage.
  • IV Compatibility Chart foldout includes comprehensive compatibility information for 65 intravenous drugs.
  • Fixed combinations are included in dosages of each combined drug directly within the individual monographs, to help students understand different drug dose options for specific diseases.
  • Customizable and printable monographs for 100 of the most commonly used drugs are located on Evolve, along with quarterly drug updates.
  • More than 1,000 generic name drugs, encompassing over 4,000 trade name drugs, are organized alphabetically with A-to-Z tabs for quick and easy access.
  • UNIQUE! Herbal information is included in the appendix and on the Evolve website,covering the interactions and effects of commonly encountered herbs.
  • Detailed information for each drug includes side effects listed by frequency, and adverse effects and reactions requiring prompt intervention.
  • Drugs by Disorder are listed in the front of the book for easy reference, showing common disorders and the drugs most often used for treatment.
  • Drug Classifications section features an overview of actions and uses for drug families.
  • Black Box Alerts and High Alert drugs are highlighted topromote safe administration of drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm, and Do Not Confuse With warnings call out drug names that sound alike or look alike.
  • Top 100 Drugs list identifies the most frequently administered drugs.
  • Cross-references to the 400 top U.S. brand-name drugs are located throughout the book for easy access.
  • List of newly approved medications in the front of the book makes it easy to locate the latest drugs.
  • Nursing considerations are organized in a functional nursing process framework and include baseline assessment, intervention/evaluation, and patient/family teaching.
  • Information on lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations covers special considerations for pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and immune- or renal-compromised patients.
  • Extensive IV content includes IV compatibilities/IV incompatibilities and breaks down key information on reconstitution, rate of administration, and storage.
  • IV Compatibility Chart foldout includes comprehensive compatibility information for 65 intravenous drugs.
  • Fixed combinations are included in dosages of each combined drug directly within the individual monographs, to help students understand different drug dose options for specific diseases.
  • Customizable and printable monographs for 100 of the most commonly used drugs are located on Evolve, along with quarterly drug updates.
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Professional Nursing 9th Edition

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Apr 082024
 

Discover what it means to be a professional nurse ― the history, values and standards, and commitment to life-long learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition equips you with current professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text helps you gain insight into the current state of the profession and benefit from a thorough examination of standards and scope of practice, with new information on the Affordable Care Act, real-life interview narratives, coverage of social justice in nursing, transition into professional practice, health care delivery systems, future challenges for the nursing profession. and more. Valuable learning aids throughout this text include: case studies, cultural challenges, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, interviews, professional profiles, historical notes, nursing research, and ideas for further exploration.

  • Professional Profiles boxes provide prospective from nurses in the field.
  • Case Study boxes featurescenarios involving relevant issues in patient care.
  • Considering Culture boxes highlight the impact of culture in regards to a nurse’s role and responsibilities and the patient’s healthcare experience.
  • Evidence-based Practice boxes identify leading findings in nursing topics and trends.
  • Nurses Doing Research boxes highlight problems identified in patient care and the ongoing efforts to find patient interventions.
    • Interview narratives explore the issues like culture and faith from the perspectives of leaders in those fields.
    • Discussions on the implications of social media on nursing, including ethics and boundaries.
    • Historical Notes highlight little-known stories of heroisms in the nursing profession.
      • Key terms are bolded where defined in the text.
      • A Glossary is included at the end of the text.
      • Learning outcomes are presented at the chapter openings.
      • Concepts and Challenges and Ideas for Further Exploration at the end of the chapters help you to review and test prep.
        • NEW! Updated information on the Affordable Care Act keeps you in the know.
        • NEW! Information on care coordination prepares you to make more informed decisions about patient care.
        • NEW! Information on care transitions so you know what to expect upon entering the workforce.
        • NEW! Increased content on diversity in nursing, ethnocentrism, moral distress and moral courage, communication models (SBAR, CUS and others), and RN to BSN education.
        • NEW! Cognitive rehearsal prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence
        • NEW! Tips on documentation include both electronic and paper types.
        • NEW! Social justice in nursing helps you to learn to advocate for patients who need your help.

         

       

     

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Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses 19th Edition

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Mar 102024
 

Learn safe, effective nursing care for patients receiving drug therapy! Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 19th Edition helps you understand the principles of pharmacology and apply them to nursing practice. Known for its practical application of the nursing process to drugs and disorders, this book explains how to make informed decisions about drug therapy, educate patients, and administer medications. This edition adds new Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies and questions to prepare you for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam. Concise and easy to use, this text teaches the basics of medication administration and drug actions.

    • Application of the nursing process includes an overview of general principles of nursing care for each disorder, along with specific nursing considerations for drug treatment.
    • Drug monographs are provided for each major drug class, describing actions, uses, and therapeutic outcomes for each class.
    • Medication Administration unit covers assessment, techniques, procedures, and documentation for the safe administration of percutaneous, enteral, and parenteral drugs.
      • Medication safety is emphasized with Medication Safety Alerts and Clinical Pitfall boxes, as well as Do Not Confuse and High Alert icons.
      • Clinical Goldmine boxes highlight tips and best practices for clinical procedures.
        • Lifespan Considerations boxes draw attention to the implications of drug therapy for children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and older adults.
        • Drug tables summarize generic and brand names, availability, and dosage ranges for key medications for each disorder.Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of each chapter covers key points as well as review questions, preparing you for course assessments and the NCLEX Examination.
        • Learning resources on the Evolve website include video clips of medication administration, animations of drug actions, drug calculators, patient teaching guides, and Next Generation NCLEX® review questions.
          • Study guide corresponds to the textbook and offers review questions and clinical scenarios to reinforce your understanding of nursing pharmacology. Available separately.
            • NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style questions help you develop higher cognitive thinking skills, including clinical judgment, and provide opportunities to practice for the new question formats on the NGN exam.
            • NEW! Updated content is included for newly approved and frequently prescribed pharmaceutical drugs, and for their therapeutic uses.
            • NEW! Unfolding case studies help you translate pharmacological knowledge into nursing practice and provide preparation for the Next Generation NCLEX exam.

             

           

         

       

     

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Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition

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Feb 292024
 

Gain the pharmacology knowledge and skills you need to administer medications safely! Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 10th Edition provides practical, easy-to-use pharmacology information, emphasizing the application of the nursing process and prioritization throughout the book. Coverage begins with pharmacology basics, then discusses drugs by body systems and drug functions. Hundreds of full-color illustrations show how drugs work in the body and depict key steps in medication administration. Written by pharmacology experts Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, and Julie S. Snyder, this bestselling textbook makes it easy to understand and apply pharmacology concepts and provide safe, quality nursing care.

  • Focus on need-to-know information includes discussions of what nurses may encounter during drug administration in a variety of health care settings, providing accounts of real-life medication errors and tips for avoiding those errors.
  • The Nursing Process is applied to each category of drugs, ensuring that you administer medications accurately and safely, and includes the steps of assessment, human need statements, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Emphasis on drug classes describes key similarities and differences among the drugs in each class, making it easier to understand how individual drugs work in the body.
  • Consistent presentation for each drug group includes the mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions, and dosages, concluding with drug profiles of individual drugs in the class or group.
  • High-alert icons identify medications that pose a greater risk to patient safety.
  • Focus on prioritization includes prioritized nursing diagnoses along with a corresponding prioritization of goals and outcomes, to help you learn to connect nursing diagnoses with goals and outcomes.
  • Ease of readability makes difficult content more understandable.
  • Photo atlas features more than 100 drawings and photographs showing drug administration techniques.
  • Dosages tables summarize generic and trade names, pharmacologic class, normal dosage ranges, and indications for the drugs.
  • Learning features at the beginning of each chapter include objectives and key terms, and at the end of each chapter, key points, critical thinking questions, review questions, and a list of resources available on the Evolve website.
  • QSEN coverage includes the use of human need theory with human need statements, case studies featuring collaboration and teamwork content, Preventing Medication Errors boxes, and a discussion of the QSEN initiative as it relates to the safety and quality of patient care.
  • NEW! Updated drug content reflects the latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, and includes updated nursing content.

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