AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook, Second Edition 2nd Edition

Essential Data Critical Care Nurses Must Know

Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, this go-anywhere handbook features tables and figures that encapsulate all the information required to give safe and effective care to critically ill patients.

Contents include: Critical Care Drug Tables • Normal Values for Laboratory Tests and Physiologic Parameters • Lists of Assessment Components • Cardiac Rhythms: ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guides, Including Sample Rhythm Strips • 12-Lead ECG Changes in Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Infarct • Troubleshooting Guide for Hemodynamic Monitoring Equipment • Indications for Mechanical Ventilation • Weaning Assessment Tool • ACLS Algorithms.

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

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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Mosby’s 2024 Nursing Drug Reference 37th Edition

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with “Essential Purchase” designation in Pharmacology**

Choose the drug handbook trusted by nurses for over 35 years! Mosby’s 2024 Nursing Drug Reference makes it easy to find the most vital information on the drugs you administer most frequently. More than 5,000 drugs are profiled ― including more than 25 new entries for drugs recently approved by the FDA. And no other drug guide places a higher emphasis on patient safety, with Black Box Warnings for dangerous adverse reactions, High Alerts for drugs with the greatest risk, and a focus on both common and life-threatening side effects. From nursing pharmacology expert Linda Skidmore-Roth, this perennial bestseller proves there is a difference in drug guides.

• More than 5,000 generic and trade-name drugs are profiled, covering almost every drug you will administer in practice or in clinicals.
• Alphabetical organization by generic name provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, with both trade and generic names listed in the index.
• Bolded coverage of IV drug administration highlights dosage and IV administration instructions, including safety considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.
• Nursing Process steps are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information.
• Complete pharmacokinetic information is summarized in a table and includes the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as its action, duration, and excretion.
• Side effects information is organizedby body system and identified as common or life threatening, showing signs to watch for during assessments.
• High Alert headers highlight drugs that pose the greatest risk if administered improperly.
• Black Box Warnings provide alerts to FDA warnings of dangerous or life-threatening drug reactions.
• Overview of drug categories explains the safe administration of common classes of drugs, as well as their common side effects and interactions.
• Flexible, water-resistant cover provides durability in the clinical setting.

• NEW! Drug monographs for more than 25 newly released, FDA-approved medications equip you with the latest drug information including generic names, trade names, pronunciations, do-not-confuse drugs, action, uses, contraindications, precautions, dosages and routes, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug/lab test), nursing considerations, treatment of overdose, patient/family teaching, and more.
• NEW! Several online-only drug monographs are added to the Evolve website, creating an overall total of more than 100 Evolve-only drug monographs for lesser-used medications.

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NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions & Classification, 2021-2023 12th Edition

The quintessential guide to nursing diagnoses from NANDA-I experts in new updated edition

Fully updated and revised by editors T. Heather Herdman, Shigemi Kamitsuru, and Camila Takáo Lopes, NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification, 2021-2023, 12th Edition is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by the NANDA International (NANDA-I) Diagnosis Development Committee (DDC). In this new edition of a seminal text, the editors have revised all introductory chapters, providing critical information needed for nurses to understand assessment, its link to diagnosis and clinical reasoning, and the purpose and use of taxonomic structure for nurses at the bedside. Researchers will also find new recommendations to improve the terminology.

Additional Key Updates

• 46 new nursing diagnoses and 67 revised diagnoses
• Changes to 17 nursing diagnosis labels, ensuring they are consistent with current literature and reflect a human response
• Refinement of the vast majority of the nursing diagnosis related/risk factors
• Standardization of diagnostic indicator terms (defining characteristics, related factors, risk factors) to further aid clarity for students and clinicians
• Coding of all terms for those using electronic versions of the terminology
• Web-based resources include reference lists for new and revised diagnoses
• New chapter on revised Level of Evidence Criteria for diagnosis submission

Rigorously updated and revised, the new edition of this acclaimed text is a must-have resource for all nursing students, professional nurses, nurse educators, nurse informaticists, nurse researchers, and nurse administrators.

This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.

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

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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges 9th Edition

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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Clinical Nursing Skills at a Glance (At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)) 1st Edition

Clinical Nursing Skills at a Glance is the must-have study and revision guide for pre-registration nursing students and newly qualified practitioners alike, providing a visual summary of the essential aspects of clinical nursing skills and procedures. The core platforms of professional practice applicable to nursing adults in a variety of clinical settings are emphasised throughout the text, including care planning, assessment, management, prioritisation and co-ordination of care.  

Designed to allow rapid reference to critical information, the book is divided into 12 sections organised around systems of the body, with each chapter describing a specific clinical skill. With high-quality images throughout, applications to practice, a review quiz, ‘red flags’ highlighting important aspects to consider in the clinical environment, and reflecting current NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses, this new evidence-based guide: 

• Allows easy access to the necessary knowledge and skills required by nurses to provide quality care 
• Discusses general principles of care applicable to all, including verbal and non-verbal communication, record keeping, and admission and discharge procedures 
• Covers mandatory skills such as basic life support, infection control, and medicine management 
• Includes access to a companion website featuring interactive multiple-choice questions, case studies, and links to additional resources 

Offering superb illustrations, up-to-date information, and a reader-friendly approach, Clinical Nursing Skills at a Glance is an invaluable resource for pre-registration nursing students as well as newly qualified nurses, healthcare assistants, and allied healthcare professionals looking to expand their knowledge of nursing skills and procedures. 

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Concept-Based Clinical Nursing Skills: Fundamental to Advanced 1st Edition

Are you looking for a new way of learning skills? Do you want to learn how to problem solve and think conceptually? Stein and Hollen’s Concept-Based Clinical Nursing Skills: Fundamental to Advanced covers over 250 nursing skills in an innovative concept-based format with excellent illustrations, concise rationales, and current evidence. Unlike any other text, Stein and Hollen incorporate an overarching framework of seven critical concepts ― accuracy, client-centered care, infection control, safety, communication, evaluation, and health maintenance ― to drive home the importance of these key themes in performing nursing skills. Each section balances need-to-know narrative with step-by-step skills, and every chapter includes a detailed case study with a concept map to help you apply knowledge and use clinical judgement in clinical situations involving nursing skills.

• Over 250 step-by-step nursing skills with over 900 photos and illustrations.
• Language and concepts reflect those used on the NCLEX.
• Concept-based approach to skills education pairs well with the Giddens framework.
• Accuracy, Client-Centered Care, Infection Control, Safety, Communication, Evaluation, and Health Maintenance are reinforced throughout as Critical Concepts to skills performance.
• Case studies with concept maps depict patients with problems that might be experienced in the clinical setting and are followed by a series of critical thinking questions with every chapter.
• Application of the QSEN competencies: A question that challenges you to apply a QSEN competency is provided within the critical thinking questions of each case study.
• Lessons from the Evidence boxes highlight and summarize current research that can contribute to evidence-based clinical practice; Lessons from the Courtroom boxes summarize actual court cases related to the skills in the chapter in order to help you understand legal implications; and Lessons from Experience boxes use a storytelling format to share the experiences of more experienced nurses with students.
  • Application of the nursing process: Nursing diagnoses that include specific examples of client outcomes and nursing interventions are presented within each section of the chapters.
  • Uses an easy-to-understand, conversational writing style.
  • Organized to present fundamental skills first, then intermediate acute care skills, and finally advanced skills often performed in critical care.
  • Critical concepts align with the quality and safety framework of the QSEN competencies.
  • Emphasis on safety and client centered care.
  • Expect the Unexpected boxes use a storytelling format to present unexpected situations that could occur and explore appropriate responses to them.
  • Home Care, Lifespan, and Cultural Considerations provided in each chapter.
  • Performing an Assessment chapter details physical assessment skills.
  • Evolve site for students features skills video clips, skills checklists for all skills, and NCLEX-style review questions.

   

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