Using a straightforward, real-life approach, this book focuses on mathematical calculations used in the clinical setting. It provides coverage of the ratio and proportion and formula methods of drug calculation. Common medications and methods of administration are used, including examples such as syringe usage, oral and parenteral medications, and medication reconstitution. Other examples, such as insulin, heparin, and intake and output, apply to specific patient populations. The math review sections build a strong foundation with hundreds of practice problems. To minimize medication errors, current safety recommendations from the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) are addressed with safety alerts, clinical alerts, human error alerts, and human error checks. Instructor resources available.
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<li>All content, examples, problems, and scenarios are clinically based.</li>
<li>Over 500 full-color illustrations include drug labels, parenteral and oral syringes, medicine cups, pumps, IV equipment, and more.</li>
<li>More than 1,200 problems provide practice needed to master drug calculations.</li>
<li>Current JCAHO and ISMP recommendations are followed: prescriptions are written out, and those abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols not recommended by the ISMP are avoided.</li>
<li>Clinical Connections begin each chapter and explain how that topic relates to clinical practice.</li>
<li>Inside front and back cover includes formulas, sound-alike drugs that have been associated with medication errors, and a list of dangerous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols for easy reference.</li>
<li>Safety Alerts, Clinical Alerts, Human Error Alerts, and Human Error Checks are included to promote safe practice.</li>
<li>Learning is promoted with Practice Problems, Review Problems in each chapter, Comprehensive Review Problems for math, and Patient Care Scenarios.</li>
<li>Three examples are given for each new subject, following a unique step-by-step format that covers the prescription, what you HAVE, what you KNOW, what you WANT, critical thinking, answer for best care, human error check boxes, and does your answer fit the general guideline? Practice problems follow each set of three examples to reinforce content comprehension.</li>
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Math for Clinical Practice

Medical Books

Cynthia Chernecky

Denise Macklin

Mother Helen Infortuna

Nursing

Mosby

The latest title in the unique Real World Nursing Survival Guide series, this fun and engaging book prepares readers to manage all of the common health care problems they'll see in critical care, trauma, or emergency settings. Its lighthearted, cartoon-filled approach guides readers through each body system, maintaining a focus on current practice standards throughout. Each chapter organizes material on disorders from the most immediate and life-threatening conditions to less emergent critical care situations.
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<li>A unique presentation of content narrows the gap between the knowledge that students garners from their nursing school education and the wisdom students needs to survive in the real world.</li>
<li>More than 150 NCLEX-style questions are included throughout the book, so students can test their knowledge and review those concepts they find difficult in each chapter.</li>
<li>Material is presented using adult learning principles and various active-learning strategies to engage nursing students of all ages, backgrounds, and learning styles.</li>
<li>A consistent chapter format using the headings ― What it is, What you need to know, What you do, and Do you understand? ― breaks down information into small units and reinforces an effective thinking process.</li>
<li>Special icons for Lifespan Considerations, Cultural Implications, Web Links, Cautions, Monitoring and Initial Treatment help students quickly identify special content in the chapter.</li>
<li>Memory-reinforcing mnemonic devices and a variety of interactive activities ― including fill-in the blank, matching, word jumbles, true/false, and crossword puzzles ― promote student learning. Answers are included at the bottom of the page.</li>
<li>Prioritized content is reflected, identified, and reviewed by nursing students.</li>
<li>Clinical terms and shorthand expressions are highlighted in parentheses and in a second color after the layperson's explanation to expose students to the terminology they will hear in the hospital setting.</li>
<li>Boxed Take Home Points provide the benefit of years of nursing experience that students can use to prepare for their clinical rotation.</li>
<li>A full-color insert illustrates concepts and principles of critical care and emergency nursing, including various complications.</li>
<li>Original cartoon-character illustrations and a cartoon lioness walk students through difficult subjects with a lighthearted approach to engage students in learning.</li>
</ul>Bridging the gap between nursing school and practice in the "real world," The Real World Nursing Survival Guide series consists of readable and student-friendly study aids that break down essential information into a manageable format to help students learn and retain key information. Unique features includes a consistent use of standard headings, special icons for important information, boxed take home points, and a special cartoon character that walks the student through difficult content with a light-hearted approach.

Real World Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care and Emergency Nursing (Saunders Nursing Survival Guide)

Lori Schumacher

Saunders

Nursing students need a resource that guides them through the essentials of cardiology and ECGs and highlights what they need to know. This guide offers a visual, interactive approach that clearly explains topics such as: waveform analysis; measurement of atrial and ventricular rates; identification of premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, asystole, ventricular fibrillation, heart blocks, dysrhythmias, pericarditis, and myocardial infarction location; and special considerations such as pacemakers, drug abuse, surgical therapy, and cardiac trauma. The first section of the book presents content in an illustrated multi-modal approach that explains key concepts and reviews topics with a range of engaging learning activities. The last section contains 150 NCLEX® review questions with answers and rationales for both correct and incorrect answers.
<li>Narrows the gap between the facts in study and the wisdom that nurses need to survive </li>
<li>Consistent headings divide information into manageable units </li>
<li>Includes memory-reinforcing mnemonic devices and a variety of interactive </li>
<li>Icons for lifespan considerations, cultural implications, web links, danger &amp; calculations </li>
<li>An Age Specifics heading highlights information on infants, children, pregnant adults, and the elderly</li>
<li>Boxed Take Home Points offer succinct points of advice that reflect years of nursing experience</li>

Real-World Nursing Survival Guide ECG's and the Heart

M. Christine Alichnie

Kitty Garrett

Beverly George-Gay

Rebecca K. Hodges

Cynthia Terry

W.B.Saunders

Nursing students struggling with the difficult area of IV therapy need a resource that guides them through the essentials and highlights what they need to know. This guide offers a visual, engaging approach that clearly explains topics such as: equipment and infusion devices, principles of peripheral and central venous therapy, peripheral and central complications, and special concerns for pediatric and older adult patients. The first section of the book presents content in an illustrated multi-modal approach that explains key concepts and reviews topics with a range of engaging learning activities. The last section contains 115 NCLEX® review questions with answers and rationales for correct and incorrect answers.
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<li>Narrows the gap between the facts learned in school and the wisdom that nurses need to survive in the real world.</li>
<li>Material is presented in a clear and entertaining way by using adult learning principles and various active-learning strategies to engage nursing students of all ages, backgrounds, and learning styles.</li>
<li>Consistent headings divide information into manageable units and reinforce a logical learning strategy.</li>
<li>Icons for lifespan considerations, cultural implications, web links, caution/danger, and calculations help the reader identify special content in the chapter.</li>
<li>Memory-reinforcing mnemonic devices and a variety of interactive activities promote learning.</li>
<li>Clinical terms and shorthand expressions are highlighted in parentheses and another color after the layperson's explanation expose students to terminology that they will hear in the hospital setting.</li>
<li>Boxed "Take Home Points" offer succinct points of advice that reflect years of nursing experience that students can use to prepare for their clinical rotation.</li>
<li>A full-color insert illustrates concepts and principles of IV therapy, including illustrations of various complications.</li>
<li>NCLEX-style questions are referenced by chapter and provided in a convenient 2-column format with answers and rationales that can be covered with a flap on the back cover.</li>
<li>Features original cartoon illustrations and a theme monkey cartoon character that walks the student through difficult subjects with a light-hearted, engaging approach to learning.</li>
<li>Separate chapters on pediatric and older adult patients discuss important age-related considerations associated with IV therapy.</li>
<li>Includes a chapter on one of the fastest growing fields in nursing ― community care ― and how it affects nurses, patients requiring IV therapy, and their caretakers.</li>
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Real World Nursing Survival Guide: IV Therapy

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