Book by Perry, Anne Griffin, Potter, Patricia A.

Basic Nursing: A Critical Thinking Approach

Patricia A. Potter

Anne Griffin Perry

Mosby-Year Book

Continuing its tradition of comprehensive coverage of fundamental nursing principles, precise step-by-step procedures, and five-step nursing process framework, the fifth edition of FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING is thoroughly revised and updated to address the latest changes in practice. New topics include a critical thinking model, caring for older parents or family members, end of life care, contemporary research on women's health, child and adolescent health, laboratory tests, and activity and exercise in health promotion. A FREE CD-ROM provides interactive learning with the a fluids and electrolytes program, skills checklists, and several tutorials introducing the five-dimensional critical thinking model. (Includes a FREE CD-ROM with checklists and fluid and electrolyte program and MERLIN website at:www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/Potter/Fundamentals/) Spanish version also available, ISBN: 84-8174-560-X

Fundamentals of Nursing (Book with CD-ROM)

Medical Books

Nursing

Mosby

Contents of the "Specimen Collection" video include: mid-stream urine specimen collection; fecal occult blood testing using the Hemoccult test; gastroccult and gastric pH testing from a NG tube Sputum specimen collection; wound culture; blood glucose testing; labeling, storage, and transfer of specimens to laboratory; and evaluating results of bedside tests.

Specimen Collection

Mosby, Inc.

Fundamentals of Nursing / Virtual Clinical Excursions 1.0 Package, 5th Edition

Comprehensive, logically-organized, and easy to read, this market-leading fundamentals text provides students with a solid base for their nursing education. Encompassing principles, concepts, and skills, it offers thorough coverage, a nursing process framework, an emphasis on critical thinking, and a focus on care in all settings. This new edition addresses a number of key issues, including evidence-based practice, safety concerns, and end-of-life care. To better meet the needs of beginning students, care plans have been expanded to more clearly explain assessment findings leading to nursing diagnoses, as well as evaluation of outcomes.
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<li>The 5-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for clinical chapters.</li>
<li>The unique Critical Thinking Model visually demonstrates the application of the nursing process and critical thinking in each clinical chapter to help students understand the ongoing assimilation of knowledge and information that comprises critical thinking and its relationship to the nursing process.</li>
<li>More than 65 skills, in a 2-column format, include rationales for each step and clearly explain both how and why nursing skills are performed.</li>
<li>Procedural Guidelines boxes provide streamlined, step-by-step instructions for performing basic skills.</li>
<li>The 3-tiered approach in implementation sections includes health promotion, acute care, and continuing care to address the diverse focus of today's care, as well as the various practice settings.</li>
<li>Care Plans demonstrate the application of the 5-step nursing process to individual patient problems to help students understand how a plan is developed and how to evaluate care.</li>
<li>Focus on Older Adults boxes, Research Highlight boxes, and Client Teaching boxes highlight key aspects of nursing care.</li>
<li>The Caring in Nursing Practice chapter addresses the compassion nurses must incorporate with clinical competence to deliver comprehensive care.</li>
<li>A CD-ROM companion, packaged with every text, includes a searchable audio glossary, Butterfield's Fluid and Electrolytes tutorial, NCLEX-style review questions, test taking tips, concept map situations, critical thinking model application, video clips, animations, and Spanish phrases.</li>
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<li>Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions for skills alert students to possible problems and help them determine the best nursing action.</li>
<li>22 Concept Maps ― more than any other fundamentals text ― visually demonstrate the association of multiple nursing diagnoses.</li>
<li>Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines boxes review research that identifies best practices.</li>
<li>The Care Plan format has been expanded to more clearly present assessment, defining characteristics, and evaluation of outcomes.</li>
<li>Planning discussions include sections on Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Continuity of Care to help beginning students plan and prioritize comprehensive client care.</li>
<li>Safety Alerts provide information and techniques to ensure client and nurse safety.</li>
<li>Cultural Aspects of Care boxes provide practical guidelines for how to meet the various cultural needs/preferences of clients and their communities.</li>
<li>Rationales in care plans and procedures include references whenever possible to highlight evidence-based "best practice."</li>
<li>NOC outcomes as well as NIC interventions are incorporated in Care Plans as appropriate.</li>
<li>New 2002 CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines are incorporated throughout.</li>
<li>A new chapter on Nursing Today addresses emerging issues, including the nursing shortage.</li>
<li>New coverage of bioterrorism has been added to the chapter on Safety.</li>
<li>New content on end-of-life and palliative care has been added.</li>
<li>The Spiritual Health chapter now offers expanded information to help students identify and meet their clients' spiritual needs.</li>
<li>The Skin Integrity and Wound Care chapter has been revised to include updated content and new techniques for wound VAC.</li>
<li>Just the Facts is the perfect clinical companion.</li>
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Fundamentals of Nursing

This market-leading text is well known for its reliable, comprehensive coverage of over 200 complete skills. Heavily illustrated, each skill follows the nursing process framework and is presented in an easy-to-follow, two-column format with rationales for each step. This edition retains such popular features as guidelines at the beginning of each chapter, delegation principles for each skill, special considerations for various age groups and care settings, and unexpected outcomes with related nursing interventions. Plus, expanded coverage of cultural and pediatric considerations, new skills, and new features make this edition better than ever!
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<li>Comprehensive coverage of over 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills.</li>
<li>Nursing process framework provides a logical, consistent presentation.</li>
<li>Over 1,100 vivid, full-color photographs and drawings aid understanding.</li>
<li>Rationales for each step in the skill explain why steps are performed in a specific way.</li>
<li>Delegation Principles for each skill discuss the nurse's responsibilities when assigning tasks to assistive personnel.</li>
<li>UNIQUE! Critical Decision Points address key information to consider when performing skills to ensure effective outcomes and promote safety.</li>
<li>Skill Performance Guidelines at the beginning of each chapter provide guidelines applicable to all skills in the chapter.</li>
<li>Expected outcomes identify the anticipated client response to the procedure.</li>
<li>Reporting and recording guidelines in each skill include what to document and examples of how to word it.</li>
<li>Considerations for client teaching, pediatric, geriatric, long-term care, and home care address specific needs.</li>
<li>Critical thinking exercises at the end of each chapter promote development of decision-making abilities.</li>
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<li>New skills and procedural guidelines include: communicating with the depressed client; fire, electrical, and radiation safety; local analgesic infusion pump; supporting clients and families in grief; symptom management in palliative care; care of clients with immobilization devices; selection of support surface/mattress (Procedural Guideline); eye irrigation; noninvasive automatic BP; wound vacuum assisted closure; measuring occult blood in gastric secretions; and use of the automatic external defibrillator (AED).</li>
<li>A new Disaster Preparedness chapter and added coverage of code management address current practice issues.</li>
<li>Pediatric variations and considerations covered in greater depth.</li>
<li>Cultural Implications sections focus on providing culturally-sensitive care.</li>
<li>Evidence-Based Practice Trends at the beginning of each chapter provide an overview of recent research findings and implications for skills included in the chapter.</li>
<li>Focus on Clinical Practice at the end of each chapter presents case scenarios and critical thinking questions that address issues involving topics that include unexpected outcomes and cultural considerations.</li>
<li>Two-column format for Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions presents information in an easy-to-follow format.</li>
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Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques

Focusing on the skills that are most labor-intensive to teach and that pose the greatest risk to patient safety, this online course is the perfect tool to help students review and evaluate their competency before performing skills in the clinical setting. Packaged with the parent text, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 6th edition, this innovative online course consists of 17 modules, with each module comprising several lessons. Each lesson provides a content overview, a variety of interactive exercises, self-check activities, and an exam. In addition to schools of nursing, this is also a valuable and timesaving means of providing periodic training and competency evaluation for nursing staff. This online course is also available separately.Designed to correlate with Perry: Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 6th edition. Reading assignments link online content to text. Over 700 activities encourage decision-making, critical thinking, and self-evaluation. Case-based/problem-oriented format of learning activities relates to real-life patient scenarios. Varied self-assessment exercises - over 750 - and lesson exams allow users to test their knowledge of key concepts throughout the module. Correct answers and rationales provide immediate feedback. Scramble function allows user to reset an exercise so that the activities are reordered and presented anew. 100 video clips demonstrating procedures can be viewed from start to finish, pausing and repeating segments as desired. Over 100 step-by-step skill performance guidelines are printable to provide a portable reference. Extensive glossary of terms includes pronunciation for the most often mispronounced terms.

Nursing Skills Online for Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques (User Guide, Access Code and Textbook Package)

Fundamentals of Nursing : Instructor's Resource Manual and Test Bank

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

This set of 8 user-friendly and visually engaging CD-ROMs includes 126 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills essential for practice. Real nurses provide clear, step-by-step demonstrations of how to perform these key nursing skills in real-life clinical situations. Mosby's Nursing Skills CD-ROM 2.0 - Student Version is the most engaging study tool available for learning how to perform key nursing skills!
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<li>Includes 126 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills performed by real nurses on a set of 8 CD-ROMs. </li>
<li>Provides clear demonstrations of how to perform key nursing procedures in real-life clinical situations. </li>
<li>Important concepts are highlighted throughout including delegation, critical thinking, standard CDC precautions, and communication techniques.</li>
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<li>Interactive exercises for each skill provide an easy self-evaluation component. </li>
<li>Enhanced interface is more user-friendly and allows students to minimize the program. </li>
<li>Digitally re-mastered videos deliver a crisper, smoother presentation.</li>
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Mosby's Nursing Skills CD-ROM - Student Version 2.0

Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques

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