Adult Health Nursing and Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 Package

Medical Books

Christensen RN MS, Barbara Lauritsen

Eckenstein RN BS M.ED, Ruth

Sullins PhD, Ellen

Nursing

Mosby

Foundations of Nursing/Adult Health Nursing and Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 Package

Book by Christensen RN MS, Barbara Lauritsen, Eckenstein RN BS M.ED, Ruth, Sullins PhD, Ellen

Foundations of Nursing and Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 Package

Guiding students through a virtual clinical experience, VCE: Red Rock Canyon Medical Center is a teaching hospital that is modeled after a real medical-surgical floor. It contains five patient rooms, a nurses' station, a supervisor's office, two conference rooms, a nurses' lounge, and a waiting room with an elevator. The following patients are seeking treatment in Red Rock Canyon Medical Center:
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<li>Carmen Gonzalez: This older Hispanic female presents with an infected leg that has become gangrenous. She has Type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as complications of congestive heart failure and osteomyelitis</li>
<li>David Ruskin: Following a car-bicycle accident, this young adult African-American male is admitted with a possible closed head injury and a badly fractured right humerus. He undergoes an open reduction and internal fixations of the right humerus.</li>
<li>Sally Begay: This Native American woman enters the hospital and is initially suspected of having a Hanta virus infection. She has a confirmed diagnosis of bacterial lung infection. This client's complications include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and inactive tuberculosis.</li>
<li>Ira Bradley: Ira is a caucasian adult male with late-stage HIV disease who is admitted for an opportunistic respiratory infection. He has complications of oral fungal infection, malnutrition, and wasting.</li>
<li>Andrea Wang: This young Asian female entered the hospital after a diving accident in which T6 is crushed, with partial transection of the spinal cord. After a week in the ICU, she has been transferred to the medical-surgical unit, where she is being closely monitored.</li>
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<li>Includes a guided tutorial which shows students how to work with a patient in the virtual hospital · collect patient data from various sources (reports, charts, medication administration record, short video clips and audio clips of nurse-patient interactions) · record patient data · listen to a report and itemize a patient's problems and high-priority concerns · and sometimes administer medications.</li>
<li>Requires students to use their critical thinking skills to set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transition.</li>
<li>Encourages active learning and provides opportunities to identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize use of available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve core computing skills..</li>
</ul>A series of groundbreaking, new workbooks and CD-ROMs, Virtual Clinical Excursions bring learning to life in two different "virtual" hospital settings! Each lesson in Virtual Clinical Excursions has a core textbook reading assignment with corresponding CD-ROM and workbook activities. The exercises in the workbook complement the content in the the parent text and provide a perfect environment in which students may "practice" what they are learning in the text. The workbooks act as maps ― guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital. Virtual hospital visits on the CD-ROM allow students to access realistic information resources that are essential to patient care.

Virtual Clinical Excursions 1.0 to Accompany Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

MOSBY

Sullins, Ellen

Lewis, Sharon

Tashiro, Jay

Kelly, Mike

Giddens, Jean

Giddens PhD RN FAAN, Jean Foret

Long RN DNSc, Gina

Kelly MD, Michael

Guiding students through a virtual clinical experience, VCE: Red Rock Canyon Medical Center is a teaching hospital that is modeled after a real medical-surgical floor. It contains five patient rooms, a nurses' station, a supervisor's office, two conference rooms, a nurses' lounge, and a waiting room with an elevator. The following patients are seeking treatment in Red Rock Canyon Medical Center: · Carmen Gonzalez: This older Hispanic female presents with an infected leg that has become gangrenous. She has Type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as complications of congestive heart failure and osteomyelitis. · David Ruskin: Following a car-bicycle accident, this young adult African-American male is admitted with a possible closed head injury and a badly fractured right humerus. He undergoes an open reduction and internal fixations of the right humerus. · Sally Begay: This Native American woman enters the hospital and is initially suspected of having a Hanta virus infection. She has a confirmed diagnosis of bacterial lung infection. This client's complications include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and inactive tuberculosis. · Ira Bradley: This caucasian adult male with late-stage HIV disease is admitted for an opportunistic respiratory infection. He has complications of oral fungal infection, malnutrition, and wasting. · Andrea Wang: This young Asian female entered the hospital after a diving accident in which T6 is crushed, with partial transection of the spinal cord. After a week in the ICU, she has been transferred to the medical-surgical unit, where she is being closely monitored.
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<li>Includes a guided tutorial which shows students how to work with a patient in the virtual hospital · collect patient data from various sources (reports, charts, medication administration record, short video clips and audio clips of nurse-patient interactions) · record patient data · listen to a report and itemize a patient's problems and high-priority concerns · and sometimes administer medications.</li>
<li>Requires students to use their critical thinking skills to set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transition.</li>
<li>Encourages active learning and provides opportunities to identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize use of available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve core computing skills.</li>
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<li>Answers to the exercises have been removed and placed in the faculty resources within the core text's Evolve site.</li>
<li>A new clock icon appears under each lesson, offering the user an estimate on how much time it will take to complete.</li>
<li>A new linkage icon alerts users whenever they are about to begin an exercise that connects with previous lessons.</li>
<li>New activities reflect changes in the 6th edition of Fundamentals of Nursing.</li>
<li>A new Table of Contents-Index matches the chapters from the textbook with patients and lessons in the workbook.</li>
</ul>A series of groundbreaking, new workbooks and CD-ROMs, Virtual Clinical Excursions bring learning to life in two different “virtual hospital settings! Each lesson in Virtual Clinical Excursions has a core textbook reading assignment with corresponding CD-ROM and workbook activities. The exercises in the workbook complement the content in the the parent text and provide a perfect environment in which students may “practice what they are learning in the text. The workbooks act as maps ― guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital. Virtual hospital visits on the CD-ROM allow students to access realistic information resources that are essential to patient care.

Virtual Clinical Excursions 1.0 to Accompany Fundamentals of Nursing

Potter RN PhD FAAN, Patricia A.

Perry RN MSN EdD FAAN, Anne G.

This market-leading textbook offers an engaging format and clear writing style that make it easy to master the basic nursing concepts and skills you need to practice in a variety of care settings. Its nursing process framework, health promotion focus, emphasis on critical thinking, and thorough coverage of communication and patient teaching provide a strong foundation for your nursing education. Full-color illustrations, critical thinking exercises, and practical examples help you strengthen and apply your knowledge of essential nursing concepts. 
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<li>More than 500 full-color illustrations - including 50 new to this edition - highlight and explain key concepts presented in the text.</li>
<li>Concepts and skills are presented from simplest to most complex to help you gradually build your knowledge and learn more easily.</li>
<li>A Companion CD-ROM includes audio clips, an audio glossary, video clips, 3-D animations, English-Spanish phrases, NCLEX®-PN Examination-style review questions, and more.</li>
<li>Theory and Clinical Practice Objectives introduce you to the concepts you'll learn in each chapter.</li>
<li>Key Terms with phonetic pronunciations familiarize you with the language of nursing and health care.</li>
<li>Overview of Structure and Function provides a brief review of essential anatomy and physiology related to specific body systems, with a special section on aging.</li>
<li>The nursing process is emphasized throughout in Application of the Nursing Process sections and serves as the framework for Skills and Nursing Care Plans.</li>
<li>Think Critically About. boxes encourage you to synthesize information and apply concepts beyond the scope of the chapter.</li>
<li>Approximately 80 Skills provide illustrated step-by-step instructions for performing key nursing procedures, with clear actions and rationales and Critical Thinking Questions.</li>
<li>Approximately 50 Steps present abbreviated versions of additional skills in a quick-reference action/rationale format.</li>
<li>Approximately 20 Nursing Care Plans provide examples for planning care and encourage you to think critically and follow the nursing process.</li>
<li>Critical Thinking Activities at the end of each chapter allow you to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to specific clinical scenarios.</li>
<li>Elder Care Points introduce you to the unique care issues that affect older adults.</li>
<li>Health Promotion Points address wellness and disease prevention, including diet, infection control, and more.</li>
<li>Communication Cues feature sample dialogues and therapeutic communication techniques to help you build a positive rapport with patients.</li>
<li>Concept Maps help you visualize how the multiple nursing diagnoses, treatments, and side effects for specific disorders relate to each other.</li>
<li>Home Care boxes provide guidelines for adapting nursing skills and techniques for use in the home setting.</li>
<li>Patient Teaching boxes offer step-by-step instructions for patients and their families regarding proper post-hospital care.</li>
<li>NCLEX-PN® Exam Style Review Questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item-format questions to prepare you for the exam.</li>
<li>Helpful appendixes offer quick access to essential facts and information in the clinical setting.</li>
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 <ul><li>Assignment Considerations boxes will cover situations in which the RN delegates to the LPN/LVN or when the LPN/LVN assigns tasks to nurse assistants, patient</li></ul>

Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing and Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 Package

deWit MSN RN CNS PHN, Susan C.

Saunders

Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0, Free Study Guide, and Mosby Dictionary Package

Linton BSN MN PhD RN FAAN, Adrianne Dill

Moreno MSN RN, Collette

This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for practical/vocational nursing students! It includes Linton's Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 3rd edition text &amp; Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 for Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 3rd edition.

Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing and Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 Package

This groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package brings learning to life in a "virtual" hospital setting. Each lesson has a textbook reading assignment with corresponding CD-ROM and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital, and helping them make connections between what they experience through the CD-ROM and what they've learned in their textbook. Each virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic information essential to patient care. The result is a true-to-life, hands-on learning experience.
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<li>The learning environment:</li>
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<li>Offers multiple information sources that can be examined and evaluated to understand how and why care is implemented.</li>
<li>Has meaningful real-world problems that place the student in nursing scenarios where they can set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems.</li>
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<li>The workbook includes lessons that complement the content in the textbook and guide the student through the multi-floor virtual hospital.</li>
<li>The multi-floor virtual hospital includes a Surgery Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Floor.</li>
<li>Content is included on patient care, patient records, case conference, and clinical review to engage the user in the subject matter and allow for further exploration.</li>
<li>The CD-ROM offers users the opportunity to visit each patient and access realistic information essential for patient care, including charts, medication administration records, electronic patient records, video streaming of dialogue with nurses, and other related patient materials.</li>
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<li>A clock icon appears under each lesson, estimating how much time it will take to complete.</li>
<li>A linkage icon alerts the user whenever they are about to begin an exercise that connects with previous lessons.</li>
<li>TOC/Index matches chapters from the textbook with patients and lessons in the workbook.</li>
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Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 to Accompany Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing

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