Clinical Companion to Medical Surgical Nursing - CD-ROM PDA Software

Powered by Skyscape, this PDA software is based on the reliable, clinically focused content found in Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition and its Clinical Companion. You'll gain access to information on 200 commonly encountered medical-surgical disorders, and treatments and procedures. This software also contains bonus material such as electronic calculators, emergency management information, herbal therapies content, a glossary, and a guide to normal laboratory values.

• Disorders index includes the following information for each profile:
• Definition/Description
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical Manifestations
• Complications
• Diagnostic Studies
• Collaborative Care (including drug therapy)
• Nursing Management
• Goals
• Nursing Diagnoses (using current NANDA terminology)
• Nursing Interventions
• Patient Teaching
• Treatments and Procedures index includes information you need to know about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as CPR, tube feeding, and artificial airway management.
• Reference Appendix features key reference information commonly used in nursing practice, such as laboratory values, commonly used formulas, and Spanish translations of key phrases.
• Electronic calculators allow quick and accurate calculations of body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA), calculated serum osmolality, heart rate, temperature conversions, and more.
• Glossary of key terms
• Emergency management summaries
• Herbal therapies index
• Comprehensive guide to normal laboratory values

• User-friendly features now include:
• Full-text search
• Easy, intuitive navigation
• Built-in display adjustment tools
• Complete, comprehensive cross-linking between all Skyscape products