The Long-term Care Nursing Desk Reference, Second Edition

Solutions and information for virtually every scenario that occurs in your nursing home

It’s vitally important that long-term care nurses have a resource by their side that addresses all of their unique and wide-ranging clinical and regulatory concerns. Turn to the second edition of this HCPro bestseller! It’s still the only reference manual available that offers virtually every tool long-term care nurses need to provide high-quality, regulation-compliant, long-term resident care.

Long-term care nurses can rely on this authoritative reference daily. The Long-term Care Nursing Desk Reference, Second Edition is packed with practical, need-to-know resident care information, essential policies and procedures, and vital regulatory and safety requirements specific to long-term care.

Author Barbara Acello, RN, MSN, has updated each section of this bestseller with particular attention to hot-button issues such as pain, pressure ulcers, medication administration, infection control, hydration, and nutrition.

• Detailed information about common long-term care clinical issues
• Valuable tools and practical information about hundreds of clinical conditions
• Timely and relevant updates that help you stay current and compliant
• One go-to resource for all your clinical needs
• Comprehensive, detailed sections that make it easy to find what you need

The companion CD-ROM contains vital tools and forms that help nurses save time and effort. You get ready-made resources such as depression and social adjustment scales, lawsuit prevention checklists, and pain assessment questionnaires.