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The "Nursing 2024 Drug Handbook" by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a must-have resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals who need up-to-date information on the latest drugs and treatments. This comprehensive guide provides in-depth coverage of over 4,500 drugs, including their uses, dosages, side effects, interactions, and more. With its easy-to-use format and reliable information, this handbook is an essential tool for anyone involved in medication management. The world of healthcare is constantly evolving, and it can be challenging to stay up-to-date on the latest medications and treatments. That's where the "Nursing 2024 Drug Handbook" comes in. Developed by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a leading provider of healthcare information, this handbook provides nurses...

The book 301 Careers in Nursing is written by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Emerson, and Laura Stark Bai. We, the authors of this book, are passionate about nursing and the career opportunities within the nursing profession. We have had many opportunities within our own careers to expand our roles; contribute to the quality of patient care, nursing, and health care science; and make the world a better place for patients and their families, for the communities in which we live and work, and most importantly, for the citizens of the world. We firmly believe that there is no other career that has so much potential for personal and professional satisfaction. A career in nursing offers opportunities to care for others from infancy through adulthood, with needs ranging from those seeking health informa...

The book Delmar's Case Study Series: Medical-Surgical Nursing is written by Gina M Ankner. Delmar's case study series was created to encourage nurses to bridge the gap between content knowledge and clinical application. The products in the series represent the most innovative and comprehensive approach ever developed to nursing case studies. Each title has been written by experienced nursing educators and clinicians who understand the complexities of nursing practice as well as the challenges of teaching and learning. All cases are based on real life clinical scenarios and require reflection and “action” on the part of the nurse. Each case takes the user to the clinical scenario and invites the user to use the nursing process considering all the variables that influence the client's condit...

The book Foundations of Basic Nursing is written by Lois White. Fundamentals of Basic Nursing, Third Edition, is designed for the initial semester of a practical/vocational nursing program. Includes information on nursing student skills for success, microbiology, infection control (Standard Precautions), growth and development, legal and ethical issues, communication, documentation, nursing process, client education, cultural aspects, complementary therapies /alternatives, wellness concepts, and stress. /anxiety, end-of-life care, rest/sleep, safety/hygiene, nutrition, fluids/electrolytes/acid-base balance, medication administration, intravenous therapy, assessment, pain management, diagnostic tests, and nursing procedures. There is a strong emphasis on life cycle development, the needs o...

The Book Foundations of Adult Health Nursing is written by Lois White, Gena Duncan, Wendy Baumle. Essentials of Adult Health Nursing, Third Edition, covers common medical/surgical conditions typically encountered by practical/vocational nurses. An overview of anatomy and physiology is provided at the beginning of each chapter on body systems. Each condition is presented and followed by medical-surgical management topics, including pharmacological, dietary, activity and nursing management aspects. The nursing process is presented in great detail and incorporates current NANDA-I diagnoses and NIC/NOC references. In addition, it identifies subjective and objective data with health history questions, possible nursing diagnoses, goals/outcomes, interventions, and evaluation. Each chapter conta...

The book Saving Lives: Why the Media's Portrayal of Nursing Puts Us All at Risk is written by Sandy Summers, and Harry Jacobs Summers. Nurses save lives every day. But the media generally ignores their vital role in health care. That contributes to a lack of respect and resources for the profession, putting many lives at risk. In 2005, US Army Sergeant Tony Wood was traveling in a Humvee in Iraq. A roadside bomb exploded. The metal tore Wood's internal organs. A month later he woke up at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Wood's story was featured in an August 2008 New York Times article by Lizette Alvarez about traumatic brain injuries in combat veterans. Once Wood arrived at the hospital, expert nurses led the 24/7 effort that helped him survive, as they do with any patie...

The book Ross Wilson's Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness are written by Anne Waugh, and Allison Grant. Ross & Wilson has been a staple text for students of anatomy and physiology for nearly 60 years. This latest edition has been written to meet the needs of allied health professionals, including nurses and nursing students, allied health professions, and complementary therapies, many of whom have found previous editions invaluable. It retains the successful and straightforward approach of describing body systems and how they work. The anatomy and physiology of health are supplemented by sections that describe common age-related changes in structure and function, before considering the pathology and pathophysiology of some major disorders and diseases.The human body is presen...

The book Your First Year As a Nurse is written by Donna Cardillo, and Dr. Diane Mancino.  In the last few decades, nursing and health care have advanced further than many of us could have imagined. Technology, research, equipment, and access to information have transformed our practice. Today's nurse is more educated and "connected", is more autonomous, makes more decisions, and has more authority than ever. We have come a long way in the recent past and continue to move forward, expanding our role and reach on the global healthcare stage. The early 2020s showed us the ups and downs of our profession as we commemorate the bicentennial of Florence Nightingale's birth and celebrate the Year of the Nurse, or at least try to celebrate it while simultaneously battling a deadly pandemic. Each of...

The book "The nurse, the math, the meds _ drug calculations using dimensional analysis" is written by Joyce L. Mulholland and Susan Turner. Welcome to the third edition of The Nurse, The Math, The Meds. It is designed for nursing students, physician assistant programs, and those who are brushing up on their math skills in their profession. This text presents comprehensive coverage of one method for providing broad reinforcement: dimensional analysis. The use of dimensional analysis offers an easy and systematic method to correctly set up each mathematical problem. Also, all equations can be set up in one step. These two features prevent many common math errors that can result in medication dosage errors. The text has been updated with the latest medications, drug labels, and illustrations...

The book Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide is written by Amy M. Karch. The number of clinically important drugs increases each year, as does the nurse's responsibility for drug therapy. No nurse can memorize all the medication information necessary to provide safe and effective drug therapy. The 2014 Lippincott Nursing Medication Guide provides the medication information nurses need in a concise, easily accessible format. This edition has been fully updated and then reviewed by independent clinical reviewers, including pharmacists and nurses, to ensure nurses have the most current and accurate information possible.This book presents nursing considerations related to pharmacotherapy in the format of the nursing process, a framework for applying basic pharmacological information to patient car...