Full Description
This unique text provides nurses comprehensive clinical practices supported by research findings. Each entry features a synopsis of the practice and reviews by multiple research studies and respected medical and nursing organizations. Topics include issues important to nursing practice assessment; nursing diagnosis; patient monitoring; drug therapies; medication administration; infusion therapy; alternative and complementary therapies; treatments; patient teaching; and, documentation and guidelines for specialty groups, such as pediatric, geriatric, and maternal-neonatal patients. Charts and tables help to illustrate research studies, and graphic logos call out controversial issues, clinical impact, and treatments "in the news". An appendix lists resources and Internet resources.
Contents
Chapter 1 Understanding best practices Chapter 2 Basic care Chapter 3 Infection control Chapter 4 Intravascular and drug therapy Chapter 5 Cardiovascular care Chapter 6 Respiratory care Chapter 7 Neurological and sensory care Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal care Chapter 9 Renal and urologic care Chapter 10 Orthopedic care Chapter 11 Skin care Chapter 12 Gynecological and obstetric care Appendix Resources IndexNER(01): WOW