Nursing
Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention
(Paperback) by
Meg Gulanick (Author), Judith L. Myers (Author)
The most comprehensive nursing
care planning book on the market, with 183 care plans covering the most common
nursing diagnoses and clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing. It reflects
the most current clinical practice and professional standards in nursing and presents
the content in an easy-to-use, reader-friendly format. The book functions as two
books in one, with one section including a collection of nursing diagnosis care
plans and the other providing a library of disease/disorder care plans that serve
as models of care planning for the most common medical diagnoses, medical procedures,
and psychosocial conditions seen in nursing practice.
Nurse
Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide Second Edition
(Hardcover)
by
Carolyn Buppert (Author)
This book focuses specifically and in-depth on
the legal and business issues that NPs face, and provides state by state coverage
of Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice and state regulations.
Davis's
Drug Guide for Nurses
(Turtleback) by
Judith Hopfer Deglin (Author), April Hazard Vallerand (Author)
"You
can't go wrong with this fantastic drug guide! It is listed under generic names
but if you don't know the generic name you can look up in the index at the back
of the book for the trade name. ... This book delivered it ALL: classification,
pregnancy catagory, indications, mechanism of action, contraindications and precautions,
adverse reactions and side effects, interactions, route and dosage, availability,
nursing implications and even potential nursing diagnoses!" (review by
Soaring Heart).
Essentials
of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States
(Paperback) by
Carol Mattson Porth (Author)
Designed to provide students with essential
concepts of disease processes and altered health states, this text is ideal for
both discrete and integrated pathophysiology courses. The Second Edition has over
200 new and revised illustrations
Kaplan
NCLEX-RN Exam, 2007 Edition with CD-ROM
(Paperback)
by Kaplan
"I took the NCLEX-RN 3 weeks ago. I bought every nclex review
book I could get my hands on: lippincott, saunders, mosbey, ERI, nclex made easy,
etc.
The Kaplan book and CD were by far the best and most representative
of what I saw on the actual NCLEX exam. I passed with 75 questions and Kaplan
had a lot to do with it." (Review by Andrew L. Campbell)
2007
Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals
(Spiral-bound)
by
Betty L. Gahart (Author), Adrienne R. Nazareno (Author)
published annually
to provide the most current IV drug information possible, the 2007 edition of
Intravenous Medications is updated throughout with hundreds of new drug facts
and approximately 10 new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA.
Nurse
Practitioner Certification Examination And Practice Preparation
(Paperback)
by
Margaret A. Fitzgerald (Author)
By far the best tool I used to prepare
for the exam and pass successfully. It condenses large amounts of information
for an effective review, and includes new information I had not been exposed to
while in school. (review by Linda Hope Smith).
Current
Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2007
(Paperback) by
Stephen J. McPhee (Author), Maxine A. Papadakis (Author), Lawrence M. Tierney
(Author)
Turn to any topic, and you'll find on-the-spot answers to your
questions for both hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined, authoritative
reference gets you up to speed-fast-on the latest medical advances, prevention
strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more.
Family
Nurse Practitioner Certification Prep Exams
(Paperback) by
Amelie Hollier (Author), Mari J. Wirfs (Author)
Contains 1000 multiple choice
review questions, including over 400 subject-specific questions plus four-150
question practice tests. Answers and rationales are included with each question
and arranged in an easy to use format. Questions are written to give students
an idea of the format and subject areas to expect on the exam and to help identify
students' strengths and areas needing further attention.
Nurse
as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice
(Paperback)
by
Susan Bacorn Bastable (Editor)
Prepares nurse educators, clinical nurse
specialists and nurse practitioners for their ever-increasing roles in patient
teaching, health education, and health promotion, and is an excellent text for
students in nursing education.
Lippincott's
Review for NCLEX-RN
(Paperback) by
Diane M Billings (Author)
Reflects the current test plan and contains more
than 5,000 total test questions - including new alternate-format questions - to
help students practice taking the exam. Organized by practice area; childbearing
family and neonate, child health, adult medical-surgical, and psychiatric-mental
health, the book contains more questions than any other review, and includes more
pharmacology-related questions.
Comprehensive
Pharmacy Review
(Paperback) by
Leon Shargel, Alan H Mutnick, Paul F Souney, & Larry N Swanson (Authors).
Chapters
by over 55 specialists provide comprehensive outlines and practice questions for
all topics covered in the pharmacy curriculum, including chemistry, pharmaceutics,
pharmacology, pharmacy practice, and drug therapy. This edition is reorganized
to reflect current changes in the pharmacy curriculum. Brand-new chapters cover
medication errors and bowel disorders.
Alexander's
Care of the Patient in Surgery
(Hardcover) by
Jane C. Rothrock (Author)
Comprehensive reference for perioperative personnel
on safety, cost effectiveness, and efficiency in meeting the needs of patients
during surgery interventions. Updated topics include trauma surgery, surgical
interventions, and pediatric surgery.
Legal
Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition
(Hardcover)
by
Patricia W. Iyer (Editor), Amer Asso Of Legal Nurse Consultants (Author)
The
most significant change is the inclusion of 15 new chapters, each of which highlights
an important aspect of legal nurse consulting practice: Entry into the Specialty
Certification Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting Elements
of Triage for Medical Malpractice Evaluating Nursing Home Cases Principles of
Evaluating Personal Injury Cases Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury
Cases ERISA and HMO Litigation The LNC as Case Manager Report Preparation Locating
and Working with Expert Witnesses The Role of the LNC in Preparation of Technical
Demonstrative Evidence
Effective
Leadership and Management in Nursing (6th Edition)
(Paperback) by
Eleanor J. Sullivan, Phillip J. Decker (Authors)
Targeted to both practicing
nurses and those in management, this book helps all nurses acquire the skills
they need to be successful in today's dynamic health care environment. In the
ever-changing health care environment, never nurses have needed this information
more. Tools for using the skills presented in each chapter, case studies with
a manager's checklist, critical thinking questions, key terms, an easy-to-read
format, and a link to online instruction for students and faculty are among the
updates.
Laboratory
and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications (7th Edition)
(Paperback)
by
Joyce LeFever Kee (Author)
designed to provide readers with the necessary
information regarding laboratory and diagnostic tests and corresponding nursing
implications. It gives quick, pertinent information about the tests, emphasizing
the purposes, procedure and nursing implications with rationale. Laboratory Tests
in alphabetical order. Diagnostic Tests in alphabetical order ... For registered
nurses, and licensed practical nurses in hospital settings.
The
Case Manager's Handbook, Third Edition
(Hardcover) by
Catherine Mullahy (Author)
I have found this book extremely helpful in
understanding the field, the impact case management can and does have on the health
care delivery process, and how it helps improve outcomes and contain costs, especially
in critical and chronic care cases. This book is an invaluable tool for case managers
and anyone who requires proven, nuts and bolts information on the process of case
management and the role of case managers in health care. Lots of basic, hands-on,
how-to information. (Review by Deborah K. Jensen).
ECG
Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!
(Paperback) by
Springhouse (Author)
Makes reading and understanding rhythm strips and 12-lead
ECGs easy. This entertaining reference reviews fundamental cardiac anatomy and
physiology, explains how to obtain and interpret a rhythm strip, and teaches the
reader how to recognize and treat 18 arrhythmias. It also explains how to obtain
and interpret 12-lead ECGs, posterior ECGs, and 15- and 18-lead ECGs.
All-in-One
Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, and Psychiatric
Nursing Care Plans
(Paperback) by
Pamela L. Swearingen (Author)
Care plans are listed alphabetically by disorder
or condition and includes an overview, healthcare setting, diagnostic tests, nursing
diagnoses, and nursing intervention and rationales. Plus the latest NANDA nursing
diagnoses, and desired outcomes featuring specific timeframes.
Kozier
and Erb's Techniques in Clinical Nursing "Basic to Intermediate Skills",
Fifth Edition
(Paperback) by
Barbara Kozier, Audrey Berman, Glenora Erb, Shirlee Snyder, Audrey J. Berman (Authors)
Textbook
describes and illustrates clinical nursing skills, from the simple to the complex.
Each chapter places techniques in perspective to patient anatomy, physiology,
and pathophysiology. Applies the nursing process to each technique described with
step-by-step implementation.
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