Kerry Reid-Searl, Trudy Dwyer, Jackie Ryan

Clinical Skills

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Do you need accurate information fast? The ward is a busy place with little time to check facts and figures. With this pocket-sized reference book you can quickly and accurately check everything from nursing terminology to CPR procedures. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

Produktdetails

• Nursing and Health Survival Guides
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 120mm x 85mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 54g
• ISBN-13: 9780273763734
• ISBN-10: 0273763733
• Artikelnr.: 39218969

Autorenporträt

Kerry Reid-Searl, Trudy Dwyer, Jackie Ryan, Lorna Moxham, Ann Richards

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Richards COMMON LABORATORY BLOOD TESTS 24-HOUR CLOCK MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION Five rights and three checksTips in preventing medication
errorsSafety tips with oral medicationsSafety tips with
injectionsAbbreviations used in medication administrationMetric system and
symbolsDrug calculationsSome common drug classesDrug name endings and
related informationDrugs utilised as antidotes OXYGENFLUID BALANCE
Measurements useful for fluid balance charts Tips with fluid balance charts
Types of IV fluids VITAL SIGNS QUICK HEAD-TO-TOE ASSESSMENT PAIN ASSESSMENT
MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)Bodily fluids
exposureRESUSCITATION Cardiac rhythms When to seek help Common emergency
drugs: dose and action WOUND CARE DOCUMENTATION General points Tips with
verbal handovers Nursing process GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS USEFUL WEBSITES TIME
MANAGEMENT GRIDOTHER THINGS TO REMEMBER