| Saunders Student Nurse Planner 2011-2012 A Guide to Success in Nursing School | | | Author:
| deWit, Susan C. | | ISBN: | 978-1-4557-3723-9 | | Publication Date: | Jun 2011 | | Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
| | Imprint: | Saunders | | Book Format: | Online resource | | List Price: | USD $19.95 | Book Description:
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- Weekly, monthly and yearly calendars with prefilled dates help you organize and prioritize tasks.
- Time management strategies help you perform to your fullest potential in the classroom, during clinical sessions, and in practice.
- Study advice teaches you the skills you need to succeed.
- Alternate-format questions (explanation and examples) and information on taking the NCLEX® Examination help prepare you...
More Description - Weekly, monthly and yearly calendars with prefilled dates help you organize and prioritize tasks.
- Time management strategies help you perform to your fullest potential in the classroom, during clinical sessions, and in practice.
- Study advice teaches you the skills you need to succeed.
- Alternate-format questions (explanation and examples) and information on taking the NCLEX® Examination help prepare you for the licensure exam.
- Stress reduction techniques improve your focus and increase efficiency.
- Getting the Most from the Clinical Experience chapter keeps you up to date on best practices for patient safety, communication, documentation, and charting.
- The Joint Commission's Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols prepares you for situations you may encounter in clinical practice.
- Frequently used abbreviations and common laboratory test values familiarize you with standard terminology and assessments used in clinical practice.
- Clinical Quick Reference chapter provides essential clinical tools and information in a concise, accessible format, and includes:
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- Commonly used abbreviations
- Lab test values
- Joint Commission safety guidelines for surgery
- Most commonly used IV fluids table
- HIPAA requirements for confidentiality
- Safety guidelines to prevent medication errors
- Pain assessment tools
- Signs of geriatric and pediatric abuse
- Glasgow coma scale
- Tips for troubleshooting IV pumps
- Braden scale for predicting pressure sore risk
- Self-contained, customizable contacts list provides plenty of room for academic, clinical, and personal contact information.
- NEW prefilled dates on weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars save you more time.
- Updated list of NANDA-I-Approved Nursing Diagnoses helps you make quick and accurate diagnoses.
- NEW companion Evolve website offers a variety of additional clinical tools and guidance.
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- Printable forms and information, such as:
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- Time map
- Shift work organization sheets
- Checklist for discharge teaching
- Clinical facility orientation
- Giving a report
- Information to obtain during a report
- Concept map creator
- Clinical calculators, including:
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- BMI
- Body surface area
- Fluid deficit
- Glasgow coma scale
- IV dosage
- Units conversion
- Links to online resources
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