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Master every aspect of day-to-day patient care, with the newly updated Portable RN, 5th Edition.

This all-in-one pocket guide to care management offers the latest data and best practices on disorders and treatments, addressing assessments, pre- and post-operative care, drug administration, interpreting lab tests, and more. Ideal for both students and new nurses, this on-the-unit reference guides you to providing top-level care for a variety of patients in a broad range of practice settings.

Deliver optimal patient care with the invaluable features of this comprehensive guide to nursing best practices:

• NEW and updated content that includes the latest American Heart Association® CPR guidelines and new guidance on end-of-life care
• Updated best practices on interviewing patients and performing physical exams, including current content from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition
• Updated reference ranges for interpreting common lab tests for different age groups
• Substantial revision and update of content on treating and preventing common disorders, treating pressure ulcers, parenteral drug administration, and recognizing and responding to drug hazards
• Updated list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Up-to-date direction on essential nursing procedures and all vital aspects of clinical practice, including:
  • Assessment techniques and findings
  • Interpreting ECGs with ease and accuracy
  • Giving and interpreting common lab tests
  • Performing common procedures safely and accurately
  • Review of surgical patient care techniques
  • Pain management – pain assessment and medications
  • Preventing, staging and treating wounds and pressure ulcers
  • Preventing the spread of infection
  • Contagious disease precautions
  • Spotting and correcting equipment problems
  • Drug administration methods
  • Ensuring correct dosage
  • Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions and complications
  • Caring for dying patients and their families
  • Full and concise documentation
  • Cultural considerations in patient care
  • Potential agents of bioterrorism
• Special chapter features that assist learning and retention:
  • Age alerts – special considerations for each age category
  • Alerts – possible complications to consider
  • Patient teaching tips – helpful patient education points

About the Clinical Editor

Denise Linton, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC, is an Associate Professor and holds the Dudley Joseph Plaisance, Sr./BORSF Professorship in Nursing at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, College of Nursing, Lafayette, Louisiana.