A Nurse S Survival Guide To Drugs In Practice E Book

Author : Ann Richards,Sharon L. Edwards
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702076596

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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice E-Book by Ann Richards,Sharon L. Edwards Pdf

Following the success of the previous edition, A Nurse’s Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice has been completely updated with revised content written by expert practitioners and educators in the field of drug administration and pharmacology. It continues to follow the popular systems approach and is now revised with new sections on the immune system added. The book provides the underpinning current knowledge required for professional judgement and safer medication management. This will be an invaluable resource for those studying prescribing courses as well as being useful for paramedics, student nurses and all qualified staff. A more detailed account of medication management, including drug errors and strategies to mitigate against them occurring, is included. The multidisciplinary nature of drug administration from the naming of drugs, through drug preparation, administration and outcome are taken into account.

Author : Ann Richards,Sharon L. Edwards
Publisher : Nurse's Survival Guide
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0702076589

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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice by Ann Richards,Sharon L. Edwards Pdf

Author : Sharon L. Edwards,Ann Richards
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702051715

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A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward - E-Book by Sharon L. Edwards,Ann Richards Pdf

The new edition of this highly popular book is an indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems for nurses starting work on the ward or returning to practice. It provides guidance in a variety of areas including: how to organise your job and yourself; how to assess patients; clinical information on a wide range of conditions; important principles, procedures and investigations; how to administer drugs safely; and what to do in an emergency. As well as information on how to do the job, the importance of communication and nursing care issues is emphasised. Background information is also given on underlying legal, health and safety issues. This book will help you with Organising your job and yourself Assessing patients Getting clinical information on a wide range of conditions Important principles, procedures and investigations Administering drugs safely What to do in an emergency Communication, legal health and safety issues A new section on professional practice relates current issues to nursing practice Updated drug section provides essential understanding of common drug classes New resuscitation guidelines

Author : Ann Richards (Senior lecturer)
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Drugs
ISBN : 027372021X

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Drugs in Use by Ann Richards (Senior lecturer) Pdf

This handy pocket sized text provides the nursing student with the essential information that they will need on placement. This book will act as a super quick reference guide to drugs on the ward, it contains information on common abbreviations, sites of drug administration, and a quick re-cap on how drugs work. The book also contains details of the main drug families used for treating the most frequently seen conditions on placement (for example, asthma, diabetes, and heart disease), it also covers overdoses and adverse drug reactions. The laminated wipe down paper will be very useful for students on placement. The book will be particularly useful for nursing students that are starting their placements at year 1. Nursing students at year 2 and 3 will also find this book invaluable, and practicing nurses may also want a copy to refer to during their work.

Author : Sharon L. Edwards,Imelda Coyne
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702047077

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A Survival Guide to Children's Nursing E-book by Sharon L. Edwards,Imelda Coyne Pdf

Starting a new placement? Moving to a new specialty? Revising? This ‘Survival Guide’ will give you the help you need with the procedures and problems faced by nurses today. Organising your job and yourself Working with patients Clinical information on a wide range of conditions Legal, health and safety issues Pocket-sized for convenience Bullet-points for quick reference Great revision aid!

Author : Ann Richards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781317905639

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Nursing & Health Survival Guide: Drugs in Use by Ann Richards Pdf

Understanding how drugs work is made simple in this easy to use pocket-sized guide. Drugs in common use are described under each body system and will form an aid to your confident administration of drugs to fit your patients' needs. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

Author : Sharon L. Edwards,Joyce Williams
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702076558

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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Critical Care - Updated Edition E-Book by Sharon L. Edwards,Joyce Williams Pdf

Are you a starting work in critical care? Are you an experienced nurse but need to check guidelines and best practices? This is the indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems faced by nurses working in this specialty. This book will help you to Organise your job and yourself Assess patients and communicate with them Get clinical information on a wide range of conditions What to do in emergency This UPDATED edition: Completely updated and revised content written by authors with extensive nursing experience in the field Physiological, psychological and social areas, as well as legal issues, ethical and moral dilemmas that critical care nurses and health care practitioners may face on a daily basis Boxes, tips and diagrams to help bridge the theory-practice gap while embarking on your critical care career. Part of the A Nurse’s Survival Guide series Completely updated and revised content written by authors with extensive nursing experience in the field Physiological, psychological and social areas, as well as legal issues, ethical and moral dilemmas that critical care nurses and health care practitioners may face on a daily basis Boxes, tips and diagrams to help bridge the theory-practice gap while embarking on your critical care career.

Author : Linda E. McCuistion,Linda McCuistion,Kathleen Gutierrez
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 0721690475

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Pharmacology by Linda E. McCuistion,Linda McCuistion,Kathleen Gutierrez Pdf

Covering the most difficult subject areas, this book is jam-packed with tools and information on pharmacology. The book includes over 150 NCLEX-style questions and answers. Plus, several icons help direct students to important information including urgent information, a calculations icon, lifespan icon, culture icon and web links icon.

Author : Sharon L. Edwards,Mimma Sabato
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702033094

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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Critical Care E-Book by Sharon L. Edwards,Mimma Sabato Pdf

This small, pocket-sized book provides a solid introduction to aspects of care and management in critical care. The book contains not only information on patient assessment, ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, emergencies, critical care interventions, common conditions and pharmacology, all clearly relating to critical care, but also psychological, professional practice issues, palliative care and caring for relatives. It provides the factual information needed to assist nurses in providing holistic care in the critical care environment, in an accessible format. Pocket-book format makes the book portable and user-friendly Pull-out boxes highlight hints and tips for practice Diagrams used to explain clearly difficult concepts

Author : Ann Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1408245167

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Nursing and Health Survival Guide 3-book Value Pack by Ann Richards Pdf

This pack contains three Nursing & Health Survival Guides: Clinical Skills, Drugs in Use and Maths & Medications. The handy pocket sixed guides provide students with the essential information that they will need on placement, acting as a super quick reference guide to assist nursing and health students and those that are newly qualified.The laminated wipe down paper will be very useful for students on placement. Maths & Medications contains basic mathematical concepts, standard formulas, and essential information on safe medication administration. Clinical Skills has a clinical/practical focus and is easily accessible. The book contains important and common terminology such as standard abbreviations, basic drug calculations and standard CPR procedures. Drugs in Use contains information on common abbreviations, sites of drug administration, and a quick re-cap on how drugs work. The book also contains details of the main drug families used for treating the most frequently seen conditions on placement (for example, asthma, diabetes, and heart disease), it also covers overdoses and adverse drug reactions.

Author : Diane M. Fraser,Margaret A. Cooper
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702047060

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Survival Guide to Midwifery E-Book by Diane M. Fraser,Margaret A. Cooper Pdf

Perfect for practice placement, this handy Survival Guide gives you the clinical information you need at your fingertips. Pocket-sized guide to midwifery High-level summary of the clinical content needed for practice Concise, bullet-point style for quick reference Section on anatomy Great revision aid! • Pocket-sized guide to midwifery • High-level summary of the clinical content needed for practice • Bullet-pointed for quick reference • Section on anatomy • Great revision aid! Perinatal Mental Health chapter updated from confidential enquiries into maternal deaths; findings and recommendations applied to practise New appendix on ‘An aid to calculations in midwifery practice’ helps students to calculate correct doses of medicines and intravenous infusions Illustrations improved to enhance clarity of understanding More-compact size makes it easier to carry around.

Author : Adriana Tiziani
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780729539135

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Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs by Adriana Tiziani Pdf

The information presented in this user friendly guide can be accessed either by therapeutic class or by system. As with previous editions each drug is independently reviewed. Tiziani from Monash University.

Author : Karen Storey,Rhian Last
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0702080853

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A Nurse's Survival Guide to General Practice Nursing by Karen Storey,Rhian Last Pdf

Author : Amy Karch,Amy Morrison Karch
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 1536 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781469839370

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Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide by Amy Karch,Amy Morrison Karch Pdf

"This 20th edition ... clinically useful reference for the nurse who needs easily accessible information to facilitate the provision of drug therapy within the framework of the nursing process."--Preface.

Author : Richard N. Harrison,Lynda Daly
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702076671

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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies Updated Edition E-Book by Richard N. Harrison,Lynda Daly Pdf

Are you a nurse, a physician’s associate or a medical student in an acute or emergency unit? This is your indispensable primer of acute medical care – a pocket guide to caring for patients with acute medical conditions. This book will help you to care for patients in the first critical 24 hours of admission manage patients using the most up-to-date evidence based approach understand the most common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms handle the patient’s assessment , understand the observations and manage their disease easily obtain clear practical advice know what to tell the patient and relatives using jargon-free language access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism This updated edition contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis, introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart has revised its case histories in line with current practice This updated edition: contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis, introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart has revised its case histories in line with current practice improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis, introduction of the NEWS 2 observation chart revised case histories in line with current practice