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Portable RN

by Denise Linton
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781975120771
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: LWW
  • Publisher Imprint: LWW
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 712
  • Original Price: GBP 53.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 658 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Nursing / Fundamentals & Skills and Nursing / Reference

Awarded First Place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Adult Primary Care Category.


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(R) 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.

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