{"product_id":"veterinary-nursing-guide-to-monitoring-critical-patients-the-rule-of-20-9781394351275","title":"Veterinary Nursing Guide to Monitoring Critical Patients: The Rule of 20","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Melissa Evans\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Veterinary Medicine - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUse the Rule of 20 for critical veterinary monitoring\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Veterinary Nursing Guide to Monitoring Critical Patients: The Rule of 20\u003c\/i\u003e examines each parameter in the Rule of 20, a checklist of 20 parameters that should be monitored daily in critical veterinary patients. The book explains what is being monitored and why, with parameters organized in a logical order for creating nursing plans. It emphasizes how each rule affects the others and how to use that knowledge to anticipate patient needs. Each chapter focuses on a single parameter and its practical application and includes a summary of nursing considerations. The book also features examples to illustrate the Rule of 20 fundamentals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Veterinary Nursing Guide to Monitoring Critical Patients: The Rule of 20\u003c\/i\u003e discusses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFluid balance and colloidal osmotic pressure, oxygenation and ventilation, blood pressure, heart rate, rhythm, and contractility, and glucose and glucose\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTemperature, electrolyte and acid-base balance, mentation, and red blood cell and hemoglobin concentration\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGastrointestinal motility and mucosal integrity, nutrition, renal function, coagulation, and immune status and antibiotic use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrug dosage and metabolism, pain control, nursing care and patient mobilization, wound care and bandage change, and tender loving care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Veterinary Nursing Guide to Monitoring Critical Patients: The Rule of 20\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for veterinary technicians, particularly those in Emergency and Critical Care (ECC), to anticipate patient needs and prepare for complications, as well as for technicians working toward their Veterinary Technician Specialty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48071536541847,"sku":"9781394351275","price":7504.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781394351275.webp?v=1785137608","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/veterinary-nursing-guide-to-monitoring-critical-patients-the-rule-of-20-9781394351275","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}