Saturday, June 20, 2015

MANUAL OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE PLANS Diagnoses, Clinical Tools, and Psychopharmacology by Elizabeth Varcarolis

MANUAL OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE PLANS Diagnoses, Clinical Tools, and Psychopharmacology by Elizabeth M Varcarolis

 
 
ISBN 13: 978-1-4160-2916-8
Saunders Elsevier
"This pocket-sized clinical companion is designed to assist in the assessment of psychiatric nursing clients, formulation of nursing diagnoses, and design of psychiatric nursing care plans. It provides quick and easy access to the detailed and concrete information students need to know as they visit the inpatient unit, community mental health setting, or home care setting. The content is clinically based, rather than theory based. This avoids repetition of material that students already have in their mental health nursing textbooks and makes it a perfect reference for clinical use. The latest diagnoses, assessment and treatment strategies, and psychotropic drug information relevant to nursing care of clients with psychiatric disorders. A focus on clinical information in order to assist the nurse in providing patient care in the inpatient unit, community mental health setting, or home care setting. Coverage of all major disorders commonly encountered in a clinical setting. Care plans with a nursing diagnosis etiology, assessment findings/diagnostic cues, outcome criteria, long-term goals, short-term goals, and interventions and rationales. A chapter on Major Psychotropic Interventions and Client and Family Teaching provides coverage of psychopharmacology in addition to the content found in each disorder chapter. The most recent information in the field, including the DSM-IV-TR taxonomy and 2005-2006 NANDA nursing diagnoses. Assessment tools collected in an appendix for quick reference. An appendix of drug monographs features the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications. Revised and expanded client outcome sections include additional outcome criteria, short-term goals, and long-term goals for each diagnosis. Additional content on forensic issues in psychiatric nursing is integrated throughout as applicable. Online drug cards, updated quarterly, provide users with the latest drug information and can be printed and carried along with the manual."
Weight20.5 Oz
Height1.1 In.
Width4.4 In.
Length7.4 In.

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INSTRUCTOR'S RESOURCE MANUAL CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 2nd edition by Carol Ren Kneisl, Eileen Trigohoff

INSTRUCTOR'S RESOURCE MANUAL CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 2nd edition by Carol Ren Kneisl, Eileen Trigohoff
 
 
 
ISBN 13:978-0-13-515659-9
Pearson Prentice Hall


CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 2nd edition by Carol Ren Kneisl, Eileen Trigohoff

CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 2nd edition by Carol Ren Kneisl, Eileen Trigoboff

 
 
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-243-489-8
ISBN 10: 0-13-243489-x
Pearson Prentice Hall

"This book has been developed focusing on two central themes-1) evidence-based nursing practice and 2) global mental health. It provides readers with the most current, culturally competent, authoritative, and comprehensive resource available. Supporting and interactive material can be found on the companion website and CD-ROM. An essential resource for the Psychiatric Nurse"
Weight80.4 Oz
Height1.5 In.
Width8.8 In.
Length10.9 In.

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PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 9th edition by Gail W Stuart

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 9th edition by Gail W Stuart

 
 
ISBN: 879-0-323-05256-6
Mosby Elsevier
evolve

"This well-respected textbook presents cutting-edge principles of psychiatric nursing and provides you with new features and tools - including chapter study notes and audio chapter summaries - to help you learn the important content you need to know. The 9th edition presents current guidelines for the practice of psychiatric nursing, with the latest clinical research and appropriate diagnoses, updated and expanded coverage of primary care, and extensively revised and updated psychiatric drug information. Provides a comprehensive presentation of current principles and practice of psychiatric nursing with a balance of theory and clinical application. In text and online learning tools including bolding of important concepts in the textbook, chapter study notes, audio chapter summaries, new consumer videos, and much more. The Stuart Stress Adaptation Model of health and wellness provides a consistent nursing-oriented framework. An emphasis on evidence-based practice bridges the knowledge gap between clinical research and everyday care. Summarizing the Evidence boxes in the disorders chapters examine the research that supports psychiatric nursing care and highlight findings in the field. Family focus and discussion of outpatient care is emphasized throughout the text in response to current trends in psychiatric nursing. Nursing Treatment Plan Summary tables present care plans including patient goals with nursing interventions and rationales to guide nursing care related to the treatment of major disorders. Patient Education Plan and Family Education Plan tables include key information that the nurse needs to share with the patient and his or her family. Case studies provide in-depth examples of clinical scenarios to demonstrate step-by-step application of the nursing process. Critical thinking questions interspersed throughout the text challenge you and promote independent clinical reasoning. Therapeutic Dialogue boxes offer specific examples of nurse-patient interactions to demonstrate the difference between therapeutic and nontherapeutic communication. A Patient Speaks and A Family Speaks boxes present short vignettes in a patient's and family's own words. Competent Caring: A Clinical Exemplar of a Psychiatric Nurse boxes feature practicing psychiatric nurses sharing clinical experiences and personal insights related to the chapter topic. Presents nursing care according to the latest ANA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice. Integrates the Recovery Model - a strength-based, positive approach to treatment of psychiatric disorders - throughout the textbook. Includes updated and expanded coverage of primary care that addresses psychiatric nursing care of patients who are increasingly being diagnosed and treated in the primary care setting. Includes the latest research and appropriate nursing and medical diagnoses relevant to each disorder. Provides the most up-to-date psychiatric drug information."

Dimensions: 8.6" x 11" x 1.3"
Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
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20th Anniversary Edition 2007 MOSBY'S NURSING DRUG REFERENCE (includes CD) Linda Skidmore-Roth RN, MSN, NP Consultant

20th Anniversary Edition 2007 MOSBY'S NURSING DRUG REFERENCE (includes CD) Linda Skidmore-Roth RN, MSN, NP Consultant

All The Safety Information You Need
 
 
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04590-2
ISBN-10: 323-04590-1
Mosby Elsevier

"This book is your guide to safe medication administration, with essential information on more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade-name drugs. Plus a companion mini CD-ROM and website! Features: comprehensive information for 14 new drugs recently approved by the FDA; thousands of new drug facts, including patient/family teaching guidelines, updated drug interactions, side effects, precautions, contraindications, and IV therapy; reformatted design makes it easier to find the information you need; alphabetical listing with A-to-Z thumb tabs; Alerts are included for high-alert drugs posing the greatest risk for patient harm if administered incorrectly and considerations that require special attention; potential interactions between drugs, herbal products, foods, and lab tests help improve patient care; common and life-threatening side effects are clearly identified; and syringe and IV drug/solution compatibility charts are located inside the front cover."--BOOK JACKET.

"For current, complete drug information, with a focus on safe medication administration, this book is the ideal choice. This indispensable resource, featuring the latest drug information organized alphabetically, is a favorite among students and practitioners. This new edition has been redesigned making it easier than ever to find the drug information you need. Readers will find indications, precautions, and nursing considerations applicable to any patient care setting. Every copy includes a CD-ROM packed with useful tools, such as drug information in a printable format, patient teaching guides, a drug interactions tool, calculators, detailed information on herbal products, and more. A free Internet website provides the latest drug alerts, tables of recently released U.S. and Canadian drugs, English-to-Spanish translations for patient teaching, web links to useful drug information sites, and more. Presents complete details on more than 1,300 generic drugs (encompassing more than 4,500 trade names) for comprehensive coverage of drugs nurses commonly administer. Organizes drugs alphabetically by generic drug name to allow for fast retrieval of needed information. Provides extensive nursing considerations in a concise, practice-oriented framework: Assess, Administer, Perform/Provide, Evaluate, and Teach Patient/Family. Includes comprehensive drug information including generic names; Rx or OTC designations; pronunciation; U.S. and Canadian trade names; functional and chemical classification; controlled-substance schedule; action; uses; investigational uses; dosages and routes; available forms; side effects/adverse reactions; contraindications; precautions; do-not-confuse drugs; pharmacokinetics; interactions; lab test interferences; nursing considerations; and treatment of overdose. Identifies high alert drugs to warn nurses to use extra care in administering drugs most likely to cause patient harm, if administered incorrectly. Highlights common and life-threatening side effects in different typefaces for easy identification. Highlights critical nursing considerations with a special Nursing Alert icon to identify considerations that require special attention. Features over 400 potential interactions between drugs and herbal products. Lists over 1,200 pairs of look-alike/sound-alike drug names in an appendix as well as in special Do Not Confuse headings within the main section of the book to help nurses avoid administering the wrong drug. Includes all drug compatibility information under the Administer subheading to make this crucial information easy to locate. Groups IV drug information under the Administer heading with a boldface IV subheading ensuring that all of the IV drug administration content is grouped together in one easy-to-find place. Includes a separate section of drug category information that includes nursing considerations and a list of common generic drugs for each category. Provides a Syringe Compatibility Chart on the inside the front cover and an IV Drug/Solution Compatibility Chart on the inside the back cover. To help organize closely related drug information for convenient reference, the book also features detailed groups of drugs that are chemically similar forms of insulin, cephalosporin (1st-, 2nd-, 3rd- and 4th-generation), and penicillin together. Provides a complete clinical reference by including appendixes of recent FDA drug approvals; ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and topical products; commonly used antibiotics in adults and children; vaccines and toxoids; less frequently used antihistamines; FDA pregnancy categories; controlled substances; commonly used abbreviations; weights and equivalents. Features a Drugs Metabolized by Known P450''s table, formulas for drug calculations, and a nomogram for calculation of body surface area on the front and back end sheets for quick retrieval. Presents new drugs in a separate appendix to help the user distinguish them from previously released products."
"This edition features the latest drug information organised alphabetically. The CD-ROM contains useful tools, such as drug information in a printable format, patient teaching guides in English and Spanish, a drug interaction tool and detailed information on herbal products."
Weight25.5 Oz
Height1.4 In.
Width4.3 In.
Length7.4 In.

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DAVIS'S COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WITH NURSING IMPLICATIONS 2nd edition by Anne M Van Leeuwen, Todd R Kranpitz, Lynette Smith

DAVIS'S COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WITH NURSING IMPLICATIONS 2nd edition by Anne M Van Leeuwen, Todd R Kranpitz, Lynette Smith

 
 
ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1557-1
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1557-4
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
 

MEDICAL - SURGICAL NURSING ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL PROBLEMS 7th edition Volumes 1, 2, and Study Guide (includes CD) by O'Brien, Lewis, Heitkemper, Dirksen, Bucher)

SET OF 3 BOOKS + CD

MEDICAL - SURGICAL NURSING ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL PROBLEMS 7th edition Volumes 1, 2, and Study Guide (includes CD) by O'Brien, Lewis, Heitkemper, Dirksen, Bucher)

 
ISBN: 978-0-323-03688-7
Mosby Elsevier

Volumes 1&2:
"The bestselling Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition provides a well-rounded and comprehensive approach to nursing care. It covers patient care in various clinical settings by employing a unique levels of care approach, discussing nursing implementation at multiple levels. Special features highlight the content that is most relevant and challenging for today's nursing students, including patient teaching, nutrition, drug therapy, cultural and ethnic disparities, and more. Identifies and discusses all levels of nursing management, including Health Promotion, Acute Intervention, and Ambulatory and Home Care, to prepare the nurse to effectively intervene at various stages of illness. Online podcasts feature audio key points summaries for each chapter highlighting important information. Extensive gerontologic content discusses age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients. Attractive four-color design and over 1,400 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly. About 55 thoroughly updated, comprehensive nursing care plans incorporate current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and more. New chapters on Health Disparities, Stress and Stress Management, Infection and HIV, and Nursing Management: Obesity provide a more comprehensive look at the world of medical-surgical nursing. Electronic Resource Summary at chapter openers alert students to additional electronic resources available on companion CD and Evolve. Gender Differences boxes summarize how women and men are affected differently by medical conditions. Drug Alert boxes highlight important considerations applicable to key drugs. A glossary of key terms and definitions contains definitions and page references. NCLEX examination style review questions in each chapter include a focus on prioritization of patient care. All nursing care plans now incorporate NIC and NOC. Companion CD: More than 50 interactive case studies with realistic, 3-D animations to help you visualize disease processes from the inside out A unique Stress-Busting Kit for Nursing Students with strategies for managing your (and your patients') stress A collection of Multimedia Supplements with audio and video clips, plus additional animations 375 NCLEX® examination-style review questions"

Shipping Weight 9.2 pounds
Width 8.5 inches
Length 10.9 inches

Study Guide:
"The Study Guide contains over 500 pages of thoroughly revised review material including a wide variety of exercises and activities, Alternate Item questions to better prepare for NCLEX exams. Answers for all the exercises are printed in the back of the study guide to facilitate self-study."


Weight37.7 Oz
Height1.1 In.
Width8.5 In.
Length10.9 In.

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