Rapid Reference for Nurses

Another trusted resource for your mobile & desktop platforms

Karren E. Kowalski, RN, PhD, FAAN, Patricia S. Yoder-Wise, RN, EdD, CNAA, FAAN (Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.)

For use in conjunction with textbooks, official websites, and policies and procedures specific to each organization, Rapid Reference for Nurses places essential information at the nurses' fingertips!

Rapid Reference for Nurses is designed as a quick, portable, and convenient reference for student and professional nurses in various clinical settings. For use in conjunction with textbooks, official websites, and policies and procedures specific to each organization, Rapid Reference for Nurses places essential information at the nurses' fingertips.

Covers sections on Words and Meanings, Basic Processes, Select Care Issues, Special Populations, Clinical and Professional Resources. A complete index is provided, with information listed in as many ways as possible; this enables the user to find the information in a rapid and convenient manner.

Key Features

Availability of Medical terminology and abbreviations
Assessment guidelines
Charts, graphs, and illustrations
Key clinical information across the life span
Professional references, organizations, and licensure
Section Basic Process highlights communication considerations, the nursing process and select assessment strategies and guides
Special Populations section provides specialized knowledge associated with Maternal, Pediatric, Psychiatric and Gerontologic Nursing
Section Clinical Resources covers common anatomy and physiology diagrams, measurements and conversions, standard laboratory tests and values
Facts About Skyscape's PDA Medical Software
Rapid Reference for Nurses is current, accurate and easily cross-indexes with all of Skyscape's 500+ clinical, drug & diagnostic references.