Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual

Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual allows nurses and students to quickly find and understand information on disorders to effectively plan nursing care.

This reference allows nurses and students to quickly find - and understand - information on disorders so they can effectively plan nursing care. Offering a clear but comprehensive discussion of pathophysiology, and providing rationales in the medications and laboratory sections, Diseases and Disorders will help students understand the scientific basis for the nursing care patients need. It is an excellent reference for students transitioning from classroom to clinical settings and nurses working in community and clinical settings.

Key Features

• Expanded coverage of gender and life span considerations
• Information on genetics and an explanation of differences in health and disease conditions based on racial and ethnic ancestry
• More than 250 diseases and disorders encountered in nursing practice
• Each disorder begins with the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) and covers causes, pertinent physical and psychosocial findings, life span considerations, primary nursing diagnoses, and collaborative and independent nursing interventions, plus documentation information on average length of stay and home healthcare guidelines
• Primary nursing diagnoses with outcomes and interventions
• Diagnostic Highlights tables make locating pertinent test results quick and easy
• Pharmacologic Highlights tables outline drugs most commonly used for a disorder, including the dosage, mechanism of action, and rationales for use
• Emphasizes patient teaching and essentials of home care
• Patient teaching checklists ensure that the patient receives all essential information before discharge

  Facts About Skyscape's PDA Medical Software
  Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual, 3rd Ed. can be fully cross-indexed with all of Skyscape's 500+ nursing and medical references.

SmartLink: Skyscape's patented SmartLink™ technology is a powerful tool that enables you to cross-reference our fully-integrated portfolio of over 500 resources in 35 specialties, quickly and easily. You are able to experience natural thought flow by referencing a disease from one resource and receive appropriate drug recommendations specifically for that topic, without having to go over the complete drug guide.

*All features are not supported by Symbian and iPhone platforms.

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