A resource from the 5-Minute Consult series that focuses on neurological diseases and disorders, as well as key symptoms, signs, and tests. This latest update is based on the 2nd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

5-Minute Neurology Consult provides instant access to comprehensive, clinically-oriented, must-have information on all disorders of the nervous system in the popular 5-Minute format.

Key Features

• Dozens of noted authorities provide tightly organized, practical guidance
• Each disease is covered in a consistent, easy-to-follow format which includes signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, diseases with similar characteristics, pregnancy, synonyms, and ICD coding
• Significantly revised and expanded coverage in areas such as stroke therapy, multiple sclerosis, neurogenetic disorders, and Lewy Body dementia
• Uniform Topic organization to facilitate quick reference
• Includes 1 calculator & 1 flowchart to assist in making clinical decisions

Make the most effective diagnostic and therapeutic decisions quickly and efficiently!

Find answers fast with The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 8th Edition, your go-to resource for the effective medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Using the proven 5-Minute format, it provides rapid access to information on diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated factors for more than 500 diseases and conditions. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult is designed to help you make quick, accurate decisions every day helping you save time and offer every patient the best possible care.

Key Features

• Get quick access to all-new topics, including Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Vaccine Refusal, Zika Virus, Chikungunya Virus, Transgender Youth, and Follow-up of NICU Graduates.
• Reorganized and updated appendix includes unique identifiers for dozens of genetic conditions, associated inheritance patterns, specific gene(s) involved, mechanism of a disease, descriptions of the associated clinical findings, and a Glossary of Genetic Syndromes important for the care of children.
• Find the answers you need quickly thanks to an intuitive, at-a-glance format, with concise, bulleted text; ICD-10 codes; FAQs; and much more.
• Consult The 5-Minute Educator appendix for guidance in the clinical teaching and instruction of trainees at all levels so they can provide efficient, practical and accessible consultations in a busy clinical setting.
• Written by experts in the field of pediatrics and associated subspecialties and published by the leader in medical content

ABC of Dermatology gives a concise overview of all the essentials of dermatology for non-dermatologists. It is particularly useful in primary care, and is an excellent introduction to dermatology for nurses and medical students.

Rather than systematic description of numerous skin conditions that can overwhelm the non-specialist, a few common conditions are used as a basis for comparison with less common skin diseases. Some sections such as systemic disease and the skin, cutaneous immunology, and practical procedures are less suitable for this approach and are covered in a more didactic manner. This latest update is based on the 6th edition.

Key Features

• Fully updated with new developments and treatments, this sixth edition provides expanded coverage of psoriasis, eczema, inflammatory dermatoses and drug photosensitivity. It also includes improved coverage of the management of onychomycosis, scabies and lice, and hair and scalp, and new content on biological treatments, lymphoedema, community acquired MRSA, pityriasis rosea, immune reconstitution syndrome and antifungal drugs.
• With over 450 full color illustrations this bestselling resource ideal learning partner and resource for GPs, family physicians, junior doctors, medical students and primary care health professionals.
• Includes sections on drug rashes, connective tissue disease, skin tumors, practical procedures, laser treatments and a practical guide to dressings and bandages, this highly illustrated resources is invaluable resource for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors, medical students and primary care nurses
• Provides a basic understanding of pathological processes which explains the characteristic features of skin diseases
• A straightforward approach to investigations and diagnoses in addition to the latest advances in the management of skin disease
• Sections cover: topical dermatology, the sun and the skin, genetics and infections, and dermatology in general practice
• Sets out the main types of clinical change that occur in and on the skin, and relates this to specific skin conditions and underlying pathological changes
• Summarizes the relevant pathological processes, diagnostic features and learning points

ABC of Diabetes, 7th Edition, provides primary care practitioners with a practical guide to all aspects of diabetes including the aetiology, diagnosis and management of Types 1 and 2 diabetes, detection and prevention, and the organization of care and support.

New to this Edition

• Advances in diabetes care take place at a rapid rate and this new edition is updated throughout to cover the latest evidence-based information for contemporary practice.
• A new chapter describes the management of severe and complex obesity complicated by diabetes and the management of patients through bariatric surgery.
• It also covers the growing number of devices and digital technology, including health informatics, that can assist in diabetes care and provides evidence of their benefit.
• With more links to useful websites and resources online, it is now easier than ever to keep up-to-date with changes.

Key Features

• A comprehensive view of the practical issues relating to diagnosis and treatment of diabetes together with very practical advice on the management of its complications
• Covers the early recognition of diabetes and cardiovascular risk as well as preventing complications specific to diabetes
• Addresses the need to deliver diabetes care in a multidisciplinary setting, including the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework, and reflects the increasing emphasis on self-management and patient-centred care, particularly as it relates to lifestyle changes, glycaemic control and patient choice over treatment options
• Contains information on retinopathy, peripheral neuropathies, autonomic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy and many more
• Sections include Insulin treatment, Hypoglycemia, Diabetic ketoacidosis and management of diabetes during pregnancy
• Gives concise and clear explanations and full-color images

This international bestselling reference on acute paediatric care is the resource for the Advanced Life Support Group's Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS). This latest update is based on the 5th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach is used in emergency and paediatric departments, by physicians, nurses and allied health professionals, and its clear layout and straightforward style make it a highly practical tool both for training and in the event of an emergency. With this resource, paediatric and emergency staff can be confident in having guidance on principles and practical approaches in common situations of paediatric critical illness.

Key Features

• The latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2010 Guidelines
• A discussion on the importance of human factors
• Includes 2 built-in calculators and 16 flowcharts which assist in making clinical decisions
• A new and improved design including full colour photographs and diagrams

AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult is the perfect source of fast, reliable guidance on diagnosis and management of both common and rare cardiovascular problems. This latest update is based on the 3rd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Key Features

• It covers more than 170 problems, diseases, syndromes, and chief complaints in the popular, easy-to-read, which includes basic information, diagnosis, treatment, medication, follow-up, ICD-9 codes and patient teaching information
• Thoroughly updated edition includes additional topics covering exercise and the heart, coronary arteries from opposite sinus, and perioperative cardiac care for noncardiac surgery along with updated references
• Additional topics including exercise and the heart, coronary arteries from the opposite sinus, and perioperative cardiac care for noncardiac surgery
• AHA input ensures accuracy
• Alphabetical order of entries provides rapid access to information

No need to feel stressed over anatomy and physiology—grasp all the basic terms and concepts, with the fully updated Anatomy and Physiology Made Incredibly Easy!, 5th Edition. Using humor and friendly guidance, this colorful text gives you the pure-and-simple clarity you need to understand the basic structure and functions of all major body systems, while also guiding you through genetics, nutrition, reproduction, and more.

This handy quick-reference guide is the ideal NCLEX® study aid, textbook support, or quick refresher for nurses and other healthcare practitioners.

Grasp the details of anatomy and physiology, in the Incredibly Easy!® way . . .

• NEW and completely updated content in easy-read format to simplify the core concepts of anatomy and physiology
• Defines anatomic terms such as cell structure, cell reproduction, and energy generation, the four basic tissue types and their characteristics, and more
• Study cards for easy review anywhere, anytime
• Explains the forms and locations of body structures – the directional terms, reference planes, cavities, and regions of every major body system
• Dozens of full-color drawings and diagrams illustrating all major body systems—integumentary, musculoskeletal, neurosensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, and more, plus: fluids and electrolytes reproduction and lactation genetics nutrition chemical organization

Special features include:

• “Nurse Joy” and “Jake” – expert insights, key concepts, and important care reminders
• Zoom in – an up-close look at anatomic structures
• Now I get it! – complex physiology processes stated in easy-to-handle terms
• Just the facts – quick content summary at start of each chapter
• Quick quiz – multiple-choice questions at end of each chapter to help you retain what you learned
• Senior moment – explains physiologic changes that occur with aging in each body system
• Body shop – illustrates how body systems and structures work together
• Memory jogger – helpful tricks and tips to help you retain vital data
• Just for fun – fun puzzles for boosting your understanding of anatomical terms and pathophysiological concepts
• Practice Makes Perfect – end-of-book NCLEX® practice questions, for solid exam preparation

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For more than 40 years ASHP has published the most trusted resource for injectable drug information. Our new ASHP® Injectable Drug InformationTM now delivers the same high-quality content that you can expect from ASHP with even MORE of the information you need to make decisive patient care decisions.

ASHP® Injectable Drug Information^TM 2021 now comes complete with 2 years of digital interactive access and a print edition to ensure you have constant, uninterrupted access. The digital content is interactive, mobile, and updated quarterly. Includes monographs to Extended Stability for Parenteral Drugs, forming a single, comprehensive resource on injectable drug information.

Backed by quality, peer-reviewed published literature and authored under the editorial authority of ASHP, it is a must-have resource for every pharmacy.

Key Features

• Quick data search for 358 drugs
• 406 monographs on parenteral drugs available in the United States and in other countries
• Monographs cross-referenced with American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (AHFS) Drug Information through AHFS classification numbers
• More than 500 revisions to existing monographs (affecting nearly 60% of the existing monographs) have been accomplished to update information on stability, compatibility, and safety (e.g., Food and Drug Administration [FDA] MedWatch alerts) and to provide more specific referencing of manufacturer information and other enhancements to the more than 24,100 compatibility pairs contained in ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2021.
• How to prepare, store and administer drugs
• Information accumulated from 3,603 references
• Quick identification of drug compatibility with easy to understand icons
• Drugs listed alphabetically by generic name for efficient searching, with brand names also listed
• Tabulated results from primary research on the compatibility of the listed drug with infusion solutions and other drugs
• Four compatibility tables are provided for each drug: solution, additive, syringe, and Y-site
• Storage requirements and general stability information, including pH, freezing, exposure to light, sorption and filtration characteristics, and repackaging information
• Key product data including common sizes, strengths, volumes, and forms in which the drug is supplied. Also includes pH, osmotic value, and other important product information
• Parenteral Drugs by Caryn Bing and Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios. This extended stability information is specifically designed for use in home and other infusion practices

INFO FOR REFERENCE:

ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2021 includes 18 new monographs, bringing the total in this edition to 406 monographs on parenteral drugs available in the United States and in other countries. In addition, more than 500 revisions to existing monographs (affecting nearly 60% of the existing monographs) have been accomplished to update information on stability, compatibility, and safety (e.g., Food and Drug Administration [FDA] MedWatch alerts) and to provide more specific referencing of manufacturer information and other enhancements to the more than 24,100 compatibility pairs contained in ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2021. The information cited throughout the text has been compiled from 3603 references, including 195 new to this edition. Because information from pharmaceutical manufacturers had not been uniquely cited until the 18th edition, the number of unique references supporting ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2021 information actually greatly exceeds this number. While primary, peer-reviewed literature remains a major source of compatibility and stability information, ongoing efforts are underway to provide increased specificity of references to the pharmaceutics research of drug manufacturers. Other relevant information and pertinent study details supplied by corresponding authors of the published literature also have been incorporated when available.

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Skyscape Cardiology Constellation is a dynamic, customizable solution that seamlessly integrates the most popular, trusted resources and tools into one comprehensive suite for your mobile device.

Make Cardiology Constellation your gateway to a universe of medical information.

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• Core set of essential, trusted resources combined in one convenient package
• All resources link together using Skyscape’s SmartLink™ to form one comprehensive knowledge base and support your natural thought process
• You can tailor the information to your needs, by choosing additional resources from Skyscape's growing portfolio
• With Skyscape's SmartLink, both the core as well as your additions operate in a single, intuitive environment that supports "natural thought flow"

Skyscape Cardiology Constellation includes

Diseases & Diagnosis References

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Cardiology : A concise, authoritative compilation of the essential knowledge needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular disease. . MobileDDx™ - Differential Diagnosis Tool: Choose to explore topics by organ system, symptoms or diseases only, or search across all topics. For example, if you wish to review the causes of a patient's chief complaint, simply select the symptom or sign from the main index.

Drug Information

Dr. Drugs Drug Guide for Physicians: Delivers all of the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs.

Lab & Diagnostic Tests Reference

Skyscape Labs™: Specifically developed for use on mobile devices, with a consistent and intuitive format. Healthcare providers will be able to rapidly obtain a description of the test; understand its clinical utility; and see what a high or low value might mean.

Coding Tool & Guidelines

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification: Based on the World Health Organization's Tenth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). ICD-10-CM is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States.

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Master essential cardiovascular anatomy and physiology - as well as assessment techniques, diagnostic tests, treatments, emergency procedures - through detailed visual aids and concise, clear information that brings complex concepts to life. This latest update is based on the 2nd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Visual combines images and clear, concise text to make complex cardiovascular concepts easy to understand. It includes hundreds of detailed photographs, diagrams, charts and images for essential cardiovascular anatomy and physiology physical assessment techniques, diagnostic tests, treatments, emergency procedures, cardiac monitoring methods, and more.

Key Features

• Addition of congenital cardiac disorders, new diagnostic tests and treatments, and noninvasive cardiac output monitoring
• Current ACLS algorithms
• Reviewed and updated content
• Clear, logical presentation of content for quick retrieval of information
• Includes 5 interactive flowcharts which helps in making quick decision
• Hundreds of detailed and colorful photographs, diagrams, charts, and other visual presentations that foster an understanding of complex data
• "Vision Quest" puzzles to test the reader's knowledge
• Visual mnemonics that help nurses understand and remember difficult concepts

A concise bedside resource covering the wide-ranging information you need to care for cardiology patients.

Essential for everyone from attending cardiologists and fellows to nurses, physician assistants, students, and trainees. The content spans both basic and advanced knowledge including:

• Principles of physical examination and symptom assessment
• Interpretation of EKG rhythms and invasive monitoring
• Cardiac medications
• Disease classification systems
• Evidence-based medicine including leading clinical trials underlying current treatment recommendations

Plus, you'll find innovative features such as:

• 60+ calculators for rapid analysis of data ranging from the simple (aortic valve area) to the complex (GRACE risk score, PE prediction)
• Cardiac Catheterization review info including coronary artery anatomy, catheter basics, and images of standard views with labels
• Details of 20+ classification systems in various areas ranging from simple (NYHA Class) to the complex (GCS, TIMI stable & unstable angina risk)
• Concise code blue algorithms, including medication doses and routes
• Basic echo review material, including normal values for valves and chambers, basic formulae, and images of standard views with labeled structures. Additionally, includes basics of scanning technique/sequencing and image interpretation for those nights on call when you’re the tech.
• EKG criteria in a concise, easy reference
• EP basics including a glossary of common terms and programming modalities, interrogation strategies and normal values
• General cardiology basics, including concise entries on common diagnoses, tips/structure to organize a clinical day on the wards or in the unit, and review of basic cardiac anatomy
• Medication information for cardiac drugs only, with doses/routes/indications/warnings, as well as basic physiology (including important concepts like adrenergic receptors and what they do)
• Interpretation of common values in the CCU, including PA catheter hemodynamics, oxygenation, and the basics of ventilator management
• Physical exam information, including analysis of murmurs, maneuvers, and common findings
• Pre-operative evaluation basics, including algorithms
• The rhythm analyzer – a searchable database of heart rhythms with definitions and clinical significance; can be narrowed by various features (QRS width, regularity, etc) to help you focus in on a diagnosis. Includes information on mechanisms of electrical initiation and conduction within the heart.
• Almost 20 risk calculators and assessment tools, for various conditions including MI, angina, PE, a-fib, CHF and for procedures such as PCI and CABG – and many others
• 100+ of the most important cardiology trials, summarized and categorized, with as much detail as you want. This information is the foundation of much of what we do in cardiology, and is fertile pimping material. No extraneous information – just what you need to know

CCU Guide is updated every 6 months with the most current information, including relevant trials and new drug information. An amazing value!

Certified Medical Surgical Nurse Certification Q&A Practice contains 300 practice questions and remediating rationales to help you prepare for your Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse (CMSRN®) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) medical-surgical nursing certification exam. It is based on the most recent exam blueprints from each certifying body and is organized by topic to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses. The questions are also organized into two timed practice exams to help simulate a true exam experience. For information on the exams and how to register, you can visit the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board’s (MSNCBTM) or ANCC’s websites for the most up-to-date details.

The content in this product was written and reviewed by a team of certified medical-surgical nurses. It is reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the content remains current and reflects any changes on the exam.

Be sure to review the onboarding lessons for more information on the technical details of this application. Best of luck to you as you begin your journey preparing for your certification!

KEY FEATURES:

• 300 Practice Questions-Study by exam content area and identify your strengths and weaknesses to focus your studies.
• Two Full-Length Practice Tests-Simulate the test-taking environment with two 150-question, 3-hour timed tests. Mark questions to revisit later, pause, review, and finalize before submitting to get your score.
• High-quality, up-to-date content-Developed by medical-surgical nurses and based on the most recent exam blueprints from the MSNCB and the ANCC.
• Study Plan-Use the structured study plan based on your personal exam date to break down your exam prep into digestible daily study tasks.
• Discussion Board-Connect with your nursing exam prep community to chat about your experience and get answers to questions you might have about the content.
• Game Center- Make studying fun by playing games and competing against your peers! Retain information and show off your skills by getting to the top of the leaderboard!

Make this thoroughly updated concise guide your go-to reference for medical-surgical clinicals! Corresponding to Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care 10th Edition from Ignatavicius Workman Rebar and Heimgartner the Clinical Companion is an easy-to-use A-to-Z guide to more than 250 common medical-surgical conditions and their management. This portable resource features a strong focus on the Concepts and Exemplars identified in the "Iggy" textbook along with updated content cross-referenced to the main text. Emphasizing interprofessional collaborative care this clinical companion is sure to become your most trusted clinical reference.

New to this edition

• NEW! Updated content throughout matches the 10th edition of the Ignatavicius textbook for a reliably seamless reference and study experience.
• NEW and UNIQUE! Stronger focus on Concepts and Exemplars reflects the more conceptual focus of the Ignatavicius textbook and includes cross-references to relevant disorders in the main text for more information.
• NEW! Data-driven Exemplars reflect disorders identified by "national drivers" such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Healthy People 2020, diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), and other national and international initiatives, as well as commonly encountered diseases and conditions.
• NEW! Streamlined content and format reduces pathophysiology review (which can be readily found in the main text) and focuses on need-to-know content for bedside care, including essential assessment guidelines to promote good clinical judgment, as well as one consistent heading structure for Exemplar disorders and a consistent "collapsed" heading structure for non-Exemplar disorders.
• NEW! Expanded use of illustrations makes it easier for students to apply key content to clinical settings.

Key Features

• UNIQUE! Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care section reflects the emphasis on Concepts in the Ignatavicius textbook and provides students with a quick reference to essential nursing and health Concepts for effective clinical practice.
• A-Z synopses of more than 250 diseases and disorders — long with related interprofessional collaborative care — serve as a quick reference for clinicals and a study resource for essential medical-surgical content.
• UNIQUE! QSEN highlights focus on one or more of the six core QSEN competencies (patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics) to help students understand how to apply QSEN competencies for safe, effective care.
• UNIQUE! Focus on interprofessional collaboration provides tips for coordinating care with other health professionals.
• UNIQUE! Nursing Safety Priorities boxes (Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert) reinforce critical safety measures at the bedside and mirror those in the Ignatavicius textbook.
• Use the robust searching of index or Smartsearch of the app for quick access to clinical information and just-in-time learning and reference on the job.

Clinical Companion to Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 11th Edition is designed for portability, this clinical companion provides at-a-glance access to the information you need for more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the new 11th edition of Lewis’s main text: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. This clinical companion is organized alphabetically for quick reference and includes a variety of full-color illustrations, summary tables, and a handy reference appendix full of laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice.

Consistent and practical information covers definitions and descriptions, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, complications, diagnostic studies, interprofessional care and drug therapy, and nursing management.

Treatments and Procedures section summarizes the need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management.

Handy reference appendix contains information commonly used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more. Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of various conditions. Cross-references to the Lewis main text identify how to access more in-depth information.

Attractive four-color design makes it easy to locate specific information within the clinical companion.

NEW! Updated content reflects the revisions and updates in Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition.

Accelerate your skin and wound care with this compact and sensibly organized guide which is vital for providing optimal care. This latest update is based on the 7th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Clinical Guide Skin & Wound Care help both clinicians and institutions deliver wound care that's appropriate for patient needs and cost-effective for the institution.

Key Features

• Important new content on documentation regulations
• Covers the fundamentals of skin and wound care, including assessment, treatment, prevention, nutrition, and documentation
• New topics on lymphedema featuring best practices
• Checklist Topics
• Profiles of 300 plus products in alphabetical organization
• Essential skin care and wound prevention techniques, including nutrition guidelines
• Each wound care product profile describes the product in detail, including the product's form, available sizes and actions, indications and contraindications, and application and removal instructions
• Includes product classification billing codes - the Health-care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
• Includes 3 calculators and 9 interactive flowcharts which assist in making informed decisions
• New advice on the skin care products you use most, including cleansers, moisture barriers, antifungal and antimicrobial treatments, therapeutic moisturizers, liquid skin protectants, and others

Thoroughly updated and cross-referenced with Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition, this alphabetically organized pocket guide provides rapid access to essential information on nearly 200 diseases and disorders you are likely to encounter in nursing practice.

Key Features

• Quickly access vital information for each disorder:
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical manifestations
• Assessment and diagnostic findings
• Medical, surgical, and pharmacologic management
• Nursing management according to the nursing process
• Confidently address priority care issues and potentially hazardous or life-threatening situations with clearly identified best practices and warnings.
• Easily reference gerontologic considerations and interventions related to the care of older adult patients.
• Review important lab values in the appendix.

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The Cochrane Reviews enables all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with all the latest evidence in their field of interest – a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases.

The Cochrane Reviews solves this problem and is the best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care.

Cochrane reviews are based on the best available information about healthcare interventions. They explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments (medications, surgery, education, etc) in specific circumstances.

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• Cochrane reviews have become known internationally as sources of high quality, reliable health information.
• A structured format helps the reader to find his/her way around the review easily.
• Multinational editorial teams try to ensure that a review is applicable in different parts of the world.
• The Cochrane Reviews is published four times a year.

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High quality, reliable, evidence-based information for healthcare professionals.

The Cochrane Reviews enables all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with all the latest evidence in their field of interest – a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases.

The Cochrane Reviews solves this problem and is the best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care.

Cochrane reviews are based on the best available information about healthcare interventions. They explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments (medications, surgery, education, etc) in specific circumstances.

Those who prepare the reviews are mostly health care professionals who volunteer to work in one of the many Collaborative Review Groups, with editorial teams overseeing the preparation and maintenance of the reviews, as well as application of the rigorous quality standards for which Cochrane Reviews have become known.

• Cochrane reviews have become known internationally as sources of high quality, reliable health information.
• A structured format helps the reader to find his/her way around the review easily.
• Multinational editorial teams try to ensure that a review is applicable in different parts of the world.
• The Cochrane Reviews is published four times a year.

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Considered to be most comprehensive and easy-to-use source of continuously updated evidence-based medical information. Use the high quality, reliable and trusted information to make decisions based on evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments.

High quality, reliable, evidence-based information for healthcare professionals.

The Cochrane Reviews enables all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with all the latest evidence in their field of interest – a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases.

The Cochrane Reviews solves this problem and is the best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care.

Cochrane reviews are based on the best available information about healthcare interventions. They explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments (medications, surgery, education, etc) in specific circumstances.

Those who prepare the reviews are mostly health care professionals who volunteer to work in one of the many Collaborative Review Groups, with editorial teams overseeing the preparation and maintenance of the reviews, as well as application of the rigorous quality standards for which Cochrane Reviews have become known.

• Cochrane reviews have become known internationally as sources of high quality, reliable health information.
• A structured format helps the reader to find his/her way around the review easily.
• Multinational editorial teams try to ensure that a review is applicable in different parts of the world.
• The Cochrane Reviews is published four times a year.

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High quality, reliable, evidence-based information for healthcare professionals.

The Cochrane Reviews enables all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with all the latest evidence in their field of interest – a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases.

The Cochrane Reviews solves this problem and is the best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care.

Cochrane reviews are based on the best available information about healthcare interventions. They explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments (medications, surgery, education, etc) in specific circumstances.

Those who prepare the reviews are mostly health care professionals who volunteer to work in one of the many Collaborative Review Groups, with editorial teams overseeing the preparation and maintenance of the reviews, as well as application of the rigorous quality standards for which Cochrane Reviews have become known.

• Cochrane reviews have become known internationally as sources of high quality, reliable health information.
• A structured format helps the reader to find his/her way around the review easily.
• Multinational editorial teams try to ensure that a review is applicable in different parts of the world.
• The Cochrane Reviews is published four times a year.

You can pick and choose which topics are of interest to you and build your own personal library of review topics that seamlessly work with your other Skyscape references. Purchase the first Cochrane review topic for only $29.95, and save 15% when you purchase two or 20% when you purchase any three or more topics.

High quality, reliable, evidence-based information for healthcare professionals.

The Cochrane Reviews enables all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with all the latest evidence in their field of interest – a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases.

The Cochrane Reviews solves this problem and is the best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care.

Cochrane reviews are based on the best available information about healthcare interventions. They explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments (medications, surgery, education, etc) in specific circumstances.

Those who prepare the reviews are mostly health care professionals who volunteer to work in one of the many Collaborative Review Groups, with editorial teams overseeing the preparation and maintenance of the reviews, as well as application of the rigorous quality standards for which Cochrane Reviews have become known.

• Cochrane reviews have become known internationally as sources of high quality, reliable health information.
• A structured format helps the reader to find his/her way around the review easily.
• Multinational editorial teams try to ensure that a review is applicable in different parts of the world.
• The Cochrane Reviews is published four times a year.

You can pick and choose which topics are of interest to you and build your own personal library of review topics that seamlessly work with your other Skyscape references. Purchase the first Cochrane review topic for only $29.95, and save 15% when you purchase two or 20% when you purchase any three or more topics.

Now reflecting a greater focus on todayís multidisciplinary approach to care, Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, 6th Edition, remains your go-to guide for practical, complete, and current information on medical and surgical critical care. The user-friendly, outline format is designed for rapid reference, providing reliable, hospital-tested protocols that reflect today's most advanced critical care practices.

Key Features

• Heavily revised to reflect todayís need to include all care providers to optimize treatment
• New section on Health Care Services, with chapters on handovers and transitions, long-term outcomes of ICU patients, EICU and electronic systems, quality improvement, and more
• New chapters on critical care management of Ebola virus disease, ECMO and ventricular assist devices, and critical care of the obstetrical patient
• New videos available online Complete, concise, full-color coverage of this rapidly enlarging field
• Convenient for on-the-go reference

App Features:

• Complete content with enhanced navigation
• Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links
• Cross-linking with Smartlink, references, and more for easy navigation
• History & Bookmarking feature to save your favorite content for future use

Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, 4th editionpart of the award-winning Incredibly Easy series, this fun-to-read text is full of fun humor and illustrations, offering plenty of down-to-earth, expert advice and direction on crucial areas such as assessments, diagnostics, imaging, monitoring, pre- and post-operative care, and more. This comprehensive reference is a must-have for class use and NCLEX or certification exam preparation—and an invaluable on-the-spot clinical guide.

Learn the basics of critical care nursing or refresh your skills with brand new content on:

• moderate sedation, drug overdose interventions, and pressure ulcer management
• specialized areas such as rapid response teams and advanced life support methods
• caring for elderly, pediatric, and bariatric patients

Critical Care Nurisng Made Incredibly Easy will help you master the basics with easy-to-follow guidance on . . .

• Up-to-date science and step-by-step directions on nursing procedures for basic, holistic, and system-based critical care, including pain assessment and management, drug administration, dealing with cardiac arrest, assessing brain death, equipment preparation and use, diagnostic testing, ongoing monitoring and evaluations, data collection, nonsurgical treatments, and much more
• Flow charts and diagrams lead you through determining symptoms, conditions, causes, tests, treatment, emergency situations, and more
• Practice pointers provide practical tips for areas such as dealing with patient and family issues, cultural considerations, ethical issues, end-of-life decisions, and more
• Numerous illustrations and words of wisdom from “Nurse Joy” throughout each chapter
• Illustrated quick guides to moderate sedation, CPR, emergency cardiac care, treating shock, preventing complications in the critically obese patient, and interventions for drug overdoses and poisoning

Includes special features to help accelerate learning comprehension:

• Just the facts – An outline of content at start of every chapter
• Advice from the experts – Practical tips from experienced practitioners
• Take charge! – What to do in potentially lethal situations
• Handle with care – Procedures for elderly, pediatric, and bariatric patients
• Ages and stages – Issues where the patient’s age impacts critical care o Write it down – Tips on critical care documentation
• Quick Quiz – NCLEX-style questions (and answers) after every chapter o Memory joggers – Simple tricks for remembering complex concepts

The most focused, comprehensive, and easy-to-use PDA compatible tool, covering everything from syndromes and symptoms to diagnosis and treatment for all areas of cardiology.

This information-packed quick resource is perfect for busy clinicians who don't have the time to consult with large resources or online databases that are too comprehensive for their immediate treatment needs. Current Consult: Cardiology is designed to provide rapid, efficient access to the exact information you need when you only have a few minutes to review a topic. It is a single-source resource for use in the clinical setting. This latest update is based on the 1st edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates!

Key Features:

• The Differential Diagnosis section is a unique index and valuable feature that groups disease topics according to related signs, symptoms, and patient presentations.
• Offers differential diagnoses for patient evaluation, along with an immediate connection to the appropriate disorders.
• A-Z Diagnosis and Treatment section presents carefully selected information on cardiovascular topics.
• Perfect as a resource when a rapid review of practical points is needed
• Each disease entry in the A-Z section highlights
  • Key Features, including Essentials of Diagnosis
  • Clinical Presentation and Differential Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Evaluation, including Imaging Studies
  • Ongoing Management, including Complications and Prognosis
  • Treatment, such as Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, and Surgery
• Useful and handy resource, providing the guidance that you need - when you need it - to enhance the care of your patients.

Practical, up-to-date, and ready-to-apply coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Obstetrics & Gynecology, Twelth Edition is a concise, yet comprehensive textbook on the medical and surgical management of obstetrics and gynecology. It succinctly covers more than 1,000 diseases and disorders, the latest screening guidelines, and underlying pathophysiology when relevant. The twelfth edition is enriched by contributions from more than 85 world-renowned contributors

KEY FEATURES

• The single-source OB/GYN resource acclaimed for its currency, comprehensiveness, and strong focus on the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and patient management
• Expanded and extensively updated to reflect the latest research and advances ñ including the concepts of precision medicine
• Of value to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians who will find this an outstanding guide to the management of common and uncommon conditions
• Ready-to-apply coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders
• Strikes the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity, delivering exactly the amount of information needed for quick diagnosis, effective treatment, and improved outcomes
• Strong emphasis on disease prevention and evidence-based medicine
• Hundreds anatomic drawings, image studies, diagrams, charts, and graphs
• Thoroughly reviews all of obstetrics and gynecology
• Focuses on the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and patient management
• Covers pathophysiology when relevant to diagnosis and treatment
• Emphasizes disease prevention and evidence-based medicine
• Includes more than 500 anatomic drawings, image studies, and diagrams
• Completely updated to reflect the latest research and advances
• Consistent presentation includes Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment, and
• Complications and Prognosis
• Quick-access design facilitates use at the point of care
• Updated to include the latest screening and management guidelines

NEW TO THIS EDITION

NEW CHAPTER on Benign Disorders of the Uterine Corpus; Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy and Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy are now two separate chapters for more detailed, focused coverage of these important topics

CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2020 - The only resource dedicated to delivering concise summaries of the most clinically relevant primary care guideline (150 new) summaries

A Doody's Core Title for 2020!

Key Features

• Organized into topics related to disease screening, disease prevention, and disease management, and subdivided into organ systems for quick reference
• Updated with over 150 new guidelines and nearly 30 new sections on topics including opiate use disorder, transgender health, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rotator cuff injury
• Strikes the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity
• Includes the most recent research available for each guideline
• Consolidates information from nationally recognized government agencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panels into concise, easy-to-apply guidelines
• Spans all areas of general medicine and covers primary care topics in both ambulatory and hospital settings
• Includes website addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional societies

SAFETY FIRST!
Davis’s Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses®, 17th Edition plus 2021 updates, delivers all of the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs—along with the Canadian-specific information you want.

NEW IN THIS UPDATE :

• NEW! Added 22 New Monographs.
• NEW! 415 updated Monographs.
• NEW! Added 2 New Indices – BEERS, REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy).

BONUS!
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One-year subscription to Davis’s Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses® via WebView - Skyscape's online tool. You’ll have access to over 1,100 monographs from your desktop, laptop, or any mobile device with a web browser.

LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE…AT A GLANCE
Canadian-specific content 

• Full monographs on drugs approved for use in Canada that are not FDA-approved for use in the US.
• Additional Canadian trade names for many US-approved generic drugs; identified by a maple leaf icon.
• A summary of the similarities and differences between pharmaceutical practices in the US and Canada.
• Canadian Advisory Board of clinicians, educators, and students.

Highlights :

• Audio pronunciations for 1200+ generic drugs
• Over 700 built-in drug dosing calculation tools. Simply review a drug, calculate the dose and administer all in a single step without needing to switch to a separate drug dosing program.

Comprehensive coverage on over 1,400 drug monographs including more than:

• 5,000 trade and generic drugs as well as expanded coverage of herbal products
• 150 drug classifications, both therapeutic and pharmacologic (if available)
• 500 commonly used combination drugs, including the dosage amount of the active generic ingredient
• Most complete life-span drug dosing considerations for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients

Completely updated with expanded coverage on vulnerable populations including:

• New indications and dosing recommendations for top 100 pediatric drugs
• Pediatric, geriatric, and OB medication administration considerations
• A complete immunization schedule
• Special techniques for administering medications to children
• Oral rehydration solutions
• Drugs and breast feeding
• List of drugs associated with increased number of falls in the elderly

More High Alert Coverage and Patient Safety Information than any other drug guide including:

• Special highlights to identify High Alert Medications with high risks for patient injury and information throughout the monograph that explain what the nurse can do to ensure patient safety
• "Do not confuse with" and "Do not crush, break, or chew" caution statements highlighted to support safe practice
• Information on how to prevent administration errors, detect dosing and dispensing errors, and detect or prevent adverse drug reactions (ADR)s.
• Explanations on how to administer medication safely by all routes – including signs and symptoms for toxicity and overdose, safe handling tips and how to educate patients for safe medication use in the home

Plus new integrated dosing calculators - Now, with over 700 built in weight-based drug dosing calculation tools, simply review a drug, calculate the dose and administer all in a single step.

Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications, 9th Edition is nursing-focused and easy-to-read, this full-color manual delivers all the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care—pre-test, intra-test, and post-test.

Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification. Plus, a Body Systems Appendix includes a list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests for each body system as well as nutrition-related lab tests

KEY FEATURES :

• “Potential Nursing Problems” tables within many studies that present problems, signs and symptoms, and interventions related to the study
• ‘Common Use’ for each study to provide an at-a-glance description of what the test is for, presented in everyday language that patients will understand
• Studies that focus on what you need to do before, during, and after each laboratory and diagnostic test, including…
  • Patient Teaching
  • Detailed coverage of patient safety
  • “Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues” and “Nutritional Considerations,” where appropriate
• Diagnostic imaging studies with explanations of the reasons for the test result
• Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased
• Reference Ranges that are expressed in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) and include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations
• Interfering Factors, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimen, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test
• Unique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory

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• Best money I have spent in a LONG time. “I'm a nursing student and part of our clinical rotation was to write down our patient’s lab results and note on any abnormals why they were abnormal for my particular patient. This book lists out not just the normal levels, but what conditions can contribute to the high or low values. Sometimes it's pages and pages of possible reasons. This baby is a fantastic time saver for me.”—Online Reviewer
• Great for nursing school, you will use it constantly. “Best nursing lab book I've encountered. Definitely worth the money.”—Online Reviewer
• Accuracy. “Very useful in clinical settings. Easy to read! Love this book!”—Katrina, Online Reviewer

Everything you need to know about caring for patients—in one portable "must have" handbook! Clear, but comprehensive discussions of pathophysiology, with rationales in the medications and laboratory sections, explain the scientific basis for the nursing care. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, the 6th Edition incorporates the latest scientific advances and the practice of nursing today.

KEY FEATURES

• Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for each disorder
• The primary nursing diagnosis for each disease and disorder
• Diagnostic tables that make test results easy to reference
• The newest information available on the genetic basis of the diseases and disorders
• Up-to-date explanations of the physiology of the disorders and how it related to risks and complications
• Collaborative and independent interventions
• Pharmacological tables that outline the dosages, mechanisms of action, and rationales of the drugs most commonly used for a disorder
• Separate headings for psychosocial issues
• Outlines for required documentation
• Home care and discharge guidelines and patient teaching checklists
• Evidence-based practice section
• Global health considerations that reflect the issues that transcend national borders

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Must-know information on nearly 240 disorders.
• Coverage for each disorder, including causes, pertinent physical and psychosocial findings, primary nursing diagnoses, and collaborative and independent nursing interventions
• Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) for each disorder, plus documentation information on average length of stay and home healthcare guidelines
• Lifespan considerations.
• Information on genetics differences in health and disease conditions and considerations based on ethnicity and ancestry.

SAFETY FIRST!

Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses® (DrugGuide™), Seventeenth Edition delivers all the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs. Includes one year of online access with WebView

HIGHLIGHTS

• Search the complete 5,000-drug database and appendices quickly and efficiently.
• Build your knowledge with extensively cross-referenced drugs.
• Keep up to date with FDA drug news.
• Audio pronunciations for almost 890 generic drugs
• Over 700 built-in drug dosing calculation tools. Simply review a drug, calculate the dose and administer all in a single step without needing to switch to a separate drug dosing program.

Comprehensive coverage on over 1,400 drug monographs including more than:

• 5,000 trade and generic drugs as well as expanded coverage of herbal products
• 150 drug classifications, both therapeutic and pharmacologic (if available)
• 500 commonly used combination drugs, including the dosage amount of the active generic ingredient
• Most complete life-span drug dosing considerations for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients

LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE ... AT A GLANCE

• New! The AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

#1 Drug Guide for patient safety - More High Alert Coverage and Patient Safety Information than any other drug guide including:

• Special highlights to identify High Alert Medications with high risks for patient injury and information throughout the monograph that explain what the nurse can do to ensure patient safety
• "Do not confuse with" and "Do not crush, break, or chew" caution statements highlighted to support safe practice
• Information on how to prevent administration errors, detect dosing and dispensing errors, and detect or prevent adverse drug reactions (ADR)s.
• Explanations on how to administer medication safely by all routes – including signs and symptoms for toxicity and overdose, safe handling tips and how to educate patients for safe medication use in the home
• High alert medications - in-depth high alert and patient safety coverage
• Red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects
• REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon
• Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-natural product interactions
• Special considerations for patient populations.
• Geri heading identifies special concerns for older adults.
• OB and Lact headings highlight information for pregnant and breastfeeding patients.
• Pedi heading identifies concerns for children.
• Rep heading identifies considerations for patients of reproductive age.
• IV Administration subheads
• Pharmacogenomic content
• Canadian-specific content
• In-depth guidance for patient and family teaching
• NDC (National Drug Code) for 1300+ Monographs.

Expanded coverage on vulnerable populations including:

• Indications and dosing recommendations for top 100 pediatric drugs
• Pediatric, geriatric, and OB medication administration considerations
• A complete immunization schedule
• Special techniques for administering medications to children
• Oral rehydration solutions
• Drugs and breast feeding
• List of drugs associated with increased number of falls in the elderly

Rely on this invaluable resource for both the common and critical clinical procedures that nurses perform everyday... in every care setting.

Davis's Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills provides step-by-step directions for performing each procedure, with rationales for every nursing action, so you know not only what to do but why you’re doing it!

Key Features

• A complete unit on physical assessment procedures, with more detailed coverage than any other resource on clinical procedures.
• Includes more than 100 full-color illustrations.
• A “Special Considerations” section in each procedure that describes the needs of pediatric, geriatric, obstetrical, and home health clients.
• Specific guidelines for documenting the nursing care delivered for each procedure - important information for today’s increasingly complex healthcare environment.
• Client teaching procedures insure that you know what your clients need to know.

Thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the newest Test Plan. This latest update is based on the 3rd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Davis's NCLEX-RN® Success, includes 1,000 brand-new questions, comprising overall 3,500 questions.

Key Features

• Presents comprehensive, but concise, well illustrated, content reviews
• Offers test-taking tips for all questions as well as rationales for correct and incorrect answers
• Physiological Integrity includes herbal meds and a section on drug calculations/conversions
• Codes all answers by clinical area
  • cognitive area
  • nursing process step
  • category of human function and
  • client need
• New systems-based approach for Pediatrics and Med/Surg
• New organization for OB—intrapartal , postpartal and newborn
• Psych organized by DSM categories
• More alternate-item-format questions
• New second color for easier reference
• New appendices offer a guide to content focused on the reduction of risk potential, and expanded information on complementary and alternative therapies
• Updated CPR guidelines
• Thousands of practice questions, including the integrated pretest, two integrated post-tests, content reviews
• Updated management of care section, including
  • delegation
  • establishing priorities
  • HIPPA rules
  • emergency response plan, including fire safety and preparedness
• Includes 5 interactive flowcharts which assist in making clinical decisions
• Brand-new appendices added...
  • Index to all diagnostic procedures and tests
  • Index of questions related to the six NCLEX descriptors or client sub-needs
  • Index of detailed content covered in the official NCLEX-RN® Test Plan
• Updated information on Older Adult, Infection Control, Bioterrorism and associated syndromes
• Comprehensive, illustrated review of nursing content with many illustrations, charts, and visual cues in med-surg, elderly, OB, pediatric, psych, nutrition, pharmacology, diagnostic procedures, nursing treatments, ethical/legal issues, management of care, prioritization, and safety and infection control
• The only review reference with critical pathways in OB, peds, psych, and med-surg
• A straightforward, step-by-step review process: pretest, content reviews of most frequently tested areas, practice test, and final test
• A special unit addressing the needs of international nurses and repeat test-takers is included
• Extensive appendices, including indexes of all questions in the reference by client need categories, subcategories, nursing process step, and areas of human function; plus Appendix C covers all the theory directly based on categories and subcategories covered in the official NCLEX-RN® test plan

Fully addressing the changes implemented in the new NCLEX-PN® Test plan, and with additional content review and more than 3000 questions, this invaluable tool addresses every client need category and subcategory on the 2005 Test Plan.

This resource's purposes are to provide the candidate for practical/vocational nurse licensure with a concise review of the information necessary to pass the NCLEX-PN licensing examination and to assist the candidate to apply this information in simulated clinical situations by using effective test-taking skills.Strikes the right balance between content review outlines and questions and integrated tests.

Key Features

• Fully integrates the 2005 NCLEX-PN® Test Plan.
• Introduction contains information about the new test plan and alternative item format questions, and offers study and test-taking tips.
• New and updated information on Gerontological Nursing, Pharmacology, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, and Leadership/Management/Delegation.
• Newly added tables summarizes Cultural Considerations for Client Care and other updated content review for Maternal, Peds, Med-Surg, Psych, and Procedures sections.
• More than 300 alternate item format questions integrated.
• Includes four integrated tests, each containing 205 questions - the maximum number on the NCLEX-PN® itself!
• Provides basic information on the development, administration, and scoring of the NCLEX-PN and how to prepare for and take the examination.
• Includes reviews of maternity nursing, pediatric nursing, medical-surgical nursing, gerontological nursing, and psychiatric-mental health nursing.
• Thousands of individual questions with no duplication!
• Strikes the right balance between content review outlines and questions and integrated tests.
• Answer statements include rationales for the correct and incorrect choices, nursing process step, integrated processes, and client need category.

Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Nurse? This resource has been written to help you as a prospective or current nursing student to reflect and determine if nursing is truly the best “fit” for you by identifying what it takes to be a successful nurse and go the distance over a lifetime in your career.

Dorland's (formerly Jablonski's) Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations, 7th Edition - Medical acronyms and abbreviations offer convenience, but those countless shortcuts can often be confusing. Now a part of the popular Dorland’s suite of products, this reference features thousands of terms from across various medical specialties. Its alphabetical arrangement makes for quick reference, and expanded coverage of symbols ensures they are easier to find. Effective communication plays an important role in all medical settings, so turn to this trusted volume for nearly any medical abbreviation you might encounter.

Key Features

• More than 90,000 entries and definitions.
• Many new and updated entries including terminology in expanding specialties, such as Nursing; Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies; Transcription and Coding; Computer and Technical Fields.
• New section on abbreviations to avoid, including Joint Commission abbreviations that are not to be used.
• Incorporates updates suggested by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).

Calculate correct dosages with safety and confidence, with the easy-to-follow nursing expertise of Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! 5th edition. This fully illustrated guide offers the complete how-to on calculating dosages for all drug forms and administration routes, with numerous practice exercises and seasoned guidance on interpreting drug orders accurately. Understand class materials more fully, get ready for the NCLEX or certification exam, or refresh your calculation skills with this enjoyable, colorful text.

Your Incredible Easy editors know from experience that learning the basics isn't always easy so you'll find full coverage of topics including:

• math basics such as fractions, decimals, and percentages
• measurement systems and conversions
• calculating oral, topical, liquid, and rectal drug dosages
• calculating parenteral injections and IV infusions
• calculating pediatric, obstetric, and critical care dosages
• recording drug administration

An easy-reference format with clearly worded, bulleted content demonstrated with numerous photos, illustrations, and diagrams will give you step-by-step direction on:

• calculating dosages of all kinds o starting an infusion, including IV guidelines
• choosing administration equipment
• dealing with poor handwriting
• understanding medication labels and drug abbreviations
• avoiding common drug errors

Plus, you'll get all of the learning aids, tips, and tricks that nurses have come to expect from the books in the Incredibly Easy series:

• Full-color inserts include: improving patient safety by using infusion devices; the anatomy of a medication label
• Appendices include: multiple choice Q&A; drug therapy conversions chart; dosage calculation formulas table; glossary with key terms and definitions
• Before you give that drug! – Crucial advice on avoiding medication errors
• Advice from the experts – Tips on ensuring accurate dosages
• For math phobics only – Hints, tips, and drawings to help you dissolve math obstacles
• Dosage drill - Real-life clinical dosage situations to practice your calculation skills on
• Memory jogger - Fortifies content with easy-to-remember tips and formulas
• Quick quiz - Questions with answers/explanations at end of every chapter to help you remember vital points