Portable RN: The All-in-One Nursing Reference
Springhouse, PA; Springhouse Corporation. 2002. 726 pp., $39.95. or (800) 638-3030, http://www.nursingcenter.com, http://www.lww.com.
The Portable RN is an indispensable tool for nurses who provide day-to-day care, regardless of clinical setting. Assessment techniques, how to distinguish health from disease, how to interpret ECGs and lab results, and key nursing procedures are all included. Other key concepts of this reference are:
* scores of "how-to" instructions and practical guidance for nearly every day-to-day situation a clinician is likely to encounter,
* hundreds of easy-to-read tables highlighting valuable clinical facts,
* charting techniques with samples of completed forms,
* age alerts that call your attention to considerations for young and elderly patients, and
* patient teaching tips that give you ways to ensure better learning and compliance.
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