Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2012
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
ix, 502 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.) ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Basic assessment skills -- Cardiovascular care -- Respiratory care -- Neurologic care -- Gastrointestinal care -- Musculoskeletal care -- Renal and urologic care -- Hematologic and immunologic care -- Endocrine care -- Integumentary care -- Female reproductive care -- Male reproductive care
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This colorful book for practicing nurses and nursing students provides a unique approach to learning important clinical concepts and techniques. It presents information in a remarkably clear and easy-to-understand fashion, using abundant illustrations to demonstrate hands-on treatments and explain disease pathophysiology. Fully visual text lets the nurse read less and understand more, improving her skills and gaining confidence as a health professional through pictures. Includes hundreds of color illustrations, photographs, wave forms, diagrams, and more creative visuals; concise, step-by-step instructions to help build nurse's confidence and alleviate fear of hands-on treatments; disease pathophysiology depicted clearly; visual presentation of topics, to make it simple to learn complicated techniques; "Lesson Plans" icon signals important information to teach the patient; "Picturing Patho" icon points to anatomical illustrations demonstrating what happens when a disease occcurs; "Hands On" icon shows the nurse how to perform nursing procedures and techniques and administer treatments. - Publisher