Portable RN, 5th Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Patient Care

By Denise Linton, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC

Awarded First Place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Adult Primary Care Category

Master every aspect of day-to-day patient care with the newly updated Portable RN, 5th Edition. This all-in-one pocket guide to care management offers the latest data and best practices on disorders and treatments, addressing assessments, pre- and post-operative care, drug administration, interpreting lab tests, and more. Ideal for both students and new nurses, this on-the-unit reference guides you to providing top-level care for a variety of patients in a broad range of practice settings.

Deliver Optimal Patient Care with the Invaluable Features of this Comprehensive Guide to Nursing Best Practices:

• NEW and updated content that includes the latest American Heart Association CPR guidelines and new guidance on end-of-life care
• Updated best practices on interviewing patients and performing physical exams, including current content from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition
• Updated reference ranges for interpreting common lab tests for different age groups
• Substantial revision and update of content on treating and preventing common disorders, treating pressure ulcers, parenteral drug administration, and recognizing and responding to drug hazards
• Updated list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Up-to-date direction on essential nursing procedures and all vital aspects of clinical practice, including:
• Assessment techniques and findings
• Interpreting ECGs with ease and accuracy
• Giving and interpreting common lab tests
• Performing common procedures safely and accurately
• Review of surgical patient care techniques
• Pain management – pain assessment and medications
• Preventing, staging, and treating wounds and pressure ulcers
• Preventing the spread of infection
• Contagious disease precautions
• Spotting and correcting equipment problems
• Drug administration methods
• Ensuring correct dosage
• Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions and complications
• Caring for dying patients and their families
• Full and concise documentation
• Cultural considerations in patient care
• Potential agents of bioterrorism

Special Chapter Features that Assist Learning and Retention:

• Age alerts – special considerations for each age category
• Alerts – possible complications to consider
• Patient teaching tips – helpful patient education points

About the Clinical Editor:

Denise Linton, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC, is an Associate Professor and holds the Dudley Joseph Plaisance, Sr./BORSF Professorship in Nursing at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, College of Nursing, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Product Details:

Publisher : LWW; 5th edition (December 5, 2019)

Language : English

Paperback : 712 pages

ISBN-10 : 1975120779

ISBN-13 : 978-1975120771