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Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference

Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Access the clinically relevant information you need easily in any setting with Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference, Ninth Edition. This best-selling handbook provides concise coverage of tests without sacrificing important details. Each test entry includes, where relevant, alternate or abbreviated test names; type of test; normal findings; possible critical values; test explanation and related physiology; contraindications; potential complications; interfering factors; procedure and patient care (before, during, and after); and abnormal findings. Related tests are extensively cross-referenced throughout the book. With its simple format and portable size, this is a handy reference you'll always want by your side.

• Tests are organized alphabetically with A-to-Z thumb tabs for quick reference.
UNIQUE! Each test entry begins on a new page, making tests easy to find.
Normal findings for adult (male and female), elderly, and pediatric patients are included where applicable to provide complete clinical data.
Possible critical values are highlighted to alert you to situations requiring immediate intervention.
Symbol next to drug-related interfering factors alerts you to the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
Increased and decreased abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows.
Icon for patient teaching-related care indicates information to share with patients and their families.
UNIQUE! Each test concludes with a "Notes" section where you can add your own information.
User's Guide to Test Preparation and Performance provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure to ensure safety and accuracy.
Lists of tests by body system and test type allow you to quickly locate related studies.
Abbreviations for tests are listed on the end papers, and symbols and units of measurement are listed in an appendix.
UNIQUE! Durable cover with round edges helps prevent the book from being damaged and makes it easier to handle.

• Over 40 NEW tests, including CT of the Heart, Intravascular Ultrasound, Newborn Metabolic Screening, and Platelet Closure Time, present the latest information on diagnostic and laboratory testing.

Physical Examination and Health Assessment

Carolyn Jarvis

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Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

College student 3 out of 5 stars.
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This book does have good layout by using seperate chapters for the different systems and has abnormal findings with pictures in every chapter. But It is not detailed enough. I would sometimes find myself looking for more information because it doesn't go too much farther then describing something briefly. I would like to find a more detailed book but this is the one my nursing class required. And it has no glossary for definition of terms.

Editorial Review:

Health Assessment Online for Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 4th edition, is a cutting-edge collection of supplemental online teaching/learning materials for faculty and students in health assessment or physical exam courses. This library of more than 4,000 electronic assets provides a wealth of online resources to draw from in teaching this highly visual topic in conjunction with Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment. Online resources are organized by textbook chapter and within each chapter is a listing of assets by type, including thousands of ready-to-use animations, audio clips, glossary terms, images, interactive exercises, lab and diagnostic tests, PowerPoint slides, practice tests, test bank questions, video clips, and WebLinks.

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination, Edition 3

Linda Anne Silvestri

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Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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This guide is filled with essential nursing content, tips, strategies, and other indispensable information to help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN examination. It includes all-new information on the latest test plan, plus many questions in the new alternate item formats. The text provides rationales for correct and incorrect answers, as well as strategies for approaching similar questions.

Please check out these other great NCLEX-PN® review books from Linda Silvestri:

. Saunders Q & A Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination (9781416029120)
. Saunders Strategies for Success for the NCLEX-PN® Examination (9781416000945)
. Saunders Q & A Review Cards for the NCLEX-PN® Exam (9780721603926)

• Pyramid Terms, key terms defined at the beginning of each chapter, give students a quick review of each content area.
  
• Pyramid Points, bulleted items located throughout the content outlines, identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN exam.
  
• Pyramid to Success sections at the beginning of each chapter or major unit of the book provide an overview of the chapter, guidance and direction regarding the focus of review in the content area, and its relative importance to the current NCLEX-PN test plan.
  
• The text and accompanying CD-ROM provide thousands of practice questions. Every question in the book provides a correct answer, rationales for all responses, test-taking strategy, level of cognitive ability, integrated concepts and processes, category of client needs, and reference to an Elsevier nursing textbook.
  
• Text includes a comprehensive exam consisting of 300 questions related to all content areas in the book and representative of the percentages identified in the 2005 NCLEX-PN test plan.
  
• Alternate item format questions provide practice with mastering prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills, and help prepare users for this additional component of the NCLEX-PN exam.
  
• Text presents introductory chapters on the NCLEX exam, test-taking skills, and the NCLEX-PN from a student's perspective.

• Features a new chapter addressing transitional needs of foreign-educated nurses.
  
• The unit on Growth and Development Across the Lifespan has been completely updated.
  
• Includes 3,500 questions, approximately 500 more than the 2nd edition. All of the questions in the book, plus additional questions, are included on the CD-ROM.
  
• New alternate item format questions include drag-n-drop, illustration questions, and multiple response questions, to prepare readers for the addition of these questions to the NCLEX-PN examination.
  
• The CD-ROM allows readers to practice randomly selected alternate item format questions in study and quiz modes.

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care (Nursing Diagnosis Handbook)

Betty J. Ackley, Gail B. Ladwig

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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This innovative resource teaches you the critical thinking and assessment skills you need to build customized care plans based on each patient's unique needs. Its step-by-step approach guides you through the process, helping you formulate a nursing diagnosis based on known information and assessment findings; identify the appropriate nursing diagnosis; and create a care plan that includes desired outcomes, interventions, and evidence-based rationales. Nursing Diagnosis Handbook is an essential care planning resource you will turn to again and again throughout your nursing education and career.

• Provides care plans for every NANDA-I approved nursing diagnosis.
• Includes examples of and suggested NIC and NOC interventions and outcomes for each care plan.
• A convenient A-to-Z organization in Sections I and II helps you quickly locate key information.
• Evidence-based practice information is incorporated throughout.
• Includes complete coverage of pediatric, geriatric, and multicultural considerations, as well as home care and client/family teaching guidelines for each condition.
• A Care Plan Constructor on the Evolve website helps you create customized plans of care.

• Features the most up-to-date 2007-2008 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, including approximately 15 new, 20 revised, and 5 replacement diagnoses.
• Provides a more detailed explanation of NIC and NOC taxonomies and their use in care planning.
• Explanations of assessment versus action interventions help guide you to the correct choice of intervention.
• Covers important information on concept mapping.
• Patient/Family Teaching sections offer expanded wellness and health promotion information.
• Clustered wellness nursing diagnoses are quick and easy to locate.
• Includes the latest evidence-based nursing rationales.

Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

Sharon L. Lewis

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Total reviews: 40 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

It's ok 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Some of the questions in here are outrageous compared to what I read in the textbook. Stuff that was stated in only a sentence or two in the textbook would have really in depth questions in this study guide. I only use the multiple choice questions. The rest is kind of useless for me because we don't have anything other than multiple choice on our tests in class. A lot of times I don't even bother using this.

Kind of hard to understand 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I have a hard time understanding stuff when I read this textbook for class. It's not very straight forward or clear and you have no idea what's going on. It also seems like there's a lot of extra information that doesn't need to be there. The only thing I like is that it comes in 2 separate books so it's easier to carry around and flip through without breaking the spine of the book.

Editorial Review:

The Study Guide contains over 500 pages of thoroughly revised review material including a wide variety of exercises and activities, Alternate Item questions to better prepare for NCLEX exams. Answers for all the exercises are printed in the back of the study guide to facilitate self-study.

Fundamentals of Nursing (Fundamentals of Nursing (Potter & Perry))

Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Comprehensive, logically organized, and now easier to read, this market-leading fundamentals text provides you with up-to-date coverage of nursing principles, concepts, and skills. The book's nursing process framework, critical thinking emphasis, health promotion focus, and thorough coverage of acute and continuing care in all settings help prepare you for nursing practice today. This new edition addresses the increased focus on evidence-based practice and new guidelines for safe patient handling. Plus, a new, cutting-edge chapter on Surviving Cancer helps prepare you to address the unique health care needs of patients who have survived cancer, but still face the physical and emotional after-effects of the illness and its therapy.

• The 5-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for clinical chapters.
• UNIQUE! Critical Thinking in each clinical chapter includes Critical Thinking Models demonstrating the application of the nursing process and critical thinking.
• More than 60 skills are generously illustrated and provide clear, step-by-step instructions for practicing safe nursing care.
• Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions for skills alert you to possible problems and appropriate action.
• Procedural Guidelines boxes provide streamlined, step-by-step instructions for performing very basic skills.
• More than 20 care plans demonstrate the application of the 5-step nursing process to individual patient problems to help you understand how a plan is developed and how to evaluate care.
• Clients in the care plan extend to the critical thinking activities at the end of each chapter.
• Over 20 concept maps visually demonstrate planning care for clients with multiple nursing diagnoses.
• Planning sections include sections on Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Collaborative Care to help you plan and prioritize comprehensive client care.
• Implementation sections include health promotion, acute care, and continuing care to prepare you for all levels of care in all settings.
• UNIQUE! Safety Alerts provide information and techniques to ensure client and nurse safety based on The Joint Commission's list of National Patient Safety Goals.
• Cultural Aspect of Care boxes summarize cultural considerations related to the chapter topic and provide practical guidelines for how to meet clients' cultural needs and preferences.
• Client Teaching boxes help you plan effective teaching by first identifying outcomes, then developing strategies on how to teach, and, finally, implementing measures to evaluate learning.
• Focus on Older Adult boxes highlight key aspects of nursing assessment and care for this population.
• Key concepts neatly summarize the most important content for each chapter to help you review and evaluate learning.

• UNIQUE! An ESL/Readability specialist has edited each chapter to streamline the text and improve readability.
• UNIQUE! Companion CD, included with the text, provides you with interactive learning activities, searchable audio glossary, Spanish/English audio glossary, Butterfield's Fluids & Electrolytes Tutorial, test-taking skills, and NCLEX® exam-style review questions.
• UNIQUE! Evidence Based Practice boxes summarize the results of a research study and describe the difference the study has made in nursing practice.
• Evidence-Based Practice chapter helps you understand how nursing research serves as the basis for determining best practice, and the critical importance of this continually evolving dynamic.
• UNIQUE! Surviving Cancer chapter prepares you to address the unique health care needs of patients who have survived cancer, but still face the physical and emotional after-effects of the illness and its therapy.
• NCLEX® examination-style review questions for each chapter include new alternate-item format questions, as well as rationales for all answer choices.
• Delegation coverage is enhanced, noting which skills can and cannot be delegated, and indicating related tasks that should be delegated. To help you apply this information, many chapters incorporate delegation considerations into the chapter case study and address them in the critical thinking and NCLEX® exam-style review questions.
• Nursing Assessment Questions boxes help you learn to effectively phrase questions for clients.
• Expanded coverage of informatics familiarizes you with the use of information technology in documenting care and researching best practices.
• UNIQUE! Critical Thinking in Practice sections at the end of each chapter provide questions that require you to apply knowledge, often to the case study detailed in the chapter's care plan.
• New Safe Patient Handling Guidelines are included in the Safety chapter.
• NOC outcomes, as well as NIC interventions, are incorporated in care plans to reflect the standard used by institutions nationwide.
• Key terms are conveniently placed at the beginning of each chapter and include page references where definitions can be found.
• The companion Evolve website offers free downloadable skills video clips and audio chapter summaries.

A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants: Published in Collaboration with AAPA and PAEA (formerly APAP), 3e

Claire Babcock O'Connell

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

PANCE 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 11 people found this review helpful.

This is all I used to study for the PANCE and it was worth every penny. I read several reviews that were not recommending this book but I strongly disagree. I paid a lot of money and attended a course in Chicago and I actually got more from reading this book. To be honest I read the book before I attended the review and learned nothing new at the review. Save your money on the course and buy this book.

Editorial Review:

Developed and endorsed by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), this comprehensive review book offers the most thorough preparation for the NCCPA examinations. The book features review material, test questions, and detailed explanations covering the critical content areas on the certification (PANCE) and recertification (PANRE and Pathway II) examinations. This Third Edition includes thoroughly updated content, new test questions, and new chapters on geriatrics, pediatrics, and surgery. A 300-question pre-test and a 300-question post-test which simulate the NCCPA exams and incorporate the PAEA's GRADRAT self-assessment exam are provided both on a bound-in CD-ROM and online at thePoint.

Review Guide for RN Pre Entrance Exam, 2nd Edition (Review Guide for RN Pre-Entrance Exam)

Mary E. McDonald

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Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

okay book but did not help with the test 1 out of 5 stars.
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I study the book from front to back and the pretest was nothing like the test. the test had nothing to do with nursing but I did recieve the book in a very timely manner and I was pleased with Amazon.com

Helpful Resource 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Awesome resource to use prior to taking the NLN Nursing Entrance Exam. Very easy to read and understand. The answer key is very helpful because it explains the correct answer. The review and/or helpful hints in each introduction prior to each section of the exam was easy to follow. I recommend this textbook to anyone preparing to take the NLN Nursing Entrance Exam.

RN Pre-Entrance Exam 3 out of 5 stars.
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This book is really helpful, and it goes back to the basics, but the only problem that I have is that they do not give an explanation for the wrong answers in the biology section, other than that it is really helpful..

Editorial Review:

The Review Guide for NLN-RN Pre-Entrance Exam provides an overview of the math, science, and verbal content necessary for admission to AD and BS programs in nursing. Includes approximately 1000 questions and 3 practice exams in each of the three areas; math, science, and verbal. Also includes helpful tips for test preparation and for becoming a more effective learner and test taker.

2009 Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals (Intravenous Medications)

Betty L. Gahart, Adrienne R. Nazareno

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The #1 IV drug handbook for 36 years, this reference is trusted for its accuracy and comprehensive coverage. It provides essential data on administering more than 350 intravenous drugs, with a portable size for convenience in any clinical setting. This new edition includes entries for 9 new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA and hundreds of new drug facts. An alphabetical organization and indexing by both generic and trade names, along with pharmacologic actions, make it easy to find drug information quickly.

• Provides comprehensive information for each drug including its generic name (with a phonetic pronunciation guide), common trade name(s), drug category, pH, dosages and dose adjustments, dilution, compatibilities and incompatibilities, rate of administration, actions, indications and uses (including unlabeled uses), contraindications, precautions, drug/lab interactions, side effects, and antidote.
• Lists IV drugs alphabetically by generic name with indexes of drugs by generic name, trade name, and drug category for quick clinical reference.
• UNIQUE! Displays dosing information on a single page or a two-page spread.
• Highlights age-specific dose variances for geriatric, pediatric, infant, and neonatal patients in separate sections.
• Lists all side effects, compatibilities, and incompatibilities in alphabetical order for quick review.
• UNIQUE! Includes over 100 charts detailing dosing and dilution guidelines, recommended dose modifications, combination schedules, infusion rates, and more.
• Uses extensive cross referencing within individual drug descriptions for quick access.
• Offers a portable size and flexible spiral binding for practical use in any setting.
• Presents General Dilution Charts and a Solution Compatibility Chart inside the front and back covers for fast, easy reference.
• Provides quick, valuable, guidance with IV Therapy Facts and appendices.
• Identifies drugs available only in Canada with a maple leaf icon.
• Offers a PDA version that may be installed from a CD or downloaded through Skyscape, for use with portable handheld devices.

• Adds entries for 9 new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA.
• Includes hundreds of new and updated drug facts, including new dosage adjustments, indications, interactions, compatibilities, side effects, precautions, and additional disease-specific dosages.

Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention (Nursing Care Plans)

Meg Gulanick, Judith L. Myers

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Nursing Care Plans, 6th Edition is the most comprehensive nursing care planning book on the market, with 183 care plans covering the most common nursing diagnoses and clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing. It reflects the most current clinical practice and professional standards in nursing and presents the content in an easy-to-use, reader-friendly format. The book functions as two books in one, with one section including a collection of nursing diagnosis care plans and the other providing a library of disease/disorder care plans that serve as models of care planning for the most common medical diagnoses, medical procedures, and psychosocial conditions seen in nursing practice.

• Includes the most extensive array of care plans found in any nursing care planning book, with 62 nursing diagnosis care plans and 121 disease/disorder/procedure care plans, for a total of 183.
• The nursing diagnosis care plan format includes a NANDA definition, a brief explanation of the diagnosis, related NOC outcomes and NIC interventions, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.
• The disorders care plan format includes synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a clear and succinct definition of the disorder, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, NIC interventions and NOC outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant nursing diagnosis.
• Eye-catching icons distinguish collaborative from independent interventions.
• Covers adult lifespan issues and issues related to various healthcare settings to equip nurses for a broad range of practice settings, from hospital to home.
• Provides an alphabetical list of NANDA diagnoses inside the front cover.

• Includes new disease/disorder care plans for SARS, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and obstructive sleep apnea.
• Includes new nursing diagnosis care plans for risk for falls, latex allergy response, nausea, and impaired memory.
• A revised care plan format makes this user-friendly reference even easier to use.
• Updated and expanded rationales throughout reflect the latest clinical evidence and clinical practice guidelines.
• Incorporates the 2005-2006 NANDA nursing diagnoses throughout.
• NIC and NOC classifications reflect the latest editions of Nursing Interventions Classification and Nursing Outcomes Classification.
• Sample care plan clips in Chapter 1 help orient the user to the rest of the book.
• The expanded index includes entries for all nursing diagnoses, medical diagnoses, and synonyms for the medical diagnoses.
• An expanded Evolve website now features 18 Bonus Care Plans.
• The revised Online Care Plan Constructor includes the four new nursing diagnosis care plans and offers enhanced functionality, allowing users to save created care plans and export them to their word processing program.