Mosby's Nursing PDQ for LPN: Practical, Detailed, Quick

By C.V. Mosby Publishing Company

Book Overview

Every LPN/LVN nurse and nursing student has vital reference information that they carry along with them into the clinical setting. This pocket-sized handy reference has quick facts about vital signs and pain, drugs, geriatrics, pediatrics, patient teaching, obstetrics, patient assessment, and procedures. In addition, there is a special section containing formulas, conversion tables, abbreviations, calculators, and more.Pocket size makes it handy to carry around and spiral binding allows booklet to lay flat for easy reference.
10 easy-to-find tabbed sections make it easy to gain rapid access to hundreds of essential facts, formulas, lab values, procedures, English-to-Spanish translations, and more.
Each section divider features a rapid-reference table of contents so users can quickly locate the information they need within each section.
Geriatrics section contains handy information on medication, pressure ulcers, procedural changes when working with the elderly, proper use of restraints, and learning needs of older adults.
Includes a collection of commonly used but rarely memorized clinical information, such as charts, graphs, formulas, conversions, and lab values - all necessary to deliver safe and efficient nursing care.
Includes metric measurements for PNs practicing in settings where SI units are used.
Special paper is water resistant and reusable - great for rugged clinical use.
Ten sections: Procedures, Vital Signs/Pain, Assessment, Meds/IV, Labs, Geriatrics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Patient Teaching, and Facts.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323032915
• ISBN13: 9780323032919
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 3.0" x 5.5"