Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2014-2015 - E-Book
Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2014-2015 - E-Book

Author: Susan C. deWit

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0323296556

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Much more than just a study calendar, Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2014-2015 will quickly become your lifeline with its wealth of organizational tools, clinical information, and helpful nursing school guidance all within one compact and versatile resource. Designed specifically for busy nursing students like you, this planner s strategies for time management and stress-reduction, NCLEX Exam review questions and study tips, and abundance of helpful clinical tools can significantly relieve the common aches and pains of nursing school and help you perform to your fullest potential both inside the classroom and throughout clinical practice. "..so much included in such a small space and is really handy as an all in one quick reference guide, diary and planner." Reviewed by Jade Day on behalf of Nursing Times, September 2015 Updated information on common therapeutic diets includes gluten- and lactose-free, high-fiber, and the DASH Eating Plan. FOUR Score Neurological Assessment Scale guides you in assessing a patient’s level of consciousness. Time-saving, compact design provides a clean and efficient layout that is easy to take to bring along to class and clinical rotations. Time management strategies help you perform to your fullest potential. Advice on study skills and stress reduction techniques improve your focus and increase efficiency — giving you the edge you need to succeed. Alternate-format questions (explanation and examples) and information on taking the NCLEX exam help prepare you for the licensure exam. Getting the Most from the Clinical Experience chapter educates you on patient safety, communication with patients and colleagues, and documentation. The Joint Commission’s "Do Not Use" List of dangerous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols appears inside the front cover. Clinical Quick Reference chapter provides you with essential clinical tools and information in a concise, accessible format, and includes: Commonly used abbreviations, symbols, and notations Perioperative care and Joint Commission safety guidelines for surgery Fall risk factors and assessment Most commonly used IV fluids table HIPAA requirements for confidentiality Safety guidelines to prevent medication errors Pain assessment tools Signs of geriatric and pediatric abuse Glasgow Coma Scale Tips for troubleshooting IV pumps Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk Common lab test values MyPlate dietary guidelines

Saunders Student Nurse Planner
Saunders Student Nurse Planner

Author: Susan C. DeWit

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780721698779

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Versatile, flexible, and compact, this student planner is an unrivaled, quick-reference organizational tool for busy nursing students. It helps students manage their time and perform to their fullest potential in the classroom, during clinical sessions, and in practice. Essential pain and neurological assessment scales, as well as a variety of helpful clinical tools, are provided. Aids to Success section provides essential, concise information on medication administration, diagnostic tests, preparation of the preoperative and postoperative patient, staging of pressure ulcers, dosages and calculations, and monitoring of IV fluids. Valuable assessment tools are provided in an easy-to-access format: Glasgow Coma Scale, Body Mass Index formula, and pain assessment tools. A table of the most commonly used IV fluids is included in the section on IV use, placement, and care. Basic Spanish phrases serve as a helpful resource for nurses caring for diverse patient populations. Time management strategies help students perform to their fullest potential in the classroom, during clinical sessions, and in practice. Advice on study skills gives students the edge they need to succeed. Stress reduction techniques improve focus and increase efficiency. Space-saving, compact design provides a clean, efficient presentation. Lined Day Planner allows for scheduling flexibility and includes plenty of room for busy weekend schedules. Planning calendars help students organize and prioritize. Self-contained, customizable telephone directory provides plenty of room for both academic and personal information. Includes a fall risk assessment tool for use in determining the risk for falls of older adults, pressure ulcer risk factors, a scale of pitting edema, and a chart listing equianagesic doses of opioids. HIPAA requirements for confidentiality are explained, with a table of Rights provided by HIPAA. JCAHO safety guidelines for surgery and safety guidelines to prevent medication errors provide the most up-to-date information for practice. A table of commonly used drugs is provided, as well as a table of lab values that should be checked prior to administration. An explanation of the incentive spirometer and its use in postsurgical patient teaching is included. NCLEX alternative format questions are offered, with explanations and examples.

Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2013-2014 - E-Book
Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2013-2014 - E-Book

Author: Susan C. deWit

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-07-13

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0323293220

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Much more than just a study calendar, Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2013-2014 will quickly become your lifeline with its wealth of organizational tools, clinical information, and helpful nursing school guidance all within one compact and versatile resource. Designed specifically for busy nursing students like you, this planner’s strategies for time management and stress-reduction, NCLEX Exam review questions and study tips, and abundance of helpful clinical tools can significantly relieve the common aches and pains of nursing school and help you perform to your fullest potential both inside the classroom and throughout clinical practice. Time-saving, compact design provides a clean and efficient layout that is easy to take to bring along to class and clinical rotations. Time management strategies help you perform to your fullest potential. Advice on study skills and stress reduction techniques improve your focus and increase efficiency — giving you the edge you need to succeed. Alternate-format questions (explanation and examples) and information on taking the NCLEX exam help prepare you for the licensure exam. Getting the Most from the Clinical Experience chapter educates you on patient safety, communication with patients and colleagues, and documentation. The Joint Commission’s "Do Not Use" List of dangerous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols appears inside the front cover. Clinical Quick Reference chapter provides you with essential clinical tools and information in a concise, accessible format, and includes: Commonly used abbreviations, symbols, and notations Perioperative care and Joint Commission safety guidelines for surgery Fall risk factors and assessment Most commonly used IV fluids table HIPAA requirements for confidentiality Safety guidelines to prevent medication errors Pain assessment tools Signs of geriatric and pediatric abuse Glasgow Coma Scale Tips for troubleshooting IV pumps Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk Common lab test values MyPlate dietary guidelines NEW! Updated information on common therapeutic diets includes gluten- and lactose-free, high-fiber, and the DASH Eating Plan. NEW! FOUR Score Neurological Assessment Scale guides you in assessing a patient’s level of consciousness.

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Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2013-2014 Pageburst on Kno Retail Access Code

Author: Susan C. Dewit

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2013-05-24

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 032318569X

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Much more than just a study calendar, Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2013-2014 will quickly become your lifeline with its wealth of organizational tools, clinical information, and helpful nursing school guidance all within one compact and versatile resource. Designed specifically for busy nursing students like you, this planner's strategies for time management and stress-reduction, NCLEX Exam review questions and study tips, and abundance of helpful clinical tools can significantly relieve the common aches and pains of nursing school and help you perform to your fullest potential both inside the classroom and throughout clinical practice.

Saunders Student Nurse Planner
Saunders Student Nurse Planner

Author: Susan C. DeWit

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780721658315

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This planner is a calendar, a quick-reference to clincial nursing, and a telephone directory, all in one. It is intended to help student nurses to gain the time, management skills and confidence they need to successfully meet the challenges of the classroom and clinical sessions.

Saunders Student Nurse Planner
Saunders Student Nurse Planner

Author: Susan C. DeWit

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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Versatile, flexible, and compact, the Saunders Student Nurse Planner, Version 3 is an unrivaled, quick-reference, organizational tool for busy nursing students. The Planner helps students to manage their time and perform to their fullest potential in the classroom, during clinical sessions, and in practice. Advice on study skills, entering the clinical area for the first time, stress reduction, and communication is offered, along with a variety of planning calendars and a self-contained, customizable telephone directory. AID TO SUCCESS: Survival Spanish Phrases provides the nurse caring for diverse patient populations with selected phrases commonly used in the clinical setting in nurse-patient communication. Unique! AID TO SUCCESS: Basic, essential information on medicine administration, diagnostic tests, preparation of the preoperative and postoperative patient, updated staging of pressure ulcers, dosages and calculations, monitoring IV fluids are all available at one's fingertips in a concise, accessible format. Time management strategies help students perform to their fullest potential in the classroom, during clinical sessions, and in practice. Advice on study skills gives students the edge they need to succeed. Stress reduction techniques work wonders to improve focus and increase efficiency. Planning calendars help to organize and prioritize. Self-contained, customizable telephone directory provides plenty of room for both academic and personal information. Unique! AID TO SUCCESS: Glasgow Coma Scale gives a quantitative neurological assessment of level of consciousness. Unique! AID TO SUCCESS: Pain Assessment Tools - pain is the 5th vital sign, as explained in the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Pain Standards. Unique! AID TO SUCCESS: Body Mass Index formula is the current tool for measuring total body fat and predicting obesity. Unique! AID TO SUCCESS: Table of the characteristics of the most commonly used IV fluids in the section on IV use, placement, and care. Content on State Boards gives students a timely source for key information. Educational Opportunities for Nursing Careers provides a heads-up for students planning their careers. Unique! Space-saving design includes a cleaner, more efficient layout that will keep this handbook compact yet bursting with helpful information. Unique! Lined Day Planner allows for greater flexibility with more room for busy weekend schedules.

Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2015-2016 - E-Book
Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2015-2016 - E-Book

Author: Susan C. deWit

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-03-06

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 0323358039

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Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School 2015-2016 contains loads of organizational tools, clinical information, and helpful nursing school guidance all within one compact resource. The new edition also features the latest information on electronic documentation, computer-based testing, the flipped classroom, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, along with prefilled weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars to help you plan for the 2015-2016 school year. In all, this guide’s clinical tools and strategies for time management, studying, testing, and stress-reduction will significantly relieve the common aches and pains of nursing school and help you perform to your fullest potential both inside the classroom and throughout clinical practice. Important clinical references and assessment scales are highlighted to give you easy access to normal vital signs, lab values, abbreviations, measurements and conversions during clinicals. Common medication and IV therapy administration guidelines, TJC Do Not Use lists, and high alert medications emphasize medication safety from the beginning of nursing school. NCLEX Exam strategies prepare you for the alternate-format question types found on the current licensure exam. Advice on study skills, time management, and stress reduction techniques improve your focus and increase efficiency. Space-saving, compact design provides a clean and efficient layout that is easy to bring along to class and clinical rotations. NEW! Updated orientation section includes the newest developments in computer-based testing and flipped classroom settings. NEW! Thoroughly revised Clinical Reference section features updated information on electronic documentation and new content on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. NEW! Updated weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars for the 2015-2016 year help you keep an organized schedule.

Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2016-2017 - E-Book
Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2016-2017 - E-Book

Author: Susan C. deWit

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2016-02-18

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 032347859X

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The portable Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2016-2017, A Guide to Success in Nursing School, 12th Edition is a versatile organizational tool, a practical nursing orientation handbook, a clinical quick reference, and a resource directory all in one. This popular planner not only provides time management and stress-reduction strategies, advice on study skills, and prefilled yearly, monthly, and weekly calendars, it also comes with helpful clinical tools like pain and neurological assessment scales, Joint Commission safety guidelines, information on common drugs and lab values, and NCLEX® preparation tips. It helps you manage your time and perform to your fullest potential — both inside the classroom and during clinical rotations. An introduction to nursing school expectations with tips for success prepares you for the unique challenges in nursing school. Study skills, advice on time management, and stress management strategies improve your focus and organization — and increase efficiency. NCLEX Exam strategies prepare you for alternate-format question types found on the current licensure exam. Documentation section includes detailed information on electronic medical records to keep you in the know. Common medication and IV therapy administration guidelines, TJC Do Not Use lists, and high alert medications emphasize medication safety from the beginning of nursing school. Space-saving, compact design provides a clean and efficient layout that is easy to bring along to class and clinical rotations. Clinical references and assessment scales are highlighted to give you easy access to normal vital signs, lab values, abbreviations, measurements, and conversions during clinicals. Important clinical references provide essential tools useful during your clinical rotations. Convenient weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars help you keep an organized schedule. NEW! Weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars with prefilled dates from May 2016 through December 2017 help you organize your schedule at school and at home.

Saunders Student Nurse Planner 2013-2014
Saunders Student Nurse Planner 2013-2014

Author: Susan C. deWit

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 2013-05-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781455775705

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Much more than just a study calendar, Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2013-2014 will quickly become your lifeline with its wealth of organizational tools, clinical information, and helpful nursing school guidance all within one compact and versatile resource. Designed specifically for busy nursing students like you, this planner's strategies for time management and stress-reduction, NCLEX Exam review questions and study tips, and abundance of helpful clinical tools can significantly relieve the common aches and pains of nursing school and help you perform to your fullest potential both inside the classroom and throughout clinical practice. Time-saving, compact design provides a clean and efficient layout that is easy to take to bring along to class and clinical rotations. Time management strategies help you perform to your fullest potential. Advice on study skills and stress reduction techniques improve your focus and increase efficiency - giving you the edge you need to succeed. Alternate-format questions (explanation and examples) and information on taking the NCLEX exam help prepare you for the licensure exam. Getting the Most from the Clinical Experience chapter educates you on patient safety, communication with patients and colleagues, and documentation. The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" List of dangerous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols appears inside the front cover. Clinical Quick Reference chapter provides you with essential clinical tools and information in a concise, accessible format, and includes: Commonly used abbreviations, symbols, and notations Perioperative care and Joint Commission safety guidelines for surgery Fall risk factors and assessment Most commonly used IV fluids table HIPAA requirements for confidentiality Safety guidelines to prevent medication errors Pain assessment tools Signs of geriatric and pediatric abuse Glasgow Coma Scale Tips for troubleshooting IV pumps Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk Common lab test values MyPlate dietary guidelines NEW! Updated information on common therapeutic diets includes gluten- and lactose-free, high-fiber, and the DASH Eating Plan. NEW! FOUR Score Neurological Assessment Scale guides you in assessing a patient's level of consciousness.