LPN Notes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide by Ehren Myers, Tracey Hopkins

KEY FEATURES

·        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

·        Quick reference for home care visits as well as hospital work

·        Pages are waterproof and reusable

·        Student can write directly on pages, temporarily recording clinical data that can be wiped clean with alcohol and used again

·        Portable enough to fit into scrub pocket

·        Post-it page option allows students to insert 3 x 5 post-it notes

·        Eight sections cover:

·        BASICS -- formulas and conversion tables; updated NANDA diagnoses

·        LABS -- common lab values

·        ASSESS -- assessment charts and tables such as Vital Signs, Pain Assessment

·        OB/PEDS -- pregnancy terms, fetal development timetable, complications of pregnancy, fetal monitoring, APGAR Score

·        GERI -- covers polypharmacy, skin integrity and pressure ulcers, falls, nutrition, including management of feeding tubes, depression and delirium, urinary tract infections, and respiratory tract infections

·        EMERG -- ACLS Guidelines, Rule of Nines, Signs and Symptoms of Shock, Glasgow Coma Scale, Stages of Cancer, Aldrete Score

·        MEDS/IV -- commonly prescribed drugs, emergency drugs, medication administration

·        TOOLS -- frequently used phone numbers, schedule planner, symbols, abbreviations, terminology, English/Spanish translator

·        Specialized Assessments in mental health, gerontology, and pediatrics

·        Meds contains 100 of the most commonly encountered drugs, listing names by trade, generic, and classification

·        Community Resources includes contact numbers for emotional/physical abuse, battered women, shelters, crises hotlines, and home care concerns