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