Clinical Companion to Medical Surgical Nursing - CD-ROM PDA Software

Lewis RN PhD FAAN, Sharon L.; O'Brien APRN BC BSN MA MSN, Patricia Graber; Dirksen RN PhD, Shannon Ruff; Heitkemper RN PhD FAAN, Margaret M.; Bucher RN PhD CEN CNE, Linda; Camera RN MSN ND, Ian

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9780323049610: Clinical Companion to Medical Surgical Nursing - CD-ROM PDA Software

ISBN 10: 0323049613 ISBN 13: 9780323049610

Publisher: Mosby, 2007

Powered by Skyscape, this PDA software is based on the reliable, clinically focused content found in Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition and its Clinical Companion. You'll gain access to information on 200 commonly encountered medical-surgical disorders, and treatments and procedures. This software also contains bonus material such as electronic calculators, emergency management information, herbal therapies content, a glossary, and a guide to normal laboratory values.

Disorders index includes the following information for each profile:

Definition/Description
Pathophysiology
Clinical Manifestations
Complications
Diagnostic Studies
Collaborative Care (including drug therapy)
Nursing Management

Goals
Nursing Diagnoses (using current NANDA terminology)
Nursing Interventions
Patient Teaching

Treatments and Procedures index includes information you need to know about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as CPR, tube feeding, and artificial airway management.
Reference Appendix features key reference information commonly used in nursing practice, such as laboratory values, commonly used formulas, and Spanish translations of key phrases.
Electronic calculators allow quick and accurate calculations of body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA), calculated serum osmolality, heart rate, temperature conversions, and more.
Glossary of key terms
Emergency management summaries
Herbal therapies index
Comprehensive guide to normal laboratory values