Just the Facts: A Pocket Guide to Basic Nursing

Just the Facts provides beginning students with all the facts and figures they need to know for their early clinical experiences. It's a portable, concise reference that contains a wealth of information, ranging from definitions and abbreviations to dosage calculations and lab values. It's a valuable tool that students will rely on throughout their nursing career.

• Content presented in tabular, list and outline format provides quick and easy retrieval.
• Includes basic facts and figures students need for early clinical experiences.
• Basic assessment by body system allows for ease in locating specific information.
• Small, portable size enhances utility for students.
• Chapter outlines with corresponding page numbers provide quick, easy access to information.
• English-to-Spanish Translation Guide assists students posing general medical questions to Spanish-speaking patients.

• Thoroughly updated information reflects current practice:.
  • Includes new 2007 Pressure Ulcer Staging Guidelines from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
  • Includes new guidelines for restraint and bedrail use.
  • Includes current NANDA, NIC, and NOC.
  • Includes new abbreviation guidelines from The Joint Commission.

Veronica Peterson, BA, RN, BSN, MS, Manager of Clinical Support, University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation; Adjunct Clinical Instructor, University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, Madison, WI