MedSurg Notes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide (Davis's Notes) |  | Authors: Tracey Hopkins, Ehren Myers
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
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Sales Rank: 31448
Media: Spiral-bound
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 236
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 3.6 x 1
ISBN: 0803618689
Dewey Decimal Number: 617
EAN: 9780803618688
ASIN: 0803618689
Publication Date: November 30, 2007
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Product Description
This guide provides succinct, on-the-spot guidance for caring for patients with complex medical-surgical conditions! Rely on this handy guide for focused assessments, immediate interventions, and follow-up care for patients who develop complications - all presented from the nurse's point of view.The completely revised and updated 2nd Edition features an enhanced tab structure, assessment how-to's, delegation and critical thinking guides, expanded coverage of pain management and emergencies, and more lab and diagnostic tests. Flowsheets provide space for recording frequent vital signs, serial lab values, stat meds, and interventions.From setting up an oxygen delivery system in a hospital room to administering stat meds, this handy, pocket-sized resource helps nurses to deliver high-quality care.The features new to this book include: Tabs for Renal and Endocrine; Emergency Tab; Infections Tab; Labs folded into Meds Tab; Updated CPR guidelines, including new coverage of "What happens during a code?" and "What's the med-surg nurse's role?"; Nursing Assessment how-to's begin each systems tab.It provides a framework for thinking in urgent situations. It covers advanced nursing procedures and concepts associated with 65 urgent clinical situations. It uses a systems approach and is organized by symptom and medical diagnosis. It includes an A & P Snapshot of the associated system in each section - 12 in all. Each clinical situation includes a focused assessment tool. It offers guidelines for delegation and documentation. It reviews IV therapy, including indications for crystalloids, colloids, or blood products administration. It is HIPAA and OSHA compliant - helps to write directly on the pages to temporarily record clinical data and then wipe them clean with alcohol.
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 Big help with patient care September 8, 2009
Student Nurse (Phila PA)
This is a great little book. It;s organized by body system and then signs and symptoms so when my patient complains of something, I can look it up and make sure I'm doing everything that needs to be done!! Really helpful in clinicals when my instructor asks me what I should do next! Lots of other great info too!
LPN student September 2, 2009
hbburr (Rayne, Louisiana USA)
I realy use this book often at clinicals. It is small and I bring it everyday with me. It has a lot of information in it for its sizs and you can wright on the pages and clean it off with an alcohol wipe. I would recommend this to anyone. I bought mine used and it is awesome condition.
 Med-Surg Notes November 19, 2008
T. Erb-MIller (APG, MD)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
In my opinion this was not a good tool for when I went to clinicals. This little spiral notebook sounded ideal- yet it is just not. I found that a good drug book recommended by faculty was the best reference I kept going and pulling out of my bag on the floor. Don't spend your money on this when there are tons of study tools that would better suit you.
Perfect! July 4, 2008
S. Noe (South Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product is perfect for the field. It has a focused assessment for the major organs and the illness that go with. I got it superfast just in time for clinicals. Thank you so much.
Great for LVNs, Med-Techs, and CNAs too April 30, 2007
Errin Davenport (Fresno, CA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I had been using "RNotes," which is by the same company, for some time. It had served as an excelent office companion and has been an invaluable tool for reminders, and as an overview and checklist.
It was a very easy descision to pick up "MedSurg Notes," having already built confidence in this publisher, and I am very glad that I did. As much as RNotes has helped me in the office, MedSurg Notes has helped me on the floor. The 8 tabbed and color coded sections make finding essential information an easy task, especially useful for situations in which a quick overview/ memory jogger is needed.
It has "Anatomy Physiology snapshots" throughout which have been wonderfully useful to me, and the "be prepared to" section at the end of each condition help keep you one step ahead of the game in situations demanding rapid descisions. I skimmed it cover to cover to give an overview of what exactly was contained inside and where to find it, and i find myself using it to brush up now and then during down time.
I can say it deffinately has helped in many situations already. MedSurg Notes is packed with things we all learn but don't use on a daily basis. Being able to rapidly review has kept me confident in my performance. It is also great as a teaching tool and overview for aids and techs, and very informative on what to look for to keep the charge nurse updated, especially since it is so easy to sometime overlook or dismiss the small stuff such as subtle reactions to meds, S/S of dehydration, delayed trauma, etc.
Overall, this book is well written, a time saver, a memory jogger, and a wonderful companion when dealing with pt. or res. care.
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