F.A. Davis Company

• Coach Consult is the voice of an expert at your side, reminding you of important concepts, instilling professional pride, and summarizing take-home messages.
• Clinical Alerts focus on serious or life-threatening signs and symptoms and offer important practice points.
• Evidence for Practice boxes highlight valid research and other accepted forms of evidence that support nursing process.
• PEAK Performance Boxes identify relevant strategies that promote the Purpose, Evidence, Action, and/or Knowledge needed to achieve the desired outcomes for patients.
• Clinical Voices present case studies.

Tab 1.    Providing a Framework to Accelerate Your Transition to Practicing RN
Tab 2.    Pathophysiology and Pharmacology: Making Connections and Mastering Dosage Calculations
Tab 3.    Physical Assessment Skills and Findings: Firming the Foundation of Nursing Process
Tab 4.    Diagnostics: Understanding and Monitoring Common Lab Tests
Tab 5.    Patient Care: Reviewing Critical Skills, Keeping Patients Safe, and Managing Machines
Tab 6.    Shift Planning: Conquering Shift Organization and Prioritization
Tab 7.    Communication: Mastering Collaboration, Delegation, and Documentation
Tab 8.    Critical Nursing Actions: Responding to Key Situations
Tab 9.    Ethics: Addressing Dilemmas in Professional Practice
Tab 10.  Next Steps: Advancing in Your Career