F.A. Davis Company

A DAVIS’S NOTES BOOK!

From setting up an oxygen delivery system in a hospital room to administering stat meds, this handy, pocket-sized resource helps you to deliver high-quality care.

You’ll have on-the-spot guidance you need to care for patients with complex medical-surgical conditions—from focused assessments, immediate interventions, and follow-up care for patients who develop complications—all presented from the nurse’s point of view.

• Provides a framework for thinking in urgent situations and how to report an urgent problem.
• Covers advanced nursing procedures and concepts associated with 66 urgent clinical situations.
• Uses a systems approach, organized by symptom and medical diagnosis.
• Includes an A&P snapshot of the associated system in each section—9 in all.
• Provides a focused assessment tool for each body system and each clinical problem.
• Reviews IV therapy, including indications for crystalloids, colloids, or blood products administration.
• Uses HIPAA/OSHA compliant write-on pages that wipe clean with alcohol.

• NEW! Coverage of more need-to-know information, including critical nursing interventions related to medication administration, and new assessment guidelines for post-operative patients.
• NEW! Content and procedures
• Basic Hemodynamics—Cardiac output, Stroke volume, Preload, Contractility, Afterload, Mean arterial pressure, Pulse pressure
• Chest Tubes—Indications, Sites, Types of drainage systems, Managing Chest Tubes, Finding an Air Leak, Care of the Drainage Unit, and Care of the Patient
• ABG Interpretation
• Nosocomial Infections
• Detecting an Impending Emergency
• Assessing Blood Work
• Assessing Urine and Stool Samples
• CPR Quick Reference for the Lone Rescuer
• NEW! Post-operative assessment guidelines and common post-op complications.
• NEW! STAT design feature to draw attention to the most critical information.
• REVISED & UPDATED! Medication tab featuring new medications and new nursing considerations.