Nurse's 5-Minute Clinical Consult: Treatments includes: instant access to more than 200 treatments, from angioplasty to valvuloplasty, including key procedural steps and potential complications; concise indications for surgical and nonsurgical therapies, such as knee replacement, continuous passive motion therapy, and temporal lobe resection; nursing care before, during, and after treatment; and nursing diagnoses, expected outcomes, and patient-teaching handouts.
This volume is a quick, case-sensitive nursing reference covering approximately 200 common treatments. The alphabetically arranged entries outline essential information on procedure, indications, potential complications, and pre- and post-treatment considerations in two pages for each treatment. Nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes are also discussed. Additional materials include handouts for patient education, and brief coverage of alternative and cosmetic treatments. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Nurse's 5-Minute Clinical Consult: Treatments provides instant access to information on more than 200 medications, surgeries, and other therapies, including key procedural steps and nursing interventions. The quick-glance design enables nurses to review and master any topic in 5 minutes or less.
Each treatment is presented on a page or two-page spread. Recurring headings include indications, procedure, complications, nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes, pre-treatment care, post-treatment care, and patient teaching. Icons highlight information that is critical for patient safety and age-related concerns. Illustrated, reproducible patient teaching guides are included for many treatments. Scores of illustrations, photos, and quick-scan tables and charts complement the text.
