Nursing

Thorough coverage of general nursing duties, including analysis and assessment techniques.

Includes detailed tables and diagrams clearly labeled and organized for quick reference.

Includes detailed information and diagrams on:
· lung sounds
· normal EKG patterns
· cardiac enzymes
· adventitious lung sounds
· arterial blood gas analysis
· grading heart murmers & heart sounds
· cranial nerves
· insulin types & action times
· symptom analysis
· Glasgow Coma Scale
· pressure sore staging
· common medical abbreviations
· intramuscular injection sites
· calculating I.V. drip rates & I.V. flow rates
· 5 p's of circulatory
· checks, edema, pulses & dosage cups
· household/apothecary/metric equivalents
· conversion factors
· complete blood count
· four primary assessment techniques
· basic head-to-toe assessment
· serum electrolytes
· coagulation studies
· odor assessment