| Description |
xii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Orientation to nursing school. The challenge of nursing school; Setting up for success -- 2. Getting the most out of the clinical experience. Approaching the clinical experience; Developing professionalism; Clinical evaluation -- 3. Dealing with stress. Controlling stress; Special stresses; Self-assessment -- 4. Continuing your education. Taking the next step -- 5. Aids to success, Communication and word lists; Nursing care and documentation; Emergencies; Measurements and conversions; Most common laboratory test values; Medication administration; Acid-base imbalances; Clinical guidelines; Postoperative exercises to prevent complications; Pain assessment; Fall risk factors; Scale of pitting edema; Assessment of skin pressure points; Guidelines for cast care; Guidelines for traction care; Substance abuse screening questions: CAGE; Measures to assist the patient to urinate; Measures to relieve flatulence (gas); Nutritional care -- 6. Obtaining information via the Internet. Resources for nursing students; Associations; Nutrition resources; Continuing education; Disease information and patient teaching materials; Pharmacology and drug information; Research and journal sites; Other sites -- Appendix A. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) Outcome Labels -- Appendix B. Nursing Intervenations Classification (NIC) Intervention Labels -- Bibliography -- Calendar -- Year plan -- Month plan -- Day plan -- Emergency numbers -- General directory -- Academic staff -- Clinical numbers |
| Notes |
Spiral binding |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing students -- Time management.
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Nursing students -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nursing -- Study and teaching.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
2007927259 |
| ISBN |
9781416047520 paperback alkaline paper |
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