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Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2017-2018 - E-Book

Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2017-2018 - E-Book

Holly Stromberg

(2017)

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Abstract

The popular Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School is a versatile organizational tool, a practical nursing orientation handbook, a clinical quick reference, and a resource directory all in one. This compact and affordable guide helps busy nursing students manage their time and perform to their fullest potential inside the classroom and during clincial rotations. The Guide not only provides time management and stress-reduction strategies, advise on study skills, and yearly, monthly, and weekly planners, but also comes equipped with a variety of helpful clincial tools like pain and neurological assessment scales, Joint Commission safety guidelines, information on common drug and lab values, and NCLEX preparation tips.

  • An orientation section covers the latest developments in computer-based testing and flipped classroom instruction.
  • A clinical reference section features information on electronic documentation and content on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Plus all the must-have information you need to survive nursing school including:
    • NCLEX Exam strategies
    • Time management and study tips
    • Stress reduction techniques
    • Common medication and IV therapy guidelines
    • The Joint Commission's Do Not Use lists
    • High-alert medications
    • Normal vital signs, lab values, measurements, and conversions
    • Updated weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars with prefilled dates from May 2017 through December 2018 help students organize their schedule at school and at home.
    • New content on electronic devices and social medial alerts students to the hazards and pitfalls of using phones and engaging in social media while in nursing school and on the job.

    Table of Contents

    Section Title Page Action Price
    Front Cover Cover
    IFC ES1
    SAUNDERS Guide to Success inNURSING SCHOOL I
    Copyright II
    Dedication\r III
    PREFACE IV
    CLINICAL INFORMATION IV
    CALENDARS IV
    CONTENTS V
    1 - SUCCESS IN NURSING SCHOOL 1
    QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARATION 1
    ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM 1
    CHALLENGES OF NURSING SCHOOL 2
    On Campus 2
    SYLLABUS 2
    SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY 2
    CAMPUS RESOURCES 4
    SKILL LAB OR SIMULATION PRACTICE 4
    At the Hospital 5
    CLINICAL ORIENTATION 5
    PATIENT ASSIGNMENT 5
    HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS 7
    PRECONFERENCE AND POSTCONFERENCE 7
    NETWORKING 8
    SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS 9
    Organizing Your Time 9
    WEEKLY TIME MAP 9
    SHARING HOUSEKEEPING TASKS 9
    WORK ADJUSTMENTS 9
    Study Skills 12
    LEARNING STYLES 12
    TEXTBOOKS 13
    Reading 13
    Using Ancillary Materials 14
    Taking Notes 15
    Recording Lectures 15
    Strengthening Computer Skills 16
    Joining a Study Group 16
    Obtaining Tutoring 16
    Taking an Online Course 19
    Doing Your Best on Tests 21
    PREPARATION 21
    Day before the examination. 21
    Night before the examination. 21
    During the examination 22
    Paper tests. 22
    Computer-based tests 23
    ALTERNATE-FORMAT QUESTIONS 24
    Multiple response 24
    Illustration/graphic. 24
    Prioritization/sequencing. When catheterizing a female patient, the nurse would use sterile technique. Place the steps of the ca... 24
    Completion/fill-in-the-blank. A patient has an intravenous (IV) infusion ordered of D5 ½NS 1000 mL at 100 mL/hr. If the IV tubin... 25
    Chart/exhibition. A patient had surgery yesterday with bleeding at the surgical site. Serial laboratory hemoglobin and hematocri... 25
    Other question types. Other question types include true–false (mark true or false), short answer (write a brief answer), and mat... 25
    ESSAY EXAMINATIONS 25
    ACADEMIC HONESTY 25
    TROUBLESHOOTING EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE 26
    Taking the National Council Licensure Examination 27
    Obtaining Licensure 28
    2 - GETTING THE MOST FROM THE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 29
    APPROACHING THE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 29
    Preparing for Clinical Patient Care 29
    Reviewing Skills for Patient Care 31
    Looking Up Medications 31
    DRUG TEXT APP OR HANDBOOK 31
    GUIDELINES FOR USE OF MOBILE DEVICES 32
    MOBILE DEVICES AND SOFTWARE 32
    NURSING CARE PLANS 33
    Nursing Diagnoses 33
    Interventions 36
    Rationales 36
    EVALUATION 36
    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY STATEMENT 36
    Listening to the Shift Report 41
    Preparing for Patient Teaching 42
    Organizing Your Workday 44
    Complying with HIPAA Requirements 45
    Reviewing Basic Communication 47
    NONVERBAL CUES (WHAT TO WATCH FOR) 47
    VERBAL CUES (WHAT TO LISTEN FOR) 47
    USING SILENCE 47
    ELICITING A RESPONSE 47
    HELPING THE PATIENT CHOOSE 49
    Approaching the Patient 49
    Learning from the Staff 51
    Staying in the Good Graces of Your Instructor 52
    Preventing Errors and Harm to Patients 52
    Reviewing Documentation 53
    Giving a Report 55
    DEVELOPING PROFESSIONALISM 55
    Appearance 55
    SMOKING 58
    DRESS 58
    Behavior 59
    PREPARATION 59
    ENVIRONMENTAL NEATNESS 59
    ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY 59
    COST CONTAINMENT 59
    Verbalization 59
    PATIENT PRIVACY 60
    COURTESY 60
    NONJUDGMENTAL ATTITUDE 60
    CULTURAL SENSITIVITY 60
    REPORTING PROBLEMS 61
    HONESTY 61
    CLINICAL EVALUATION 61
    Basic Competence 61
    Clinical Written Work 62
    Formal Evaluation 62
    3 - DEALING WITH STRESS 64
    CONTROLLING STRESS LEVELS 64
    Set Priorities 64
    Ask for Help 64
    Tackle One Task at a Time 65
    Exercise 65
    Stop for 10 Minutes 65
    Focus on Now 65
    Change Your Perception 65
    Practice Self-Affirmation 66
    Become More Assertive 66
    Find Humor 66
    Refuel and Recharge 66
    Know Your Internal Clock 67
    Other Stress Remedies 67
    STRESSES UNIQUE TO NURSING 67
    Danger of Infection 67
    PREVENTING CONTRACTION OF DISEASE 67
    BASIC SELF-PROTECTION 70
    Working with Patients Who Are Dying 71
    High-Acuity-Level Patients 71
    Special Patient Situations 72
    DEPRESSED PATIENTS 72
    MANIPULATIVE PATIENTS 72
    HOSTILE PATIENTS 73
    THE PATIENT WHO HAS DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING VERBALLY 73
    Personal Safety 74
    SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 75
    SELF-ASSESSMENT 75
    Assessing Your Stress Level 75
    Addressing Your Stress 76
    4 - CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION 78
    TAKING THE NEXT STEP 78
    Types of Programs 78
    Returning Students 78
    Differences in Training 79
    Differences in Curriculum and Demands 79
    Bringing Skills and Habits with You 79
    Catching up with Generic Students 80
    Role Transformation 80
    5 - CLINICAL QUICK REFERENCE 82
    COMMUNICATION 82
    Prefixes and Suffixes Used in Medical Terms 82
    SBAR Communication Tool 83
    Prefixes and Suffixes Used in Medical Terms—cont’d 83
    Basic Phrases in English and Spanish 84
    BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NURSING CARE 85
    The Nursing Process 85
    ASSESSMENT 85
    Basic Phrases in English and Spanish—cont’d 85
    NURSING DIAGNOSIS 86
    PLANNING 86
    IMPLEMENTATION 86
    EVALUATION 87
    Documentation 87
    DESCRIPTIVE TERMS USED IN DOCUMENTATION 87
    DESCRIPTIVE TERMS USED IN DOCUMENTATION—CONT’D 88
    HIPAA Considerations for Nurses 89
    Discharge 89
    PATIENT TEACHING 89
    WRITING A DISCHARGE SUMMARY 89
    Standard Reference Materials 90
    General Steps for All Procedures 90
    Guidelines for Cast Care 91
    ASSESSMENT QUICK REFERENCE 91
    Blood Pressure Parameters and Classifications 91
    Neurologic Assessment 91
    ORIENTATION AND MENTAL STATUS 92
    Orientation 92
    Ability to follow simple instructions 92
    Memory 92
    Delirium and dementia. Use the mnemonic JAMCO to assess for delirium or dementia 92
    GLASGOW COMA SCALE 92
    “FOUR” SCORE NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT SCALE 93
    GLASGOW COMA SCALE—CONT’D 93
    Fall Risk Factors 94
    Fall Risk Assessment Scales 94
    Pitting Edema Scale 95
    Skin Pressure Points 96
    RISK FACTORS FOR PRESSURE ULCERS 96
    STAGING PRESSURE ULCERS 96
    Erikson’s Stages of Development 98
    Erikson’s Stages of Development—cont’d 99
    Erikson’s Stages of Development—cont’d 100
    Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Stages 101
    Child Abuse and Neglect 101
    Erikson’s Stages of Development—cont’d 101
    Elder Abuse and Neglect 102
    PAIN 102
    The Joint Commission (TJC) Pain Standards 102
    Focused Assessment for the Patient with Pain 103
    LOCATION 103
    CHARACTERISTICS 103
    QUANTITY 103
    PATTERN 103
    ASSOCIATED FACTORS 103
    ALLEVIATING FACTORS 103
    AGGRAVATING FACTORS 103
    Pain Rating Scales 103
    NUMERIC PAIN SCALE 103
    UNIVERSAL PAIN ASSESSMENT 104
    DESCRIPTIVE WORD RATING SCALE 104
    VISUAL ANALOG SCALE (VAS) 104
    VERBAL DESCRIPTOR SCALE (VDS) 104
    NEONATAL/INFANT PAIN SCALE (NIPS) 105
    REVISED FLACC SCALE 106
    FLACC BEHAVIORAL PAIN SCALE 107
    F—Face 107
    L—Legs 107
    A—Activity 107
    C—Cry 107
    C—Consolability 107
    Assessment of Behavioral Score 107
    MEASURES TO RELIEVE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT 108
    MNEMONIC FOR CHARTING PAIN ASSESSMENT: OLDCART 108
    Equianalgesic Doses of Opioids 109
    BASIC NURSING CARE 110
    Routine Observation of Chest Tubes 110
    Other Tips for Chest Tube Care 110
    Assisting the Patient to Urinate 110
    Relieving Flatulence (Gas) 111
    EMERGENCIES AND CRITICAL CARE 111
    Nursing Actions in Case of Fire—RACE & PASS 111
    Calling a Rapid Response 111
    Calling a “Code” 111
    Evaluating an ECG Rhythm Strip 112
    Telemetry Monitoring 113
    Care and Observation During a Seizure 113
    MEASUREMENTS AND CONVERSIONS 114
    Temperature 114
    Volume Equivalents: Liquid Conversion 115
    COMMON LABORATORY TEST VALUES 115
    Complete Blood Count (CBC) 115
    6 - ONLINE RESOURCES 166
    RESOURCES FOR NURSING STUDENTS 166
    ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS TUTORIAL 166
    ASSERTIVENESS SKILLS 166
    AUSCULTATION ASSISTANT 166
    BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES 166
    CARDIAC INFORMATION 166
    CARE PLANS AND TEMPLATES 166
    CAREGIVER INFORMATION 166
    COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 166
    CONCEPT MAPPING 167
    CULTURAL INFORMATION 167
    DETERMINING YOUR LEARNING STYLE 167
    DISABILITIES 167
    DISTANCE LEARNING AND DEGREE PROGRAMS 167
    DRUG CALCULATION HELP 167
    ECG INFORMATION 167
    EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 167
    FLASHCARD PROGRAMS 167
    FORUMS AND NETWORKING 168
    GENERAL MEDICAL INFORMATION 168
    GENERAL NURSING RESOURCES 168
    GENERAL REFERENCES 168
    GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 168
    NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION (NCLEX) INFORMATION AND STUDY TIPS 168
    NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION 168
    PHARMACOLOGY HELP 168
    RESUME AND INTERVIEW TIPS 169
    STRESS MANAGEMENT 169
    STUDY AIDS 169
    VIDEOS 169
    ASSOCIATIONS 169
    ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION 169
    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS 169
    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 169
    AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION 169
    AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND 169
    AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 169
    AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION 169
    AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION 169
    ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION 169
    BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 170
    CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION 170
    DEAFNESS RESEARCH FOUNDATION 170
    ENDOMETRIOSIS ASSOCIATION 170
    EPILEPSY FOUNDATION 170
    HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES ASSOCIATION 170
    LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY 170
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINENCE 170
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PRACTICAL NURSE EDUCATION AND SERVICE 170
    NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 170
    NATIONAL HEADACHE FOUNDATION 170
    NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE 170
    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES 170
    NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING 170
    NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 170
    NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION 170
    NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY 171
    NATIONAL PARKINSON FOUNDATION 171
    NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION 171
    THE NATIONAL SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION 171
    NATIONAL STROKE ASSOCIATION 171
    NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION 171
    THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY 171
    PARKINSON’S DISEASE FOUNDATION 171
    SIMON FOUNDATION FOR CONTINENCE 171
    UNITED OSTOMY ASSOCIATIONS OF AMERICA, INC 171
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE ON WOMEN’S HEALTH 171
    DRUGS AND NUTRITION RESOURCES 171
    DRUGS, HERBS, AND SUPPLEMENTS 171
    GLUTEN-FREE DIET 171
    LACTOSE-FREE DIET 172
    SPECIAL DIETS AND RECIPES 172
    VITAMINS AND MINERALS 172
    CONTINUING EDUCATION 172
    DISEASE INFORMATION 172
    ARTHRITIS 172
    ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES 172
    CANCER 172
    DEPRESSION 173
    DIABETES 173
    GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD) 173
    HEARING DIFFICULTIES 173
    HEPATITIS C 173
    HIGH CHOLESTEROL 173
    HIV/AIDS 173
    HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE 173
    HYPERTENSION 173
    INFECTION AND DISEASE CONTROL 173
    LABORATORY TESTS 173
    LOW VISION INFORMATION AND RESOURCES 173
    MIGRAINES 174
    PAIN 174
    PARKINSON DISEASE 174
    PATIENT EDUCATION 174
    POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER 174
    SLEEP PROBLEMS 174
    SPINE HEALTH AND BACK PROBLEMS 174
    WOUND CARE 174
    COMMON SEARCH ENGINES 175
    HELP LINES AND LINKS 175
    CUMULATIVE INDEX TO NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH 175
    ENGLISH-AS-SECOND LANGUAGE RESOURCES FOR NURSING STUDENTS 175
    EVALUATION OF INTERNET RESOURCES 175
    MEDICAL AND NURSING JOURNALS 175
    NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS 175
    TABLET AND SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE 176
    RESEARCH AND JOURNAL WEBSITES 176
    SENIOR HEALTH 176
    UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 176
    BIBLIOGRAPHY 177
    Monthly Calendar 180
    MAY 2017 180
    JUNE 2017 181
    JULY 2017 182
    AUGUST 2017 183
    SEPTEMBER 2017 184
    OCTOBER 2017 185
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    DECEMBER 2017 187
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    JUNE 2018 193
    JULY 2018 194
    AUGUST 2018 195
    SEPTEMBER 2018 196
    OCTOBER 2018 197
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    DECEMBER 2018 199
    Weekly Planner 200
    MAY 1-7 2017 200
    MONDAY MAY 1 200
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    SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24 242
    SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 242
    MONDAY FEBRUARY 26 243
    TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27 243
    WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28 243
    THURSDAY MARCH 1 243
    FRIDAY MARCH 2 243
    SATURDAY MARCH 3 243
    SUNDAY MARCH 4 243
    MONDAY MARCH 5 244
    TUESDAY MARCH 6 244
    WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 244
    THURSDAY MARCH 8 244
    FRIDAY MARCH 9 244
    SATURDAY MARCH 10 244
    SUNDAY MARCH 11 244
    MONDAY MARCH 12 245
    TUESDAY MARCH 13 245
    WEDNESDAY MARCH 14 245
    THURSDAY MARCH 15 245
    FRIDAY MARCH 16 245
    SATURDAY MARCH 17 245
    SUNDAY MARCH 18 245
    MONDAY MARCH 19 246
    TUESDAY MARCH 20 246
    WEDNESDAY MARCH 21 246
    THURSDAY MARCH 22 246
    FRIDAY MARCH 23 246
    SATURDAY MARCH 24 246
    SUNDAY MARCH 25 246
    MONDAY MARCH 26 247
    TUESDAY MARCH 27 247
    WEDNESDAY MARCH 28 247
    THURSDAY MARCH 29 247
    FRIDAY MARCH 30 247
    SATURDAY MARCH 31 247
    SUNDAY APRIL 1 247
    MONDAY APRIL 2 248
    TUESDAY APRIL 3 248
    WEDNESDAY APRIL 4 248
    THURSDAY APRIL 5 248
    FRIDAY APRIL 6 248
    SATURDAY APRIL 7 248
    SUNDAY APRIL 8 248
    MONDAY APRIL 9 249
    TUESDAY APRIL 10 249
    WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 249
    THURSDAY APRIL 12 249
    FRIDAY APRIL 13 249
    SATURDAY APRIL 14 249
    SUNDAY APRIL 15 249
    MONDAY APRIL 16 250
    TUESDAY APRIL 17 250
    WEDNESDAY APRIL 18 250
    THURSDAY APRIL 19 250
    FRIDAY APRIL 20 250
    SATURDAY APRIL 21 250
    SUNDAY APRIL 22 250
    MONDAY APRIL 23 251
    TUESDAY APRIL 24 251
    WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 251
    THURSDAY APRIL 26 251
    FRIDAY APRIL 27 251
    SATURDAY APRIL 28 251
    SUNDAY APRIL 29 251
    MONDAY APRIL 30 252
    TUESDAY MAY 1 252
    WEDNESDAY MAY 2 252
    THURSDAY MAY 3 252
    FRIDAY MAY 4 252
    SATURDAY MAY 5 252
    SUNDAY MAY 6 252
    MONDAY MAY 7 253
    TUESDAY MAY 8 253
    WEDNESDAY MAY 9 253
    THURSDAY MAY 10 253
    FRIDAY MAY 11 253
    SATURDAY MAY 12 253
    SUNDAY MAY 13 253
    MONDAY MAY 14 254
    TUESDAY MAY 15 254
    WEDNESDAY MAY 16 254
    THURSDAY MAY 17 254
    FRIDAY MAY 18 254
    SATURDAY MAY 19 254
    SUNDAY MAY 20 254
    MONDAY MAY 21 255
    TUESDAY MAY 22 255
    WEDNESDAY MAY 23 255
    THURSDAY MAY 24 255
    FRIDAY MAY 25 255
    SATURDAY MAY 26 255
    SUNDAY MAY 27 255
    MONDAY MAY 28 256
    TUESDAY MAY 29 256
    WEDNESDAY MAY 30 256
    THURSDAY MAY 31 256
    FRIDAY JUNE 1 256
    SATURDAY JUNE 2 256
    SUNDAY JUNE 3 256
    MONDAY JUNE 4 257
    TUESDAY JUNE 5 257
    WEDNESDAY JUNE 6 257
    THURSDAY JUNE 7 257
    FRIDAY JUNE 8 257
    SATURDAY JUNE 9 257
    SUNDAY JUNE 10 257
    MONDAY JUNE 11 258
    TUESDAY JUNE 12 258
    WEDNESDAY JUNE 13 258
    THURSDAY JUNE 14 258
    FRIDAY JUNE 15 258
    SATURDAY JUNE 16 258
    SUNDAY JUNE 17 258
    MONDAY JUNE 18 259
    TUESDAY JUNE 19 259
    WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 259
    THURSDAY JUNE 21 259
    FRIDAY JUNE 22 259
    SATURDAY JUNE 23 259
    SUNDAY JUNE 24 259
    MONDAY JUNE 25 260
    TUESDAY JUNE 26 260
    WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 260
    THURSDAY JUNE 28 260
    FRIDAY JUNE 29 260
    SATURDAY JUNE 30 260
    SUNDAY JULY 1 260
    MONDAY JULY 2 261
    TUESDAY JULY 3 261
    WEDNESDAY JULY 4 261
    THURSDAY JULY 5 261
    FRIDAY JULY 6 261
    SATURDAY JULY 7 261
    SUNDAY JULY 8 261
    MONDAY JULY 9 262
    TUESDAY JULY 10 262
    WEDNESDAY JULY 11 262
    THURSDAY JULY 12 262
    FRIDAY JULY 13 262
    SATURDAY JULY 14 262
    SUNDAY JULY 15 262
    MONDAY JULY 16 263
    TUESDAY JULY 17 263
    WEDNESDAY JULY 18 263
    THURSDAY JULY 19 263
    FRIDAY JULY 20 263
    SATURDAY JULY 21 263
    SUNDAY JULY 22 263
    MONDAY JULY 23 264
    TUESDAY JULY 24 264
    WEDNESDAY JULY 25 264
    THURSDAY JULY 26 264
    FRIDAY JULY 27 264
    SATURDAY JULY 28 264
    SUNDAY JULY 29 264
    MONDAY JULY 30 265
    TUESDAY JULY 31 265
    WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 265
    THURSDAY AUGUST 2 265
    FRIDAY AUGUST 3 265
    SATURDAY AUGUST 4 265
    SUNDAY AUGUST 5 265
    MONDAY AUGUST 6 266
    TUESDAY AUGUST 7 266
    WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8 266
    THURSDAY AUGUST 9 266
    FRIDAY AUGUST 10 266
    SATURDAY AUGUST 11 266
    SUNDAY AUGUST 12 266
    MONDAY AUGUST 13 267
    TUESDAY AUGUST 14 267
    WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15 267
    THURSDAY AUGUST 16 267
    FRIDAY AUGUST 17 267
    SATURDAY AUGUST 18 267
    SUNDAY AUGUST 19 267
    MONDAY AUGUST 20 268
    TUESDAY AUGUST 21 268
    WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 268
    THURSDAY AUGUST 23 268
    FRIDAY AUGUST 24 268
    SATURDAY AUGUST 25 268
    SUNDAY AUGUST 26 268
    MONDAY AUGUST 27 269
    TUESDAY AUGUST 28 269
    WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29 269
    THURSDAY AUGUST 30 269
    FRIDAY AUGUST 31 269
    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1 269
    SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2 269
    MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3 270
    TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4 270
    WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 270
    THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6 270
    FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7 270
    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8 270
    SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 270
    MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 271
    TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 271
    WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 271
    THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13 271
    FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 271
    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 271
    SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 271
    MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17 272
    TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18 272
    WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19 272
    THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 272
    FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21 272
    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22 272
    SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 272
    MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24 273
    TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25 273
    WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 273
    THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 273
    FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 273
    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29 273
    SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30 273
    MONDAY OCTOBER 1 274
    TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 274
    WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 274
    THURSDAY OCTOBER 4 274
    FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 274
    SATURDAY OCTOBER 6 274
    SUNDAY OCTOBER 7 274
    MONDAY OCTOBER 8 275
    TUESDAY OCTOBER 9 275
    WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 275
    THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 275
    FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 275
    SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 275
    SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 275
    MONDAY OCTOBER 15 276
    TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 276
    WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 276
    THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 276
    FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 276
    SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 276
    SUNDAY OCTOBER 21 276
    MONDAY OCTOBER 22 277
    TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 277
    WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24 277
    THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 277
    FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 277
    SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 277
    SUNDAY OCTOBER 28 277
    MONDAY OCTOBER 29 278
    TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 278
    WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31 278
    THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 278
    FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 278
    SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 278
    SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 278
    MONDAY NOVEMBER 5 279
    TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6 279
    WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7 279
    THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8 279
    FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9 279
    SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 279
    SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11 279
    MONDAY NOVEMBER 12 280
    TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13 280
    WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 280
    THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 280
    FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 280
    SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 280
    SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18 280
    MONDAY NOVEMBER 19 281
    TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20 281
    WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21 281
    THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22 281
    FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 281
    SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24 281
    SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25 281
    MONDAY NOVEMBER 26 282
    TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27 282
    WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 282
    THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29 282
    FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 282
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 282
    SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 282
    MONDAY DECEMBER 3 283
    TUESDAY DECEMBER 4 283
    WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5 283
    THURSDAY DECEMBER 6 283
    FRIDAY DECEMBER 7 283
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 8 283
    SUNDAY DECEMBER 9 283
    MONDAY DECEMBER 10 284
    TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 284
    WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12 284
    THURSDAY DECEMBER 13 284
    FRIDAY DECEMBER 14 284
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 15 284
    SUNDAY DECEMBER 16 284
    MONDAY DECEMBER 17 285
    TUESDAY DECEMBER 18 285
    WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19 285
    THURSDAY DECEMBER 20 285
    FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 285
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 22 285
    SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 285
    MONDAY DECEMBER 24 286
    TUESDAY DECEMBER 25 286
    WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 26 286
    THURSDAY DECEMBER 27 286
    FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 286
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 29 286
    SUNDAY DECEMBER 30 286
    MONDAY DECEMBER 31 287
    INDEX 288
    A 288
    B 288
    C 289
    D 291
    E 291
    F 291
    G 292
    H 292
    I 292
    J 293
    K 293
    L 293
    M 293
    N 293
    O 295
    P 295
    Q 296
    R 296
    S 296
    T 297
    U 297
    V 297
    W 298
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