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Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2016-2017 - E-Book

Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2016-2017 - E-Book

Susan C. deWit

(2016)

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Abstract

The portable Saunders Student Nurse Planner, 2016-2017, A Guide to Success in Nursing School, 12th Edition is a versatile organizational tool, a practical nursing orientation handbook, a clinical quick reference, and a resource directory all in one. This popular planner not only provides time management and stress-reduction strategies, advice on study skills, and prefilled yearly, monthly, and weekly calendars, it also comes with helpful clinical tools like pain and neurological assessment scales, Joint Commission safety guidelines, information on common drugs and lab values, and NCLEX® preparation tips. It helps you manage your time and perform to your fullest potential — both inside the classroom and during clinical rotations.

  • An introduction to nursing school expectations with tips for success prepares you for the unique challenges in nursing school. 
  • Study skills, advice on time management, and stress management strategies improve your focus and organization — and increase efficiency.
  • NCLEX Exam strategies prepare you for alternate-format question types found on the current licensure exam.
  • Documentation section includes detailed information on electronic medical records to keep you in the know. 
  • Common medication and IV therapy administration guidelines, TJC Do Not Use lists, and high alert medications emphasize medication safety from the beginning of nursing school.
  • Space-saving, compact design provides a clean and efficient layout that is easy to bring along to class and clinical rotations.
  • Clinical references and assessment scales are highlighted to give you easy access to normal vital signs, lab values, abbreviations, measurements, and conversions during clinicals.
  • Important clinical references provide essential tools useful during your clinical rotations. 
  • Convenient weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars help you keep an organized schedule.
  • NEW! Weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars with prefilled dates from May 2016 through December 2017 help you organize your schedule at school and at home.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover cover
Inside Front Cover ifc1
Saunders Guide to Success in Nursing School, 2016-2017 i
Copyright Page ii
Dedication iii
Preface iv
Clinical Information iv
Calendars iv
Table Of 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 5
Preconference and Postconference 7
Networking 8
■ Setting Up for Success 8
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 18
Joining a Study Group 18
Obtaining Tutoring 19
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 21
Paper tests. 21
Computer-based tests. 23
Alternate-Format Questions 23
Multiple response. 23
Illustration/graphic. 24
Prioritization/sequencing. 24
Completion/fill-in-the-blank. 24
Chart/exhibition. 25
Other question types. 25
Essay Examinations 25
Academic Honesty 25
Troubleshooting Examination Performance 26
Taking the National Council Licensure Examination 27
Obtaining Licensure 27
2 Getting the Most from the Clinical Experience 28
■ Approaching the Clinical Experience 28
Preparing for Clinical Patient Care 28
Reviewing Skills for Patient Care 30
Looking Up Medications 30
Drug Text App or Handbook 30
Mobile Devices and Software 31
■ Nursing Care Plans 31
Nursing Diagnoses 32
Interventions 32
Rationales 32
Evaluation 37
Pathophysiology Statement 38
Listening to the Shift Report 39
Preparing for Patient Teaching 43
Organizing Your Workday 43
Complying with HIPAA Requirements 44
Reviewing Basic Communication 45
Nonverbal Cues (What to Watch For) 45
Verbal Cues (What to Listen For) 45
Using Silence 46
Eliciting a Response 46
Helping the Patient Choose 46
Approaching the Patient 49
Learning from the Staff 49
Staying in the Good Graces of Your Instructor 51
Preventing Errors and Harm to Patients 51
Reviewing Documentation 52
Giving a Report 54
■ Developing Professionalism 54
Appearance 54
Smoking 57
Dress 57
Behavior 58
Preparation 58
Environmental Neatness 58
Attendance and Punctuality 58
Cost Containment 58
Verbalization 59
Patient Privacy 59
Courtesy 59
Nonjudgmental Attitude 59
Cultural Sensitivity 59
Reporting Problems 60
Honesty 60
■ Clinical Evaluation 60
Basic Competence 60
Clinical Written Work 61
Formal Evaluation 61
3 Dealing with Stress 63
■ Controlling Stress Levels 63
Set Priorities 63
Ask for Help 63
Tackle One Task at a Time 64
Exercise 64
Stop for 10 Minutes 64
Focus on Now 64
Change Your Perception 65
Practice Self-Affirmation 65
Become More Assertive 65
Find Humor 65
Refuel and Recharge 65
Know Your Internal Clock 66
Other Stress Remedies 66
■ Stresses Unique to Nursing 66
Danger of Infection 66
Preventing Contraction of Disease 66
Basic Self-Protection 67
Working with Patients with AIDS 67
Working with Patients Who Are Dying 70
High Acuity Level Patients 71
Special Patient Situations 71
Depressed Patients 71
Manipulative Patients 72
Hostile Patients 72
The Patient Who Has Difficulty Communicating Verbally 73
Personal Safety 74
Rape Prevention and Response 74
■ Self-Assessment 75
Assessing Your Stress Level 75
Addressing Your Stress 75
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
Commonly Used Abbreviations, Symbols, and Notations 83
SBAR Communication Tool 86
Basic Phrases in English and Spanish 86
■ Basic Principles of Nursing Care 87
The Nursing Process 87
Assessment 88
Nursing Diagnosis 88
Planning 88
Implementation 88
Evaluation 89
Documentation 89
Descriptive Terms Used in Documentation 89
HIPAA Considerations for Nurses 91
Discharge 91
Patient Teaching 91
Writing a Discharge Summary 92
Standard Reference Materials 92
General Steps for All Procedures 92
Guidelines for Cast Care 93
■ Assessment Quick Reference 93
Blood Pressure Parameters and Classifications 93
Neurologic Assessment 94
Orientation and Mental Status 94
Orientation 94
Ability to follow simple instructions 94
Memory 94
Delirium and dementia. 94
Glasgow Coma Scale 94
“Four” Score Neurological Assessment Scale 95
Fall Risk Factors 96
Fall Risk Assessment Scale 96
Pitting Edema Scale 97
Skin Pressure Points 98
Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers 98
Staging Pressure Ulcers 99
Substance Abuse Screening—CAGE* 99
Erikson’s Stages of Development 101
Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Stages 103
Child Abuse and Neglect 104
Elder Abuse and Neglect 104
■ Pain 105
The Joint Commission (TJC) Pain Standards 105
Focused Assessment for the Patient with Pain* 106
Location 106
Characteristics 106
Quantity 106
Pattern 106
Associated Factors 106
Alleviating Factors 106
Aggravating Factors 106
Pain Rating Scales 106
Numeric Pain Scale 106
Universal Pain Assessment 107
Descriptive Word Rating Scale 107
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) 107
Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) 107
Neonatal/Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) 108
Revised Flacc Scale 109
Flacc Behavioral Pain Scale 110
Memory Device for Assessment of Pain: PQRST 111
Measures to Relieve Pain and Discomfort 111
Mnemonic for Charting Pain Assessment: Oldcart 111
Equianalgesic Doses of Opioids 112
■ Basic Nursing Care 113
Routine Observation of Chest Tubes 113
Other Tips for Chest Tube Care 113
Assisting the Patient to Urinate 113
Relieving Flatulence (Gas) 114
■ Emergencies and Critical Care 114
Nursing Actions in Case of Fire—RACE 114
Calling a “Code” 114
Evaluating an ECG Rhythm Strip 114
Telemetry Monitoring 115
Care and Observation during a Seizure 116
■ Measurements and Conversions 117
Temperature 117
Time 118
Apothecary and Metric Equivalents 118
Weight 118
Volume Equivalents: Liquid Conversion 118
■ Common Laboratory Test Values 118
Complete Blood Count (CBC) 119
Routine Urinalysis 120
Laboratory Values for Chemistry Panel Test (SMAC) 120
Normal and Abnormal Values for Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)* 121
Reference Values for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 121
Therapeutic Monitoring of Anticoagulation Therapy 123
■ Medication Administration 123
Relevant Abbreviations 123
The Joint Commission’s Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols 123
Six Rights of Medication Administration 124
Six Responsibilities for Medication Administration 124
Safety Guidelines to Prevent Medication Errors 125
Check Those Lab Tests! 126
Choosing the Correct Needle Size 127
Sites for Intramuscular (IM) and Subcutaneous (Subcut) Injections 128
Common Sites for Intradermal Injections 130
Needle-Skin Angle for Injection 130
Dosage and Solution Calculation Formulas 131
Basic Drug Calculations Formula 131
Ratio and Proportion 131
Body Weight (Kilograms) 131
Major Drug Categories by Generic Name Endings 132
High-Alert Medications 133
Insulins 134
Types and Actions 134
Hypoglycemia Versus Hyperglycemia 135
Guidelines for Insulin Administration 135
Digitalis Therapy 136
Nursing Considerations 136
Patient Teaching 137
Steroid (Cortisone) Therapy 137
Anticoagulant Therapy 138
Patient Teaching 139
■ Intravenous Therapy 139
Calculating Intravenous Flow Rates 139
Intravenous Flow Rate: Continuous—Method I 139
Intravenous Flow Rate: Intermittent—Volumetric Pump 139
Intravenous Flow Rate: Intermittent—Secondary Sets: Buretrol and Add-a-Line 140
Intravenous Flow Rate: Continuous—Method II 140
Intravenous Flow Rate Chart 140
Calculation of Intravenous Intake 141
Intravenous Site Placement 141
Characteristics of Commonly Used Intravenous Fluids 142
Setting up a “Piggyback” Minibag Medication 143
Intravenous Drug Compatibility 144
Intravenous Pumps: Tips for Use and Troubleshooting 144
Guidelines for Monitoring a Blood Transfusion 145
Nursing Considerations 145
Principles for Administration of Total Parenteral Nutrition 146
■ Perioperative Care 146
Preparing the Preoperative Patient for Surgery 146
Safety Guidelines for Surgery 147
Preoperative Verification Process 147
Marking the Operative Site 147
Diagnostic Test Results on Hand 148
“Time-Out” Immediately before the Procedure is Started 148
Care and Assessment of the Postoperative Patient on Return to the Clinical Unit 148
Guidelines for Traction, Pin, or Fixator Care 149
Postoperative Exercises to Prevent Complications 149
Using the Incentive Spirometer Correctly 149
Leg Exercises 150
Turning in Bed and Ambulation 150
Postoperative Hip Replacement Assessment 150
Basic Assessment 150
Lab Values to Check 151
Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions 151
■ What to Do before You Call the Physician 151
■ Perinatal Care 152
Postpartum Assessment Guide 152
Assisting the New Mother to Breastfeed 152
Estimation of Lochia Volume 153
Fundus Massage 153
Apgar Scoring 153
Umbilical Cord Care 154
■ Guidelines for Attending Clinical in a Psychiatric Facility 154
Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 154
■ Caring for a Patient with Alzheimer’s or Other Dementia 155
■ Nutrition 155
Rehydration Formula for Dehydration from Vomiting and Diarrhea 155
Alternative Seasoning Mix (Makes Cup) 155
A Guide to Daily Food Choices 156
Choice Equivalents within Each Food Group 157
Key Recommendations 157
All Populations 157
Children and Adolescents 158
Women of Childbearing Age Who May Become Pregnant 158
Women in the First Trimester of Pregnancy 158
People Older Than 50 Years of Age 158
Body Mass Index 158
Therapeutic Diets 158
Clear Liquid Diet 158
Purpose. 158
Indications. 158
Full Liquid Diet 159
6 Online Resources 169
■ Resources for Nursing Students 169
Arterial Blood Gas Tutorial 169
Assertiveness Skills 169
Auscultation Assistant 169
Best Practice Guidelines 169
Cardiac Information 169
Care Plans and Templates 169
Caregiver Information 169
Complementary and Alternative Medicine 170
Concept Mapping 170
Cultural Information 170
Determining Your Learning Style 170
Disabilities 170
Distance Learning and Degree Programs 170
Drug Calculation Help 170
ECG Information 170
Evidence-Based Nursing 170
Flashcard Programs 170
Forums and Networking 171
General Medical Information 171
General Nursing Resources 171
General References 171
Grants and Scholarships 171
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Information and Study Tips 171
Nutritional Information 171
Pharmacology Help 171
Resume and Interview Tips 171
Stress Management 172
Study Aids 172
■ Associations 172
Alzheimer’s Association 172
American Association of Diabetes Educators 172
American Cancer Society 172
American Diabetes Association 172
American Foundation for the Blind 172
American Heart Association 172
American Lung Association 172
American Nurses Association 172
Arthritis Foundation 172
Brain Injury Association of America 172
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 172
Deafness Research Foundation 172
Endometriosis Association 172
Epilepsy Foundation 173
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association 173
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 173
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America 173
National Association for Continence 173
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service 173
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses 173
National Headache Foundation 173
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 173
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 173
National Institute on Aging 173
National Institutes of Health 173
National Kidney Foundation 173
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 173
National Parkinson Foundation 173
National Sleep Foundation 173
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association 174
National Stroke Association 174
National Student Nurses Association 174
The North American Menopause Society 174
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 174
Simon Foundation for Continence 174
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc 174
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health 174
■ Drugs and Nutrition Resources 174
Drugs, Herbs, and Supplements 174
Gluten-Free Diet 174
Lactose-Free Diet 174
Special Diets and Recipes 174
Vitamins and Minerals 175
■ Continuing Education 175
■ Disease Information 175
Arthritis 175
Asthma and Allergies 175
Cancer 175
Depression 175
Diabetes 175
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) 175
Hearing Difficulties 175
Hepatitis C 176
High Cholesterol 176
HIV/AIDS 176
Hospice and Palliative Care 176
Hypertension 176
Infection and Disease Control 176
Laboratory Tests 176
Low Vision Information and Resources 176
Migraines 176
Pain 176
Parkinson’s Disease 177
■ Patient Education 177
Patient Financial Assistance 177
■ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 177
■ Sleep Problems 177
■ Spine Health and Back Problems 177
■ Wound Care 177
■ Common Search Engines 177
■ Help Lines and Links 178
■ Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health 178
■ English-as-Second Language Resources for Nursing Students 178
■ Evaluation of Internet Resources 178
■ Medical and Nursing Journals 178
■ National Center for Health Statistics 178
■ Tablet and Smartphone Applications and Software 178
■ Research and Journal Websites 179
■ Senior Health 179
■ United States National Library of Medicine 179
Bibliography 180
Monthly Calendar 183
Weekly Planner 203
Index 291
A 291
B 291
C 291
D 293
E 293
F 294
G 294
H 294
I 294
J 295
K 295
L 295
M 295
N 296
O 297
P 297
Q 298
R 298
S 299
T 300
U 300
V 300
W 300
Y 300
Inside Back Cover ibc1