Mosby (Author)

Easily locate critical clinical information at a moment's notice with Mosby's PDQ for the LPN. This easy-to-use, pocket-sized guide is your rapid reference to the hundreds of important nursing facts, formulas, lab values, and procedures you might need in the clinical setting. 10 color-coded sections break out key coverage of drugs, emergency care, pediatrics, patient teaching, obstetrics, geriatrics, patient assessment, and more. A special facts section contains additional information on essential formulas, conversion tables, and abbreviations.

• • NEW! Thoroughly updated content throughout the book places a focus on the latest information on temperature measurement techniques, IV medications and administration, burn assessment, emergency and wound care, nutrition, child development, and infection control.

• NEW! Greater emphasis on patient safety includes highlighted information throughout the text to address this crucial aspect of nursing care in today's health care arena.
• NEW! Increased focus on evidence-based guidelines for all procedures and skills ensure the information is helping you provide the best care possible.

• • NEW! Thoroughly updated content throughout the book places a focus on the latest information on temperature measurement techniques, IV medications and administration, burn assessment, emergency and wound care, nutrition, child development, and infection control.

• NEW! Greater emphasis on patient safety includes highlighted information throughout the text to address this crucial aspect of nursing care in today's health care arena.
• NEW! Increased focus on evidence-based guidelines for all procedures and skills ensure the information is helping you provide the best care possible.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"PDQ for LPN is a well organized compendium of nursing facts. These facts are categorized and readily accessible by colour coded tabs which list all subsections in that category." Nurse Education in Practice, 2009

"This sturdy, American pocket reference for licensed practical nurses-general nurses- contains a wealth of information in the form of concise instructions and facts." Nursing Standard, September 2009

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 208 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (March 15, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323084478
• ISBN-13: 978-0323084475
• ISBN-13: 9780323084475
• eText ISBN: 9780323168977
• eText ISBN: 9780323084482