Jackson, Marilynn <br/><br/>
Clinical nursing pocket guide / 
Marilynn Jackson and Lee Jackson 
 - Sudbury, Massachusetts :  Jone and Bartlett Learning,  c2006 
 - 235 pages :  color illustrations ;  14 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Anatomical/Directional planes of the body -- Patient assessment acronyms: AVPU, SAMPLE, DCAP-BTLS, ABCDEFGHI, CAUTION -- Basic history and physical exam -- Pediatric assessment triangle -- Vital signs by age -- Categories for hypertension in Adults -- Scale for Measuring pulse strength -- Pulmonary assessment -- Pupiliary reactions/Glasgow coma score -- Assessing the skin: edema, BMI, BSA, Waist/Hip ratio -- Formulas/metric measurements -- Fall risk/fall scale -- Pain assessment -- Child abuse -- Elder abuse 
<br/><br/> This convenient pocket guide contains all the information clinical nurses need at their fingertips on the hospital floor-instructions, basic conversation charts, conversion charts, assessment checklists, scales, tables, anatomies, lab tests, charting, medication indications and administration and other information. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9715844812 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NURSING -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT 48 .J33 2006