Clinical Companion to Medical Surgical Nursing - CD-ROM PDA Software, 7e

Powered by Skyscape, this PDA software is based on the reliable, clinically focused content found in Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition and its Clinical Companion. You'll gain access to information on 200 commonly encountered medical-surgical disorders, and treatments and procedures. This software also contains bonus material such as electronic calculators, emergency management information, herbal therapies content, a glossary, and a guide to normal laboratory values. Disorders index includes the following information for each profile: Definition/Description Pathophysiology Clinical Manifestations Complications Diagnostic Studies Collaborative Care (including drug therapy) Nursing Management Goals Nursing Diagnoses (using current NANDA terminology) Nursing Interventions Patient Teaching Treatments and Procedures index includes information you need to know about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as CPR, tube feeding, and artificial airway management. Reference Appendix features key reference information commonly used in nursing practice, such as laboratory values, commonly used formulas, and Spanish translations of key phrases. Electronic calculators allow quick and accurate calculations of body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA), calculated serum osmolality, heart rate, temperature conversions, and more. Glossary of key terms Emergency management summaries Herbal therapies index Comprehensive guide to normal laboratory values User-friendly features now include: Full-text search Easy, intuitive navigation Built-in display adjustment tools Complete, comprehensive cross-linking between all Skyscape productsMargaret M. Heitkemper RN PhD FAAN is the author of 'Clinical Companion to Medical Surgical Nursing - CD-ROM PDA Software, 7e', published 2007 under ISBN 9780323049610 and ISBN 0323049613.