The Double Dynamic Martin Screw (DMS)

The Double Dynamic Martin Screw (DMS): Adjustable Implant System for Proximal and Distal Femur Fractures

Editor by:
Karl-Klaus Dittel
Matthias Rapp

Product Details
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Steinkopff-Verlag Darmstadt; 1 edition (October 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3798518416
ISBN-13: 978-379851841

This publication is primarily directed to the amplification of a new treatment modality that addresses only a fraction of the problem. It is, however, a quantum leap in the evolution of fixation with compression hip screws which are still the gold standard for surgical stabilization of pertrochanteric hip fractures.

The Dynamic Martin Screw (DMS) addresses the issue of adjustability of the fixation angle with appropriate mechanical strength characteristics that were lacking in its historical predecessors.

It exhibits the unique ability to allow the surgeon to improve the reduction to a more advantageous valgus angle even after it is rigidly attached to the femur. This provides a more stable construct that will allow for a more successful recovery of the patient to their previous ambulatory life.

In addition, the device is ideally suited for a new challenge in hip fractures, the MRI fracture. These are undisplaced fractures diagnosed almost entirely by magnetic resonance imaging. Since they are, by definition, undisplaced, the infinite adjustment of the femur neck angle of this device is the perfect solution.

The variable angle system has been adapted for paediatric use. While useful for fracture fixation, it is an excellent option for fixation in the varus femoral osteotomy for dysplastic hips and subluxation in children with cerebral palsy.

Further on the supracondylar version is very valuable for distal femur fractures. The supracondylar version with cable extraordinarily is suited for the devastating periprosthetic femoral fracture in the total hip patient. This situation, by the way, is a new epidemic!

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Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans (Varcarolis, Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans)

Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans (Varcarolis, Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans)
Diagnoses, clinical Tools, and Psychopharmacology

Varcarolis, Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans
Author by:
Elizabeth M. Varcarolis

Product Details
* Paperback: 816 pages
* Publisher: Saunders; 3 edition (December 28, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1416029168
* ISBN-13: 978-1416029168


Book Description
Designed to assist in the assessment, formulation of nursing diagnoses, and the design of psychiatric nursing care plans This pocket-sized clinical companion is designed to assist in the assessment of psychiatric nursing clients, formulation of nursing diagnoses, and design of psychiatric nursing care plans. It provides quick and easy access to the detailed and concrete information students need to know as they visit the inpatient unit, community mental health setting, or home care setting. The content is clinically based, rather than theory based. This avoids repetition of material that students already have in their mental health nursing textbooks and makes it a perfect reference for clinical use.

• The latest diagnoses, assessment and treatment strategies, and psychotropic drug information relevant to nursing care of clients with psychiatric disorders.
• A focus on clinical information in order to assist the nurse in providing patient care in the inpatient unit, community mental health setting, or home care setting.
• Coverage of all major disorders commonly encountered in a clinical setting.
• Care plans with a nursing diagnosis etiology, assessment findings/diagnostic cues, outcome criteria, long-term goals, short-term goals, and interventions and rationales.
• A chapter on Major Psychotropic Interventions and Client and Family Teaching provides coverage of psychopharmacology in addition to the content found in each disorder chapter.
• The most recent information in the field, including the DSM-IV-TR taxonomy and 2005-2006 NANDA nursing diagnoses.
• Assessment tools collected in an appendix for quick reference.
• An appendix of drug monographs features the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications.
• Revised and expanded client outcome sections include additional outcome criteria, short-term goals, and long-term goals for each diagnosis.
• Additional content on forensic issues in psychiatric nursing is integrated throughout as applicable.
• Online drug cards, updated quarterly, provide users with the latest drug information and can be
• printed and carried along with the manual.

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Pharmacology for Nursing Care

Pharmacology for Nursing Care

Author by:
Richard A. Lehne

Pharmacology for Nursing Care Details:
Hardcover: 1376 pages
Publisher: Saunders; 6 edition (June 20, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416025529
ISBN-13: 978-1416025528

Pharmacology for Nursing Care Description

Always a student favorite, Pharmacology for Nursing Care offers a clear approach explaining drug prototypes and how they work. It provides the background needed to understand related drugs currently on the market, as well as drugs yet to be released. In simplifying a complex subject, this text focuses on the essentials of pharmacology. Large print is used to show "need-to-know" information, and small print is used for "nice to know" material. At the end of each chapter, a summary of major nursing implications helps in applying the material to real-world situations. This edition includes a new companion CD-ROM featuring NCLEX® examination-style review questions, a variety of electronic calculators, and animations depicting drug mechanisms and effects.

• Uses a prototype drug approach that places a strong emphasis on understanding over memorization  equipping students with the knowledge to learn not only about related drugs currently on the market, but also about those drugs that will be released once the student begins practice. 
• Summaries of Major Nursing Implications at the end of each chapter provide an in-depth look at assessment, implementation, and ongoing evaluations. 
• Utilizes large print for essential information and small print for "nice-to-know" information to help both faculty and students focus their limited classroom and study time on understanding the essentials.
• Concise drug summary tables present detailed information on individual drugs, including class, generic and trade names, dosages, routes, and indications. 
• Key Points at the end of each chapter summarize content in a bulleted format to help students review important concepts.

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Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach Fifth Edition

Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach

Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, Fifth Edition
Author by:
Elizabeth M. Varcarolis
Verna Benner Carson
Nancy Shoemaker

Details Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach
Hardcover: 864 pages
Publisher: Saunders; 5 edition (October 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416000887
ISBN-13: 978-1416000884

Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach The new edition of this popular text offers a clear, straightforward way to understand the often intimidating subject of psychiatric nursing. Its practical, clinical perspective and user-friendly writing style engage the reader in a learning process that both informs and enlightens. Clinical chapters progress consistently and logically from theory to application. Specific psychobiological disorders are organized from moderate to severe along the mental health continuum. The nursing process is the strong, visible framework throughout.

•  User-friendly writing style and a full-color design make psychiatric nursing content come alive! Case studies and personal stories show a compassion and understanding unique among psychiatric nursing texts. Special features are easily located and identified. 
• Nursing process framework provides a strong underpinning for all clinical chapters. A sixth step, Outcome Criteria, identifies specific patient outcomes, then justifies the subsequent nursing interventions based on results.
• Assessment Guidelines boxes provide summary points for client assessment. 
• Spiritual assessment is found in Assessment Strategies and the Nursing Process and Care for the Dying and for Those Who Grieve. 
• Biologic Basis for Understanding Psychotropic Drugs lays the foundation for the study of psychotropic drug therapy to treat psychobiologic disorders.

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Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009
Product Details:
Author by:
Stephen McPhee
Maxine Papadakis (Author)
Paperback: 1728 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 48 edition (October 2, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071591249
ISBN-13: 978-0071591249

The first annually updated text in internal medicine — trusted, authoritative, and essential to daily practice CMDT delivers the most current insights into signs, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment for over 1,000 diseases and disorders. Turn to any topic, and you’ll find on-the-spot, evidence-based answers that reflect the most recent developments in diagnosis and treatment. This concise, authoritative reference gets you up to speed–fast–on the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more.

Comprehensive coverage of inpatient and outpatient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to your day-to-day practice.

• Full review of all primary care topics, including gynecology, obstetrics, dermatology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry, neurology, toxicology, and urology.
• Only text with an annual review of advances in HIV treatment.
• Essentials of Diagnosis? for most diseases/disorders.
• Hundreds of quick-access drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated drug prices.
• ICD codes featured on inside covers.
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms present important information in an at-a-glance style.
• Up-to-date references provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based information

New to this Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009 edition:

• Color insert expanded to 16 pages.
• Latest developments in HIV infection, including new drugs, recommended treatment regimens, and antiretroviral drug resistance.
• All new chapter on hemostasis and antithrombotic therapy.
• Completely revamped End of Life Chapter, now called Palliative Care And Pain Management to reflect its new emphasis.
• Sections on asthma (includes 2007 NAEPP guidelines) and palpitations.
• More algorithms throughout and increased coverage of Canadian and International Guidelines

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2009 CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Chapter 2 Common Symptoms
Chapter 3 Preoperative Evaluation & Perioperative Management
Chapter 4 Geriatric Disorders
Chapter 5 Palliative Care & Pain Management
Chapter 6 Dermatologic Disorders
Chapter 7 Disorders of the Eyes & Lids
Chapter 8 Ear, Nose, & Throat Disorders
Chapter 9 Pulmonary Disorders
Chapter 10,11 Heart Disease, Systemic Hypertension
Chapter 12 Blood Vessel & Lymphatic Disorders
Chapter 13 Blood Disorders
Chapter 14 Disorders of Hemostasis & Antithrombotic Therapy
Chapter 15 Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 16 Liver, Biliary Tract, & Pancreas Disorders
Chapter 17 Breast Disorders
Chapter 18 Gynecologic Disorders
Chapter 19 Obstetrics & Obstetric Disorders
Chapter 20 Musculoskeletal & Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 21 Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
Chapter 22 Kidney Disease
Chapter 23 Urologic Disorders
Chapter 24 Nervous System Disorders
Chapter 25 Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 26 Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 27 Diabetes Mellitus & Hypoglycemia
Chapter 28 Lipid Disorders
Chapter 29 Nutritional Disorders
Chapter 30 Common Problems in Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter e1 Anti-infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents
Chapter 31 HIV Infection & AIDS
Chapter 32 Viral & Rickettsial Infections
Chapter 33 Bacterial & Chlamydial Infections
Chapter 34 Spirochetal Infections
Chapter 35 Protozoal & Helminthic Infections
Chapter 36 Mycotic Infections
Chapter 37 Disorders Due to Physical Agents
Chapter 38 Poisoning
Chapter 39 Cancer
Chapter e2 Basic Genetics
Chapter 40 Clinical Genetic Disorders
Chapter 41 Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Chapter e3 Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making
Chapter e4 Information Technology in Patient Care: The Internet, Telemedicine, and Clinical Decision Support
Appendix: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Laboratory Reference Intervals

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Kaplan NCLEX-RN Exam 2008-2009 with CD-ROM: Strategies for the Registered Nursing Licensing Exam

Kaplan NCLEX-RN Exam 2008-2009 with CD-ROM: Strategies for the Registered Nursing Licensing Exam

Author by:
Barbara Irwin
Judith A. Burckhardt

Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (February 5, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1419551817
ISBN-13: 978-1419551819

Features:
Two practice tests, one in the book and one on the CD-ROM
Detailed answer explanations
In-depth analysis of NCLEX-RN, exam, question types
Online question bank

Inside This Book
Most up-to-date info on based on 2007 test change It really gives you a good background in diseases and understanding the basics. I would also recommend lippincot and kaplan to pass the boards. It is true what they say you really cannot study per say for the boards, if you understand what CHF is and all the other disease processes you will pass. One thing they do not stress enough in school is in order to pass the boards you need to do a lot of studing on your own aside from what you get in class. Class is just that enough to pass the class, but may not be enough to pass the boards. Best advise I ever got was do 60 questions in any nclex review book 5 days per wk. take 60 min. then on the other two days of the wk. go back and do a through review of those questions, don't just read what the correct answer is, lots of review books like lippincot will also tell you why the other 3 answers were wrong therefore you get 4 questions and answers from 1 question. book to help you prepare for applying AND studying for the NCLEX-RN exam

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Nursing 2009 Drug Handbook with Web Toolkit (Nursing Drug Handbook)

Nursing 2009 Drug Handbook with Web Toolkit (Nursing Drug Handbook)

Editor by:
Springhouse

Product Details

Paperback: 1536 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Twenty-ninth Edition edition (June 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 078179286X
ISBN-13: 978-0781792868

Books Description

The 29th edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses has been revamped expressly to appeal to the education market as well as the practice market. This comprehensive reference provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and 3,000 trade drugs. The monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use, and they focus on the practical information that practicing nurses need. Each monograph consists of generic and trade names, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms, indications and dosages (including dosage adjustments) administration for all routes (plus I.V. drug incompatibilities (for I.V. drugs), drug action (including tables showing route, onset, peak, and duration), adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. A new chapter on drug classes is being added to the front of the book. The back-of-book CD is being ported to a Web toolkit with videos about medication administration, a color-photo pill guide, dosage calculators, interactions algorithms, and much more. NDHnow.com keeps the book up to date with partial monographs for new drugs.

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Respiratory Nursing: A Core Curriculum

Respiratory Nursing: A Core Curriculum
Author:
Michele J. Geiger-Bronsky MSN, APNP, BC

Product Details
Hardcover: 680 pages
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (June 16, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0826144446
ISBN-13: 978-082614444

Book Description

By the 1990s, it became clear to many in the nursing community that certification for respiratory nursing practice was desirable, even necessary, but that this could not take place without a carefully designed CORE Curriculum. This book, nearly a decade in the making, sets out such a curriculum. Put together by an expert team of respiratory nurse practitioners, the book includes 42 chapters, each blindly peer reviewed by at least 3 people for clinical content and timeliness. The book will therefore be essential for all nurses seeking the expertise needed to care for persons with respiratory disease or compromised function. Respiratory Nursing should be read by all respiratory and intensive care specialists, related health care professionals, and teachers and students in graduate and undergraduate nursing programs.

When we began the CORE for Respiratory Nursing, its intent was to:

• Provide the basis and direction for clinicians who provide direct clinical care across all settings
• Create a foundation for development of staff education and curricula at the undergraduate and graduate level
• Serve as a resource by which respiratory nursing practice could be evaluated and
• Provide the basis for the development of a certifi cation process for Respiratory Nursing

I believe that this CORE has met those objectives that RNS envisioned a decade ago

Contents:
SECTION I THE SPECIALTY OF RESPIRATORY NURSING
SECTION II BASIC KNOWLEDGE
SECTION III NURSING CONCEPTS: HUMAN RESPONSE TO RESPIRATORY DYSFUNCTION
SECTION IV COMMON RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND DISORDERS
SECTION V PEDIATRIC SPECIFIC DISORDERS
SECTION VI THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
SECTION VII LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES

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