Awarded First Place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Adult Primary Care Category. Master every aspect of day-to-day patient care, with the newly updated Portable RN, 5th Edition. This all-in-one pocket guide to care management offers the latest data and best practices on disorders and treatments, addressing assessments, pre- and post-operative care, drug administration, interpreting lab tests, and more. Ideal for both students and new nurses, this on-the-unit reference guides you to providing top-level care for a variety of patients in a broad range of practice settings. Deliver optimal patient care with the invaluable features of this comprehensive guide to nursing best practices: NEW and updated content that includes the latest American Heart Association(R) CPR guidelines and new guidance on end-of-life careUpdated best practices on interviewing patients and performing physical exams, including current content from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th editionUpdated reference ranges for interpreting common lab tests for different age groupsSubstantial revision and update of content on treating and preventing common disorders, treating pressure ulcers, parenteral drug administration, and recognizing and responding to drug hazardsUpdated list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Up-to-date direction on essential nursing procedures and all vital aspects of clinical practice, including: Assessment techniques and findingsInterpreting ECGs with ease and accuracyGiving and interpreting common lab testsPerforming common procedures safely and accuratelyReview of surgical patient care techniquesPain management - pain assessment and medicationsPreventing, staging and treating wounds and pressure ulcersPreventing the spread of infectionContagious disease precautionsSpotting and correcting equipment problemsDrug administration methodsEnsuring correct dosageSpotting and correcting life-threatening conditions and complicationsCaring for dying patients and their familiesFull and concise documentationCultural considerations in patient carePotential agents of bioterrorismSpecial chapter features that assist learning and retention: Age alerts - special considerations for each age categoryAlerts - possible complications to considerPatient teaching tips - helpful patient education points About the Clinical Editor Denise Linton, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC, is an Associate Professor and holds the Dudley Joseph Plaisance, Sr./BORSF Professorship in Nursing at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, College of Nursing, Lafayette, Louisiana.