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 care
• Updated best practices on interviewing patients and performing physical exams, including current content from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition
• Updated reference ranges for interpreting common lab tests for different age groups
• Substantial revision and update of content on treating and preventing common disorders, treating pressure ulcers, parenteral drug administration, and recognizing and responding to drug hazards
• Updated 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 findings
  • Interpreting ECGs with ease and accuracy
  • Giving and interpreting common lab tests
  • Performing common procedures safely and accurately
  • Review of surgical patient care techniques
  • Pain management - pain assessment and medications
  • Preventing, staging and treating wounds and pressure ulcers
  • Preventing the spread of infection
  • Contagious disease precautions
  • Spotting and correcting equipment problems
  • Drug administration methods
  • Ensuring correct dosage
  • Spotting and correcting life-threatening conditions and complications
  • Caring for dying patients and their families
  • Full and concise documentation
  • Cultural considerations in patient care
  • Potential agents of bioterrorism
• Special chapter features that assist learning and retention:
  • Age alerts - special considerations for each age category
  • Alerts - possible complications to consider
  • Patient 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.


Book Information
ISBN 9781975120771
Author Denise Linton
Format Paperback
Page Count 712
Imprint Wolters Kluwer Health
Publisher Wolters Kluwer Health
Weight(grams) 680g