• NEW! Diseases and Disorders section covering interventions and patient education information for the most common conditions nurses will encounter
• NEW! OB/Peds/Geri section focuses on life span considerations and addresses complications and emergencies associated with pregnancy and delivery
• Assess section brings together tools for a thorough general assessment of the adult patient
• NEW! ECG and LABS combined to cover all diagnostic content in one place
• EMERG/TRAUMA section covers the latest ACLS resuscitation procuedures as well as pediatric and neonatal advanced life support information
• Expanded coverage of emergency assessment and high-alert meds
• HIPAA- and OSHA-compliant - supporting privacy issues and minimizing the spread of nosocomial infection
• Table Viewer: View tables easily and conveniently by rows and columns on the small screen. View Table Viewer demo >
• Built-in Medical Calculators: Provide instant access from within topics to relevant medical calculators including:
  • Metric Conversions
  • APGAR Score
  • Glasgow Coma Score
  • Body Surface Area (BSA)
  • Revised Trauma Score (RTS)
• Reorganization of eight current and new sections allow for more intuitive navigation:
  • BASICS - common skills, procedures, and equipment necessary to perform basic, routine nursing tasks. Precautions; Nosocomial Infections; Patient Safety; Oxygen Delivery Equipment, Ventilators, and Chest Tubes; Tube Feedings; Specimen Collection
  • ASSESS - skills, procedures and tools necessary to perform an assessment on an adult patient. Gordon's Functional Health Patterns; Complete Health History; Physical Assessments; Vital Signs; Auscultation; Pressure Sores; Wound Care; General and Focused Assessments and Scales; Neurological and Mental Health Assessments; Suicide Interventions; Substance Abuse; Pain and Pain Management; Postoperative Assessment; Fluid and Electrolytes; Reusable Assessment Forms, Reports, and Notes Pages
  • OB/PEDS/GERI - Pregnancy, Labor, Newborn, Pediatric Assessments, Scales, and Information; Age-Related Changes and Their Implications; Pediatric Formulas, IVs and IM Injection Sites; Child and Adult Immunization Schedules; Pharmacokinetics; Polypharmacy; Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly; Fall Risk Assessment and Prevention; Signs of Malnutrition
  • DISEASES AND DISORDERS - Definition (Incidence, Onset, Etiology, Symptoms), Collaborative Care, Nursing Focus, and Patient Teaching for the Most Commonly Encountered Diseases and Disorders: Cardiovascular; Respiratory; Neurological; Gastrointestinal; Endocrine; Renal/Genitourinary; Musculoskeletal; Neurological; Cancer; Alzheimer's; more
  • EMERG/TRAUMA - Medical Emergencies; CPR; Choking; Resuscitation; Emergency Assessment; Emergency Drugs; ACLS; Defibrillation; Increased Intracranial Pressure; Fractures, Trauma; Abuse; Burns; Shock: Signs and Symptoms; Antidotes; Terrorism
  • MEDS/IV - Medication Administration; High Alert Medications; Medication Errors; Abbreviation and Symbols to Avoid; Common Medication Formulas; Drip Rates and Drug Amounts; IV Solutions (with Indications); Blood Products (with Indications); Blood Transfusion Reaction; Intradermal/Intramuscular/Subcutaneous Injection Sites and Techniques; Z-Track Method; Insulin; Mixing Insulins; Starting an IV; IV insertion and Piggy Back Setup; Common Veins; Complications of Starting and Maintaining IVs; Flushing Peripheral and Central Lines; Common Prescription Drugs
  • Now Combined! LABS/ECG - Common Laboratory Values in Conventional and SI Units; Urinalysis; Hemodynamic Values; Basic ECG Interpretation; Normal Cardiac Rhythm Parameters; Rates and Measurements (HR, PRI, QRS); ECG Rhythm strips
  • TOOLS - Metric Conversions; Common Equivalents and Formulas; Frequently Used Phone Numbers; Community Resources; Cultural Diversity; English/Spanish Translator; Nonverbal Communication charts; Common Symbols and Abbreviations

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