21st Century Nurse Internship Handbook

Author: Gong Yuxiu
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a reference tool for nursing students at the college level and above during their clinical internship. Based on the theoretical foundation of the "21st Century Curriculum Textbooks" for college and undergraduate programs, its content, names, dosage units, drug names, and disease names are all aligned with the textbooks. It focuses on the essential knowledge and skills that internship nurses must be familiar with and master in handling basic nursing, daily care, and specialized nursing. The writing aims to reflect the changes in modern medical models and the direction of nursing professional development, emphasizing the cultivation of students' hands-on practical abilities. In terms of writing style, it integrates the essence of traditional textbooks and modern nursing procedures, combining the two organically. The book is divided into two parts, with a total of 23 chapters. The first part, "Nursing Care for Various Diseases," is arranged in the order of internal medicine, surgery, organ transplantation, gynecology, pediatrics, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, stomatology, dermatology, geriatric nursing, community nursing, and critical care nursing, covering common and frequently occurring diseases in each department. Each disease is structured around a nursing care plan, with sections on "Overview," "Key Diagnoses," "Key Treatments," "Nursing Assessment," "Nursing Diagnoses," and "Nursing Interventions." The second part, "Common Diagnostic and Nursing Techniques," includes basic nursing skills, rescue techniques for critically ill patients, nursing care for various punctures, nursing care for common endoscopic examinations, nursing care for common imaging examinations, nursing care for radioactive nuclide examinations, nursing care for common tissue biopsies, nursing care for other diagnostic procedures, and patient-nurse communication skills. It highlights communication and health education as integral parts of holistic nursing, introducing new diagnostic methods and treatment approaches, such as the use and care of indwelling needles, infusion pumps, and pain pumps. In the "Appendices," it includes the basic responsibilities of internship nurses, the writing of nursing records, and supply room nursing work. The book is well-organized, detailed, highly practical, and covers a broad range of knowledge, meeting the needs of the entire internship process. It serves as an excellent reference tool for internship nurses and also offers valuable insights for nurses working in hospitals and communities.