Nursing Skills & Procedures vs TaskRN

"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. Potter & Perry’s Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures, is a concise, pocket-sized study too, having 80+ nursing skills with step-by-step instructions with full-color photos and rationales to explain specific techniques. Evidence-based practice information to practice safely and effectively. Put essential nursing skills and procedures at your fingertips! Based on Potter & Perry's bestselling textbook Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, this pocket guideprovides quick access to 83 key nursing skills in a convenient, A-to-Z format. Step-by-step instructions include full-color photos plus rationales explaining why and how to use specific techniques, and also suggest nursing interventions for potential complications. The app is an ideal companion during clinical rotations. Reflecting the latest in evidence-based practice, this study tool and clinical reference helps you perform core nursing skills safely and effectively. NEW TO THIS EDITION - NEW! Skills are added and all skills throughout are updated to match the latest evidence-based practice, guidelines, and standards — ensuring safe, effective performance of skills. KEY FEATURES - Authoritative content is based on and matches Perry, Potter, Ostendorf & Laplante’s Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition, making this book ideal as a quick, handy skills reference for information in the core text. - A-to-Z organization of skills makes it easy to find information quickly, with each skill beginning on a new page. - Clear, step-by-step instructions include the purpose for performing each skill, guidelines to help in delegating tasks to assistive personnel, lists of required equipment, and full-color photographs and drawings. - Concise two-column format for skills includes rationales for each step, providing the "what" and the "why" for performing the steps of each skill. - Unexpected Outcomes / Related Interventions provide troubleshooting information for common problems that may develop when performing a skill and also recommend appropriate actions. - Safety Alerts within the skills highlight important information for patient safety and effective performance of the skill. - Special Considerations address teaching, home care settings, and pediatric and geriatric patients, describing the risks or accommodations needed when caring for patients in these populations. - Gloving logo within the skills steps identifies circumstances in which clean gloves should be worn or gloves should be changed before proceeding to the next step of the skill. - Documentation guidelines provide bulleted lists of what should be reported and recorded in the patient records. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 0323870767 & ISBN 13: 9780323870764 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments-$49.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Company

FREE 2-WEEK ACCESS – Create unlimited patient care reminders and receive automated push notifications before the task is due. Stay on task and group your cares with ease. **Designed for CNAs, nursing students, new graduates (BSN, LPN, RN), and experienced nurses. **Trusted by hundreds of nurses across the country. **Extremely easy & effective to use. **HIPAA compliant! Hospital and clinic computers lock you down. Manage your tasks and group your cares as you move freely around your clinical location. Completed tasks are stored so you can reference them in your patient charting. ABOUT TASKRN We know you want to regain control of your shift. In order to do that, you need a reliable tool that helps you prioritize your patient cares. The problem is, there is never enough time to get everything done. This makes you feel stressed, scatterbrained, and unsure of what to do first. We believe you shouldn’t be focused on tasks alone, but instead, focused on providing the best care possible for your patients. We understand it’s paralyzing when you lose your paper brain, which is why we worked with hundreds of nurses to develop a digital tool that organizes your tasks, reminds you when things are due, and allows you to focus on your patients. Here's how it’s done: 1. Download taskRN 2. Plan your work 3. Work your plan 4. Go home on time So, download taskRN today and go from your tasks controlling you, to you controlling your tasks. FEATURES taskRN will keep you on track as you complete your shift. Schedule tasks with ease and sort them to prioritize patient cares. • Add, Delete, Edit Patients – change your patient list as your shift evolves. • Scheduled, PRN, and Departmental Tasks – create single event, repeatable, or departmental specific tasks. • Push Notification Reminders – automatically receive reminders at 60 minutes and 15 minutes prior to the task due time. • Prioritize Tasks – multiple sorting options allow users to prioritize what tasks should be completed first. • Accurate Charting – reference your completed tasks list to improve the accuracy of your charting. **ALL NURSES, click the developer section under this description for a link to the plusRN app. NexGen Clinical Education Privacy Policy: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/privacy-policy NexGen Clinical Education Terms of Use: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/terms-of-use-apple