Virtual Clinical Excursions Online and Print Workbook for Medical-Surgical Nursing Lewis RN PhD FAAN, Sharon L. and Heitkemper RN PhD FAAN, Margaret M.

KEY FEATURES
Feature: Updated content
Description: The new material in the textbook will be addressed through patient care activities in the VCE workbook.
Benefit: Encourages active learning of the latest evidence-based care.
Feature: Online capabilities
Description: Virtual Clinical Excursions is online and accessible from any PC, MAC or Tablet.
Benefit: Users can access anywhere, on any device, making learning easier.
Feature: Laboratory Guide
Description: Offers normal value ranges for all laboratory values offered within the virtual patient hospital.
Benefit: Allows users to confirm and compare normal laboratory values against that of their patients’ test results.
Feature: Online Workbook
Description: A series of electronic workbook lessons containing a variety of activities that compliment the textbook.
Benefit: Guides users throughout the patient scenarios to collect information, make decisions and set priorities.
Feature: Clinical Reports
Description: Complete shift and period of care reports are available for all patients.
Benefit: Offers a quick reference to easily review the patient’s previous summary of care.
Feature: Physical Examination
Description: Provides a physical examination experience with unique images and assessment findings for each patient scenario.
Benefit: Advances user’s understanding of each patient’s system assessments.
Feature: Medication Administration
Description: Provides a medication administration element that allows preparation and administration of patient medications.
Benefit: Enhances user’s ability to think critically about safe medication practices and follow safe medication standards.
Feature: Patient Chart
Description: Comprehensive chart information available for all patients.
Benefit: Allows for easy and quick access to various patient charts, such as physician’s orders, laboratory reports, patient education, and nursing admission.
Feature: Electronic Patient Record
Description: Unique patient records that house data from the patient’s hospital stay and offer the ability to record new data findings.
Benefit: Allows users to see how the data for different attributes have changed over time.
Feature: Kardex
Description: Contains nursing information regarding patients’ acute care.
Benefit: Provides quick access to the nursing needs and observations pertaining to patient’s care.
Feature: Nurse-Client Interaction Videos
Description: Videos depicting interactions involving nurses, patients, family members, hospital staff.
Benefit: Allows you to learn more about what is occurring with a patient and prompts you to discern between communications that are ideal and those that need improvement.
Feature: Drug Reference
Description: Comprehensive drug reference with up-to-date and recently reviewed drug monographs for all drugs used within the virtual hospital.
Benefit: Presents a comprehensive set of drug monographs to help users make best clinical judgment to complete each case.
Feature: Vital Signs
Description: Provides a vital signs tool within each patient’s room that measures the patient’s blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and pain level.
Benefit: Allows users to check your patient’s status at critical moments, and promotes safe practice.