Includes bibliographic references and index.

Anatomical/Directional planes of the body -- Patient assessment acronyms: AVPU, SAMPLE, DCAP-BTLS, ABCDEFGHI, CAUTION -- Basic history and physical exam -- Pediatric assessment triangle -- Vital signs by age -- Categories for hypertension in Adults -- Scale for Measuring pulse strength -- Pulmonary assessment -- Pupiliary reactions/Glasgow coma score -- Assessing the skin: edema, BMI, BSA, Waist/Hip ratio -- Formulas/metric measurements -- Fall risk/fall scale -- Pain assessment -- Child abuse -- Elder abuse

This convenient pocket guide contains all the information clinical nurses need at their fingertips on the hospital floor-instructions, basic conversation charts, conversion charts, assessment checklists, scales, tables, anatomies, lab tests, charting, medication indications and administration and other information.