Delmar's Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills [Paperback]

Gaylene Altman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1401810691 | ISBN-13: 978-1401810696 | Publication Date: July 29, 2003 | Edition: 002

Focusing on need-to-know information, this fully revised full-color edition equips nurses with the skills they will need to survive and thrive in today's changing health care world. Using a straight-forward approach, organized around the nursing process, the second edition of Delmar's Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills, 2E provides a great resource for any nurse from the hospital to the home.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1440 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 002 edition (July 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401810691
• ISBN-13: 978-1401810696
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,053,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars New book with needed corrections, May 17, 2001

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Lisa Julius (Cleveland, MS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delmar's Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills (Paperback)

This is a wonderful text for students in the entry level of nursing. However, many skills listed in the text are missing information or have conflicting information from the hardcover text also published by Delmar. I have used this text for 2 entry level courses and both courses have noted missing, incomplete or inaccurate data that will need to be updated, corrected and/or assimilated to correspond with the Fundamentals text that is designed as a corresponding text with this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Depends on what you need, February 19, 2007

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Jodi Sullivan "Jodi" (NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delmar's Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills (Paperback)

If you have any past knowledge of any of the techniques in this book, this book is wordy but descriptive. The pocket guide seems to be working better for a number of my classmates plus it doesn't weigh 20lbs. This book has all the information you will ever need on how to do everything from turn a patient to putting in IVs. If you are using it for advanced procedures then definately buy this tome - if you need it for easier things than the pocket guide will do!

2.0 out of 5 stars Not too great., January 24, 2008

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F. A. Hernandez (california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delmar's Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills (Paperback)

This book was on my required text list. I opened it about 5 times total during 6 months. The pictures are terrible! Bad, bad lighting in all of them and are way too old for our times. I wish I hadn't wasted my money seeing as how the instructors had their own way of wanting the skills to be performed. If not required, do not waste your money.