Virtual Clinical Excursions to Accompany Medical Surgical Nursing, Fifth Edition
Virtual Clinical Excursions to Accompany Medical Surgical Nursing, Fifth Edition (workbook w/ cd-rom) Donna Ignatavicius, Jay Tashiro,
Publisher: Saunders
ISBN: 1416001034
DDC: 617
Edition: Paperback; 2005-04-11
Summary:
Completely updated for easier use and more control, VCE Pacific View
is a groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package that brings learning to
life in a virtual hospital setting. This guided learning experience
features textbook reading assignments that correspond with the CD-ROM
and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students
through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital
to help students make connections between what they experience
through the CD-ROM and what theyve learned in their textbook. Each
virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic
information resources essential to patient care resulting in a
true-to-life, hands-on learning experience. Users will also discover
that this edition of VCE is easier to use with the inclusion of
flash-based technology and the elimination of previously needed
third-party plug-ins.Meaningful, real-world problems place users in
nursing scenarios where they can set priorities for care, collect
data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex
problems within a health-illness transition.The highly-engaging
format encourages active learning and provides opportunities to
identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based
patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize
use of available information resources; understand hospital
information systems; manage information for decision-making; and
maintain and improve core computing skills.Lessons in the workbook
complement the content in the textbook and guide the student through
the virtual hospital.Includes NCLEX examination-style questions that
offer built-in testing of clinical knowledge.The CD-ROM offers users
the opportunity to visit each patient and access realistic
information essential for patient care, including: charts, medical
administration records, electronic patient records, video clips of
nurse-client interactions, and other related materials.A clock icon
appears under each lesson, estimating how much time it will take to
complete.A linkage icon alerts the user whenever they are about to
begin an exercise that connects with previous lessons.The elimination
of third-party plug-ins facilitates fast and easy software
installation.Flash-based technology allows for more ease of use and
seamless navigation.Greater faculty support with the addition of the
FAC PAC, a new instructors website, and a radically expanded testing
component.A medication administration feature enables users to
select, prepare, and administer medications.Over 50 common medication
errors imbedded within the software to boost clinical realism and
prepare students for current practice.A Medication Room that contains
a wide variety of drug storage areas, such as a Unit Dosage Cabinet,
Automated Dispensing System, IV Storage, and a Refrigerator.6 unique
patients/cases, each with complex medical-surgical conditions for
students to care for and monitor within the virtual hospital.
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