Clinical Decision Making

Hyacinth C. Martin, BSN, MA, MSED, MPS, RNBC is a registered professional nurse for thirty-years. Her nursing career includes staff nurse in medical-surgical units, head nurse/nurse manager for medical-surgical units and critical-care units, administrative nursing supervisor, community nursing and administrative nursing supervisor in long-term care agencies. Her academic experiences include teaching theory and clinical in a Licensed Practical Nursing program, a Baccalaureate Degree Program and at present in an Associate Degree program. Publications include two manuscripts for Nursing Journal, Continuing Medical Education Resource and part of a chapter on the endocrine system in introduction to medical terminology published by Thomson: Delmar Learning. Article accepted by Nursing Spectrum for publication - August 2004. Current presentations: 'Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Controlling the transmission of the Disease.' PACE University Conference: 'Civic Society, Environmental Responsibility, & Sustainable Development in the United States & Brazil: New York, New York, June 10-11, 2004. Manhattan Veteran's Hospital Medical Center Conference: New York, new York: 'The effective use of unfractionated and fractionated heparin therapy to patients at risk for thrombus formation.' Achievements: Recognized in Who's Who Among American Teachers in three successive years. A current recipient of PSC-CUNY Grant Award for continued research on Gender and Career Choice in Nursing. Gina Ankner, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, is senior nurse coordinator and program director for the Specialty Care in Pregnancy Program (SCIPP) in the Department of Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. The only program of its kind in the United States, SCIPP brings a multidisciplinary team together to consult on cases of women whose pregnancy, or plan for pregnancy, is complicated by a medical condition. She is also responsible for outreach and new program development for the Department of Medicine. Prior to her current position at Women & Infants Hospital, she taught medical-surgical nursing for ten years at the University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth College Of Nursing. Ankner earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from Boston College.

SECTION 1 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: CASE STUDIES IN MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING Part 1 The Digestive System Part 2 The Urinary System Part 3 The Respiratory System Part 4 The Cardiovascular System & the Blood Part 5 The Skeletal System Part 6 The Muscular System Part 7 The Integumentary System Part 8 The Nervous/ Neurological System Part 9 The Endocrine/ Metabolic System Part 10 The Reproductive System SECTION 2 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: CASE STUDIES IN PHARMACOLOGIC NURSING Part 1 The Digestive and Urinary Systems Part 2 The Respiratory and Immune Systems Part 3 The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems Part 4 The Nervous System. Part 5 The Endocrine System Part 6 The Musculoskeletal and Reproductive Systems SECTION 3 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: CASE STUDIES IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 1 The Client Experiencing Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Part 2 The Client Experiencing Anxiety Part 3 The Client Experiencing Depression or Mania Part 4 The Client Who Abuses Chemical Substances Part 5 The Client with a Personality Disorder Part 6 The Client Experiencing a Somatoform, Factitious, or Dissociative Disorder Part 7 The Client with Disorders of Self-Regulation Part 8 Special Populations: The Child, Adolescent, or Elderly Client Part 9 Survivors of Violence or Abuse