Great for nursing school, you will use it constantly.“Best nursing lab book I've encountered. Definitely worth the money.”—Online Reviewer

Supports nursing practice and clinical judgment better than any other manual! Written by a laboratory scientist and a nurse educator, this easy-to-read, full-color manual delivers all the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care—pre-test, intra-test, and post-test—with a unique focus on clinical judgment.

Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification.

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New! “Core Lab Study” labels identifying 35 need-to-know, clinically significant laboratory studies
New! “Nursing Implications, Nursing Process, Clinical Judgement” sections, and a “Clinical Judgment” statement at the end of every entry
“Potential Nursing Problems” tables
“Common Use” explanations for each monograph
Coverage of patient teaching, patient safety, and “Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues” and “Nutritional Considerations,” where appropriate
Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test results
Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased
Reference Ranges in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) that include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations
Interfering Factors, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimens, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test
Laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory
Cross referencing of related lab and diagnostic tests in every monograph

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