Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications (Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications)

Van Leeuwen MA BS MT (ASCP), Anne M.,Bladh RN MSN, Mickey L.

ISBN 10: 1719646120 / ISBN 13: 9781719646123

Editore: F.A. Davis Company, 2023

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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.
 
Explore more! An access code in new, print texts unlocks Fast Find: Lab & Dx, the complete monograph library online.

• 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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Titolo: Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory ...
Casa editrice: F.A. Davis Company
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: New