Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications, 2nd Ed. for Palm OS

About Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications, 2nd Ed.

Davis’s Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications, 2nd Ed.
powered by Skyscape Author(s): Anne M. Van Leeuwen, MA, BS, MT(ASCP), formerly of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center, Plattsburg, New York. Todd R. Kranpitz, MS, BS, NMT, ARRT, King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky. Lynette Smith, FNP, MSN, RN, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IndianaPublisher: F.A. Davis Company This authoritative, quick reference guide is essential for both nursing students in clinical courses and nurses in clinical settings. It puts the comprehensive experience of nursing, clinical laboratory, and radiology specialists at their fingertips. In this updated edition of the exceptionally popular reference originally co-authored by Zoanne Schnell, this team of authors expertly guides students in assessing, monitoring, and teaching at every stage of care, including pretest requirements, intratest procedures, and post-test care.

All tests and procedures can be instantly accessed by name, abbreviation, synonym, disease state or condition, organ system, specimen type, or test classification.

This updated edition also will be helpful to all other healthcare professionals who need to know what nurses will do with their patients undergoing laboratory or diagnostic testing. look at all this updated edition delivers!

• New monographs added for laboratory and diagnostic testing including: Beta Natriuretic Peptide, Capsule Endoscopy, MRI Breast, and Uterine Fibroid Embolization.
• Additional coverage of ocular and auditory sensory organs including: Color Perception, Fluorescein Angiography, Gonioscopy, Intraocular Muscle Function, Nerve Fiber Analysis, and Visual Fields.
• New related tests information added to nursing implications and procedures section.
• Updated pretest section that now includes:
  • The rationale, in pathophysiological terms, of the primary use of the test.
  • Reminders for the nurse regarding social and cultural considerations.
  • Overviews on the interrelationship between various body systems.
• Special, new post-test features including:
  • Tips to help provide support for the patient’s emotional well being.
  • Nutritional considerations have been expanded to include discussion of their impact on the recovery process.
  • Special counseling related to communicating test outcomes.

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