Brunner Suddarth S Handbook Of Laboratory And Diagnostic Tests

The second edition of Brunner & Suddarth's Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests is a concise, portable, full-color handbook of hundreds of test results and their implications for nursing. Designed to accompany Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook for Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th edition, this handbook provides readers with a quick-reference tool for use throughout the nursing curriculum, in clinicals, and in practice. The two-part organization includes a review of specimen collection procedures, followed by a concise, alphabetical list of close to 300 tests and their implications. The entry on each test includes reference values or normal findings, abnormal findings with associated nursing implications, critical values, purpose and description of the test, interfering factors, and nursing considerations for patient care before, during, and after the test.

"This newest addition to the Smeltzer suite is a concise, portable, full-color handbook of hundreds of test results and their implications. Two-part presentation includes a review of Specimen collection procedures followed by an alphabetic list of tests. It provides easy access to normal findings, reference values, interfering factors, nursing considerations, and nursing implications."--Publisher description from LOC.

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Publisher's Note: Confidently interpret test results throughout your nursing curriculum, in clinicals, and in practice. Designed to accompany Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook for Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition, this concise, portable, full-color handbook gives you quick access to hundreds of test results and their implications for nursing. Easily review specimen collection procedures and access a concise, alphabetical list of nearly 300 tests and their implications. Find the information you need fast for each test: Reference values, critical values, and/or normal findings Abnormal findings with associated nursing implications Purpose and description Interfering factors Nursing considerations for patient care before, during, and/or after the tes Confidently address priority care issues and potentially hazardous or life-threatening situations with clearly identified best practices and warnings. Locate presentations of diseases, disorders, measurements, testing equipment, and examples of results at a glance in figures, tables, and boxes.

Best money I have spent in a LONG time. “I'm a nursing student and part of our clinical rotation was to write down our patient’s lab results and note on any abnormals why they were abnormal for my particular patient. This book lists out not just the normal levels, but what conditions can contribute to the high or low values. Sometimes it's pages and pages of possible reasons. This baby is a fantastic time saver for me.”—Online Reviewer Great for nursing school, you will use it constantly. “Best nursing lab book I've encountered. Definitely worth the money.”—Online Reviewer Accuracy. “Very useful in clinical settings. Easy to read! Love this book!”—Katrina, Online Reviewer The information nurses need…when, where, and how they need it! Nursing-focused and easy-to-read, this 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. 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 online! An access code in new print texts unlocks Fast Find: Lab & Dx, the complete study library online, anytime, anywhere.

The best-selling textbook of medical-surgical nursing is now in its Twelfth Edition—with updated content throughout and enhanced, state-of-the-art ancillaries. Highlights include a new art program and design, integrated case studies in the text, and increased use of popular features such as guidelines charts, health promotion charts, geriatric charts, and ethnic and related issues charts. This edition's enhanced ancillaries include online case studies, over 6,000 NCLEX®-style review questions, and numerous three-dimensional animations of key concepts in anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology.

The team that brings you the popular Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications now brings you the only text that explains the who, what, when, how, and why of laboratory and diagnostic testing and connects them to clinical presentations, nursing interventions, and nursing outcomes.