Daviss Comprehensive Manual Of Laboratory And Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications

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.

This practical handbook should be used by nursing students in clinical courses and by nurses in clinical settings as a quick reference. It guides the nurse in planning what needs to be assessed, monitored, treated, and taught at every stage of care, including pretest requirements, intratest procedures, and post-test care. 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. All tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for ease of l

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.

The 4th Edition of this popular, easy-to-use guide delivers the practical, clinically oriented content you need to deliver safe and effective health care in hospital and home settings. Thoroughly revised and updated, you’ll have access to even more of the commonly-used by rarely memorized clinical information that nurses and students need.

You can rely on this complete reference to identify interventions commonly associated with specific nursing diagnoses across the client's life span, and to help plan, individualize, and document client care. Using the standard nursing language of NANDA, NIC, and NOC, this manual's listing of diagnoses follows NANDA's own sequencing - alphabetized by key term; prioritizes interventions; and covers almost 900 disorders and health conditions with associated diagnoses.It covers: the newest diagnoses by NANDA; more diagnoses and almost 100 disorders and conditions; all diagnosis listings follow NANDA's own sequencing; outcomes that include Client Will (Include Specific Time Frame) statements in Nursing documentation focus provided at the end of every diagnosis; Spotlights Concept Mapping for creating and documenting care to enhance critical thinking skills when planning client care; and, interventions that are prioritized, with helpful icons indicating specialized interventions. It features a free Pocket Minder with a complete listing of nursing diagnoses, with page references to the book.

Nursing-focused and easy-to-read, this manual delivers all of 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 names for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification. Plus, a Body Systems Appendix includes a list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests for each body system as well as nutrition-related lab tests.

Rely on this quick reference tool for competently explaining, preparing, and caring for patients before, during, and after commons lab and diagnostic testing.

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