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An indispensable pocketsized reference for any academic or clinical setting Handbook of Laboratory Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications Eighth Edition provides fast access to the latest information about 500 of todays commonly ordered laboratory and diagnostic tests along with nursing implications and practical guidance for client teaching This concise guide allows readers to quickly access pertinent information about the tests their purposes the procedures associated clinical problems drugs and reference values for children adults and the elderlyEasytocarry and conveniently pocketsized the handbook is an essential reference for any clinical or academic setting This text is appropriate for students in nursing and nonnursing programs including medical technology programs baccalaureate and nursing programs associate degree programs diploma programs and practical nursing programs This book is most valuable to the nurse practitioner registered nurse student nurse and licensed practical nurse in hospital settings including specialty areas such as intensive care units maternity pediatrics emergency rooms clinics health care provider offices and independent nursing practices. 2-. 1. 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Patient Teaching Detailed coverage of patient safety Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues and Nutritional Considerations, where appropriate Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test result Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased Reference Ranges that are expressed in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) and 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 specimen, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test Full-color tube top guide Unique coverage of 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 Body System appendix that includes therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology as well as nutrition-related lab tests The information nurses need...when, where, and how they need it! Nursing-focused and easy-to-read, this handbook 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 name 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. Explore MORE online at DavisPlus! Redeem the Plus Code inside new, printed texts to unlock your Student Resources, including the new, Davis\'s Lab & Dx Monograph Library, all of the monographs in the book, Davis Digital Version, your complete text online, and other valuable resources. The information nurses need...when, where, and how they need it! Here\'s the information nurses and nursing students need to know about laboratory and diagnostic tests! This nursing-focused, easy-to-read handbook provides 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 name 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. Handbook of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications, Seventh Edition, gives information about the commonly ordered laboratory and diagnostic tests, along with nursing implications and client teaching. It gives quick, pertinent information about the tests, emphasizing their purposes, the procedures, the clinical problems associated with disease entities, and drugs related to abnormal test results, as well as nursing implications together with client teaching. Reference values are given for children, adults, and the elderly.Because the reference text is a handbook in pocket form, it can be easily carried to clinical settings. This text is appropriate for students in various types of nursing and non-nursing programs, including medical technology programs, baccalaureate and nursing programs, associate degree programs, diploma programs, and practical nursing programs. This book is most valuable to the nurse practitioner, registered nurse, student nurse, and licensed practical nurse in hospital settings, including specialty areas such as intensive care units, maternity, pediatrics, emergency rooms, clinics, health care provider offices, and independent nursing practices. \"Saunders Nursing Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 2nd Edition is the perfect guide to laboratory testing for both students and practicing nurses alike. Featuring the latest testing information organized alphabetically for quick reference, this resource offers test formats that emphasize the nurse\'s specific role in all aspects of the testing process. Basics the Nurse Needs to Know and Nursing Care sections for every laboratory test explain what the nurse is to do during the pre-, post- and actual test stages, and highlights the nursing responses to critical values, complications, patient teaching, and health promotion. A new companion Evolve website also offers a variety of learning resources and skills videos to help you master diagnostic procedures and perform accurate testing.Alphabetical organization of the laboratory tests (featuring alphabetical thumb tabs) makes every test easy to find.Also Called sections feature synonyms and abbreviations that help you identify specific tests.
Purpose of the Test
states the indications of each test.
Basics the Nurse Needs to Know
offers an explanation of each test in clear, simple language.
Normal Values
in standard and SI units include variations for gender and age, where relevant.
How the Test is Done
succinctly describes how each test is performed.
Significance of Test Results
list the diseases and disorders that are associated with abnormal findings.
Interfering Factors
list the factors, such as drugs, herbs, and improper specimen collection and handling, that inadvertently affect test results.
Nursing Care
is divided into Pretest, During the Test, and Posttest, listing in detail what the nurse does in the testing process.Nursing Response to Critical Values and Nursing Response to Complications detail what you should be alert for before, during, and after the test and how to manage dangerous situations.Explicit incorporation of nursing concerns related to lab tests can only be found in this lab book.Over 50 new and updated pieces of art highlight how results are interpreted, what equipment is used, and how various techniques are performed.Over 20 new tests prepare you for the types of tests you will encounter during your clinical experience. Patient Teaching icons make crucial nursing content easy to find.New Student Resources on Evolve feature a variety of supplemental learning tools.Skills materials, including skills checklists, PDFs of skills, and brief skills video clips, help you master specimen collection and basic diagnostic procedures.Patient handouts provide practical, useable materials to make your clinical experience easier.Audio pronunciations simplify the process of learning difficult terminology.\" For all undergraduate- and graduate-level courses across the Nursing curriculum, especially clinical courses. This easy-to-use guide gives students instant access to information needed to write thorough, individualized care plans based on the most recent NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses. Organized alphabetically, this reference pocket guide has information on over 500 laboratory and diagnostic tests. It has an emphasis on reference values and normal findings, descriptions, purposes, procedures, clinical problems and drug affects, factors affecting tests results, nursing implications and client teaching. The fast, easy, and fun way to learn nursing laboratory and diagnostic testingNursing Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests Demystified helps nursing students prepare for the NCLEXE exam and ace one of the most difficult aspects of their required curriculum. The book is divided into two sections: laboratory tests and non-laboratory tests. For every test the author covers: what is being tested, why is it being tested, how is the test performed, nursing implications, and interpreting the results. PEARSON REVIEWS & RATIONALES: MATERNAL-NEWBORN NURSING WITH NURSING REVIEWS & RATIONALES, 3/e provides a clear, concentrated, and up-to-date review of today\'s need to know knowledge for effective maternal and newborn nursing. Developed and reviewed by a large team of nurse educators, it is fully reflective of the current (2010) NCLEX-RN(R) Test Plan. The text thoroughly covers family-centered care during normal and complicated experiences in the prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartal, and neonatal periods. Additional chapters focus on ethical, legal, and cultural considerations reproduction, fertility, and infertility family planning and contraception fetal development laboratory and diagnostic testing and issues of loss and grief in maternity nursing. This text\'s complete support package includes access to additional questions and a tear-out NursingNotes card for clinical reference and quick review.