For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Laboratory Tests, Medical Surgical Nursing, and Lab and Diagnosis. Written by a highly respected author in the lab and diagnostic test field, this text/reference explains in detail the clinical significance of tests and diagnostic procedures. Its comprehensive coverage is augmented by a strong emphasis on nursing care as applied to lab and diagnostic tests, and on the relationship between nursing diagnoses and nursing care. Both scholarly and practical, it is ideal for use in both classroom and clinical settings. Each chapter is organized as an independent study unit -- complete with objectives, an organizing theme with background information (called an expository organizer), and test questions.
Features:
Udated references
New tables
Greater emphasis on how nurses use lab data in practice
More emphasis on tests done by "point of care" testing in community or home setting.
More emphasis on citing of nursing research studies
Shows how nurses use lab data
The independent role of the nurse is emphasized throughout
Grouping of related tests or procedures with common nursing diagnoses highlighted
Provides a wide range of examples; includes all age groups (newborn to the aged) from a variety of practice settings
Current NANDA nursing diagnoses; with specific nursing interventions for each test and procedure
Medical diagnoses and medical interventions are discussed when that information is pertinent to the nurse who may be assisting with treatment. Includes a discussion of usual medical intervention for a particular set of circumstances
Extensive reference list for each chapter with a strong focus on current nursing literature that emphasizes research
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
This book is written by a highly respected expert in the laboratory and diagnostic test field. She explains in detail the clinical significance of tests and diagnostic proceudres, offering a comprehensive coverage of tests and diagnostic procedures and their implications. This book emphasizes nursing care as applied to laboratory and diagnostic tests. The focus rests upon the relationship between nursing diagnosis and nursing care. This is an ideal reference for practicing nurses who want to refresh their understanding of clinical testing and diagnosis.

Laboratory Tests And Diagnostic Proced 3ed

Medical Examination Publishing Company

Norwalk, Conn.: Appleton & Lange

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange

3rd ed., Norwalk, Conn, Connecticut, 1992

United States, United States of America

3rd edition, January 1992

Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book is a combination third edition of Laboratory tests in nursing practice and Diagnostic procedures in nursing practice, a companion volume published in 1983"--Pref.

3ED

p. cm
"This book is a combination third edition of Laboratory tests in nursing practice and Diagnostic procedures in nursing practice, a companion volume published in 1983"--Pref
Includes bibliographical references and index

2023-06-28