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Description For all undergraduate or graduate clinical and/or theory courses in nursing programs that cover laboratory testing and diagnostic procedures. Relevant theory courses may address physical assessment, medical-surgical nursing, adult health nursing, critical care nursing, pharmacology, pathophysiology, psychiatric nursing, and/or community nursing. This is the complete nurse’s guide to using data from today’s laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures to formulate, organize, and plan high-quality nursing care. This edition has been extensively updated to reflect the latest standards of care and the shift towards evidence-based practice, and to illuminate links between the nursing process and testing even more effectively.

It introduces dozens of new tests and procedures, and offers updated information on many more, including expanded uses for many proven tests. Several new genetic tests are covered, as well as many rapid tests now available for point-of-care testing by nurses. For all undergraduate or graduate clinical and/or theory courses in nursing programs that cover laboratory testing and diagnostic procedures. Relevant theory courses may address physical assessment, medical-surgical nursing, adult health nursing, critical care nursing, pharmacology, pathophysiology, psychiatric nursing, and/or community nursing.

This is the complete nurse’s guide to using data from today’s laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures to formulate, organize, and plan high-quality nursing care. This edition has been extensively updated to reflect the latest standards of care and the shift towards evidence-based practice, and to illuminate links between the nursing process and testing even more effectively. It introduces dozens of new tests and procedures, and offers updated information on many more, including expanded uses for many proven tests.

Several new genetic tests are covered, as well as many rapid tests now available for point-of-care testing by nurses. Hallmark Features Helps students succeed with independent study. Reflecting the primary author’s extensive research on pedagogical effectiveness, each chapter is organized as a complete independent study unit with objectives, organizing theme, background information, and test questions.

Gives students convenient access to the latest scholarly work. Reflects the latest research throughout, and presents up-to-date documentation and citations throughout the narrative. Helps students quickly identify the significance of each procedure and test, and how it relates to the client’s overall medical problem. Provides chapter-opening objectives and “expository organizer” background sections that concisely explain why each test matters, and key relationships within groups of related tests, enabling students to focus on the most important factors in choosing tests and using their results to plan care. Supports students in preparing for the NCLEX ® exam. Presents NCLEX ®-style questions at the end of each chapter, with accompanying answers. Links knowledge to practice through real-world case studies.

Case studies give students an opportunity to learn, synthesize knowledge, and apply it in real clinical scenarios. Extensively revised to present the latest laboratory tests, diagnostic procedures, guidelines, and standards; and to eliminate older material that no longer represents the best standards of practice. Gives students up-to-date information on all key diagnostic procedures Updated! Covers many new laboratory tests and offers updated information on many tests that continue in widespread use–including updated, expanded, or new coverage of: MMA in urine, CD counts, stroke risk associated with anemia drugs, micro-albumin, GFR estimation, dehydration in children, sodium requirements, methemoglobinemia, portable oximeters. Table of Contents Part I. Laboratory Tests 1. Under.the.dome s02 vostfr.

Using Laboratory Data 2. Hematology Tests 3. Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests 4. Renal Function Tests 5.

Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes 6. Arterial Blood Gases and Related Tests 7. Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes and Vitamin D 8. Tests to Measure The Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars 9.

Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism and Other Cardiac Risk Factors 10. Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels, Tumor Markers, and Cancer Genomics 11. Tests to Measure The Metabolism of Bilirubin 12. Tests to Measure Enzymes and Cardiac Markers 13. Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood 14. Serologic Tests, Immunohematology, Microbiology and Immunology 15. Endocrine Tests 16.

Culture and Sensitivity Tests and Rapid Tests for Infections 17. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens 18. Tests Performed in Pregnancy, The Newborn Period, and for Genetic Screening Part II. Case Studies 19.

Practice Interpretation Of Laboratory Data Part III. Diagnostic Procedures 20. Diagnostic Radiologic Tests 21. Body Scans: CT, DXA, MRI, PET and SPECT 22. Nuclear Scans: Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radioisotopes 23. Diagnostic Ultrasonography 24. Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests 25.

Common Invasive Tests 26. Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, Electrophysiologic Studies, and Syncope Tests 27. Endoscopic Procedures 28.

Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years Appendix A. Reference Values for Newborns and Children Compared With Adult Values Appendix B. Possible Alterations in Reference Values for The Aged Appendix C.

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Altered Reference Values for Common Laboratory Tests in Normal Pregnancies Appendix D. Units Of Measure Appendix E. SI Conversion Factors Appendix F Diagrams Of Laboratory Results.