Nurse Practitioner's Quick Reference to Clinical Facts - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158255336X ISBN 13: 9781582553368

Publisher: Springhouse Publishing Co ,U.S., 2004

Synopsis

The ultimate timesaving guide for busy Nurse Practioners! This book answers the need for quick reference to clinical facts for nurse practitioners. It provides these clinical nurses with immediate and focused information on a wide range of clinical subjects. The quick reference format facilitates immediate and accurate delivery of critical clinical information. The book is formatted with bullets, tables, flowcharts, key lists, and other tools to ensure that information is easily accessible by clinical nurse practitioners. Important topics include ECG interpretation, X-ray interpretation, diagnostic tests, disease recognition, and interpretation of signs and symptoms. This book will become the definitive clinical reference for nurse practitioners, and features: Wide-ranging coverage: Clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and full disease management, including ICD-9 and CPT codes Evaluation and treatment of dermatological disorders Key diagnostic tests, complee with purpose, normal and abnormal findings, and implications for your patient Essential ECG and X-ray interpretation Overviews of primary care procedures, including intra-articular injection and soft-tissue aspiration Patient education and health promotion strategies Critical guidance Drug therapy hazards: adverse reactions, overdoses and dangerous interactions Emergency measures: vital lifesaving skills Complementary therapies: benefits and risks Quick-glance tables Crisi values of laboratory tests Laboratory value changes in elderly patients Agents of bioterrorism Toxic herbs Infection precautions Immunization schedule

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Synopsis

The ultimate timesaving guide for busy Nurse Practioners! This book answers the need for quick reference to clinical facts for nurse practitioners. It provides these clinical nurses with immediate and focused information on a wide range of clinical subjects. The quick reference format facilitates immediate and accurate delivery of critical clinical information. The book is formatted with bullets, tables, flowcharts, key lists, and other tools to ensure that information is easily accessible by clinical nurse practitioners. Important topics include ECG interpretation, X-ray interpretation, diagnostic tests, disease recognition, and interpretation of signs and symptoms.

This book will become the definitive clinical reference for nurse practitioners, and features: Wide-ranging coverage: Clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and full disease management, including ICD-9 and CPT codes Evaluation and treatment of dermatological disorders Key diagnostic tests, complee with purpose, normal and abnormal findings, and implications for your patient Essential ECG and X-ray interpretation Overviews of primary care procedures, including intra-articular injection and soft-tissue aspiration Patient education and health promotion strategies Critical guidance Drug therapy hazards: adverse reactions, overdoses and dangerous interactions Emergency measures: vital lifesaving skills Complementary therapies: benefits and risks Quick-glance tables Crisi values of laboratory tests Laboratory value changes in elderly patients Agents of bioterrorism Toxic herbs Infection precautions Immunization schedule

Edition details

• Publisher: Springhouse Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158255336X
• ISBN 13: 9781582553368
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: Springhouse