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This authoritative handbook should be used by nursing students in clinical courses and by nurses in clinical settings as a quick reference. It puts the comprehensive experience of nursing, clinical laboratory, and radiology specialists at their fingertips. In this updated edition, this team of authors expertly guides students in assessing, monitoring, and teaching at every stage of care, including pretest requirements, intratest procedures, and post-test care. All tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for ease of location, plus the comprehensive, integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease state or condition, organ system, specimen type, or test classification.
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Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications
Synopsis
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, including assessing, monitoring, and teaching at every stage of 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.