Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners
- 6th Edition - December 12, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Karen Fenstermacher, Barbara Hudson
- Language: English
- Spiral-bound ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 1 1 5 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 1 1 6 - 6
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The latest evidence-based guidelines keep you up to date for FNP practice! With updated content and full-color illustrations, Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners, 6th Edition provides essential information on the most current national and international guidelines and evidence-based protocols for primary care patients of all ages. Key details are easy to find with the book’s full-color format, concise outline-style guidelines, and abundant summary tables and charts. In addition to coverage of the most common conditions seen in outpatient settings, this edition includes the latest information on topics such as COVID-19 and STDs. Plus, the popular Practice Pearls boxes have been expanded throughout the book.
- Current, evidence-based guidelines for patients of all ages provide the latest guidance for managing disorders commonly seen by FNPs in primary care settings.
- Concise outline format makes it easy to quickly locate essential information.
- Quick-reference tables and charts include pediatric conditions charts, comparative charts for similar disorders, and health maintenance guidelines charts.
- Need-to-know coverage of the most common disorders helps familiarize practitioners with situations frequently encountered in clinical practice.
- Content highlights include "not-to-be-missed" content, non-urgent/non-emergent interprofessional referrals, and urgent/emergent interprofessional referrals.
- Practice Pearls highlight practical clinical wisdom gleaned from the authors’ extensive practice knowledge base.
Family Nurse Practitioners
1 Adult Assessment
2 Pediatric Assessment
3 Geriatric Assessment
4 Laboratory and Diagnostic Pearls
5 Skin Conditions
6 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions
7 Respiratory Conditions
8 Cardiovascular Conditions
9 Abdominal Conditions
10 Gynecologic Conditions
11 Urinary Tract Conditions
12 Neurologic Conditions
13 Musculoskeletal Conditions
14 Pain
15 Endocrine Conditions
16 Pediatric Conditions
17 Psychiatric Conditions
Appendix A: Food Sources for Selected Nutrients
Appendix B: Predicted Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
Appendix C: Acetaminophen Dosing Chart
Appendix D: Ibuprofen Dosing Chart
Index
2 Pediatric Assessment
3 Geriatric Assessment
4 Laboratory and Diagnostic Pearls
5 Skin Conditions
6 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions
7 Respiratory Conditions
8 Cardiovascular Conditions
9 Abdominal Conditions
10 Gynecologic Conditions
11 Urinary Tract Conditions
12 Neurologic Conditions
13 Musculoskeletal Conditions
14 Pain
15 Endocrine Conditions
16 Pediatric Conditions
17 Psychiatric Conditions
Appendix A: Food Sources for Selected Nutrients
Appendix B: Predicted Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
Appendix C: Acetaminophen Dosing Chart
Appendix D: Ibuprofen Dosing Chart
Index
- Edition: 6
- Published: December 12, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Spiral-bound ISBN: 9780323881159
- eBook ISBN: 9780323881166
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Karen Fenstermacher
Affiliations and expertise
Family Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Primary Care, Carthage, MissouriBH
Barbara Hudson
Affiliations and expertise
Family Nurse Practitioner, Ash Grove Family Care Clinic, Ash Grove, Missouri