Saunders Nursing Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
- 2nd Edition - October 20, 2011
- Latest edition
- Authors: Louise M. Malarkey, Mary Ellen McMorrow
- Language: English
• This complete lab book contains the latest information on testing organized alphabetically for quick reference. • It is both student-friendly and provides great information for… Read more
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• This complete lab book contains the latest information on testing organized alphabetically for quick reference.
• It is both student-friendly and provides great information for practicing nurses.
• Significance of Test Results sections list the diseases and disorders that are associated with abnormal findings and Test Result Indications sections list the possible clinical significance of abnormal findings.
• Tests are presented in a format that emphasizes the nurse’s role, and includes Basics the Nurse Needs to Know and Nursing Care.
• The clinical purpose of each test is identified, and how each test is performed is clearly explained.
• A pronunciation guide for the name of each test helps with difficult terminology.
• It is both student-friendly and provides great information for practicing nurses.
• Significance of Test Results sections list the diseases and disorders that are associated with abnormal findings and Test Result Indications sections list the possible clinical significance of abnormal findings.
• Tests are presented in a format that emphasizes the nurse’s role, and includes Basics the Nurse Needs to Know and Nursing Care.
• The clinical purpose of each test is identified, and how each test is performed is clearly explained.
• A pronunciation guide for the name of each test helps with difficult terminology.
- Alphabetical organization of the laboratory tests (featuring alphabetical thumb tabs) makes every test easy to find.
- Also Called sections feature synonyms and abbreviations that help you identify specific tests.
- Purpose of the Test states the indications of each test.
- Basics the Nurse Needs to Know offers an explanation of each test in clear, simple language.
- Normal Values in standard and SI units include variations for gender and age, where relevant.
- How the Test is Done succinctly describes how each test is performed.
- Significance of Test Results list the diseases and disorders that are associated with abnormal findings.
- Interfering Factors list the factors, such as drugs, herbs, and improper specimen collection and handling, that inadvertently affect test results.
- Nursing Care is divided into Pretest, During the Test, and Posttest, listing in detail what the nurse does in the testing process.
- Nursing Response to Critical Values and Nursing Response to Complications detail what you should be alert for before, during, and after the test and how to manage dangerous situations.
- Explicit incorporation of nursing concerns related to lab tests can only be found in this lab book.
Part I: Nursing Responsibilities in Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
1. The Nursing Role
2. Specimen Collection Procedures
Part II: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
Individual Tests are Presented Here in Alphabetical Order
Appendixes
A. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
B. Toxic Substances
C. Abbreviations Associated with Laboratory Tests
D. Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests for Frequently Occurring Medical Diagnoses
Bibliography
Index
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: October 20, 2011
- Language: English
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Louise M. Malarkey
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Department of Nursing, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island, NYMM
Mary Ellen McMorrow
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY