The pocket guide for student and practicing nurses continues to be updated to keep pace with the expanded role of nurses in providing safe, effective, and informed diagnostic care and services. It outlines diagnostic tests ranging from the very simple to the very sophisticated that are administered to various populations. Great attention continues to be devoted to communication skills and collaboration between patients and their significant others, and among nurses and health care professionals in various disciplines. This edition, revised from the 2006 fourth, contains 10 new tests, revisions of earlier descriptions and terminology, and more information on safety and security. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This full-color, portable handbook contains an alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests, with nursing interventions, in a consistent format. The focus is on the nurse's role in performing, evaluating, or assisting with tests. Clinical Alerts throughout highlight vital information. This edition includes many recently approved tests, as well as the latest information on legal, ethical, and safety issues important to nurses and their expanded role in diagnostic testing.
