Laboratory and diagnostic tests with nursing implications / Joyce LeFever Kee, MSN, RN, Associate Professor Emerita, College of Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
| Author/creator | Kee, Joyce LeFever author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Tenth edition. |
| Publication | NY, NY : Pearson, [2018] |
| Description | xxiii, 819 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pt. 1: Laboratory tests -- Pt. 2: Diagnostic tests -- Pt. 3: Laboratory/diagnostic assessments of body function -- Pt. 4: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) -- Pt. 5: School health services: education, screening, and testing -- Appendix A: Abbreviations -- Appendix B: Laboratory test groups: panels and profiles -- Appendix C: Health problems with laboratory and diagnostic tests -- Appendix D: Laboratory test values for adults and children. |
| Abstract | Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications is designed to provide quick, pertinent information about laboratory and diagnostic testing, and the corresponding nursing implications. Author Joyce LeFever Kee discusses each test in the context of seven subsections: Reference Values/Normal Findings (for children and adults), Description, Purpose, Clinical Problems, Procedure, Factors Affecting Laboratory or Diagnostic Results, and Nursing Implications with Rationale and Client Teaching. In the 10th Edition, you'll find new, rewritten, or updated coverage of dozens of tests; new Situational Study Questions; an updated section on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring that includes HIV drugs; and revised appendices addressing everything from abbreviations to test values. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017002010 |
| ISBN | 9780134704463 paperback |
| ISBN | 0134704460 paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QY 25 K261L 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |