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Diagnosis

Nurse’s Quick Reference to Common Laboratory &

Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition

Frances Fischbach, RN, BSN, MSN

978-1-4511-9242-1 • January 2015 • Softbound • 4.25” x 7.125”

Understand the nurse’s role in performing, evaluating, or assisting with

lab and diagnostic tests with

Nurse’s Quick Reference to Common

Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition

. Using a consistent,

easy-to-use format, this full color, portable quick reference provides

an alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests,

along with nursing interventions. The book offers a unique focus on the

nurse’s role at every stage in the process, including pre-test, intra-test,

and post-test periods.

Features

NEW! Alternate indexes

complied by different categories, such as

body system, test type, etc., make information easy to find.

NEW! Drug Interaction boxes

provide concise coverage of drugs

that may affect test results.

Revised tests and content

reflect the latest standards in testing.

Streamlined coverage

in Chapters 1 and 2 focuses on essential

information, with additional content now available online on

thePoint.

A focus on the nurse’s role

in laboratory and diagnostic tests

appears throughout the book in language and outcomes.

Updated Clinical Alerts

focus on items that require additional

attention.

An alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic

tests

provides fingertip access to key information.

Multiple indexes

make it easy to find content in a number of

different ways.

A standard full color format for each test

makes finding specific

information quick and easy.

Free resources for instructors and students

include the fully

searchable text online for on-the-go access.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1:

The Nursing Role in Diagnostic

Testing

Ch. 2:

Nursing Standards and

Protocols for Specimen Collection &

Transport

Ch. 3:

Alphabetical List of Laboratory

Tests of Body Fluids, Imaging

Procedures, and Special Studies of

Body Functions

Appendix:

Standard Precautions

References

Index