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Diagnosis
Nurse’sQuickReferencetoCommonLaboratory&
DiagnosticTests,SixthEdition
Frances Fischbach, RN, BSN,MSN
978-1-4511-9242-1 • January2015 • Softbound •4.25” x7.125”
Understand thenurse’s role inperforming, evaluating, or assistingwith
lab and diagnostic tests with
Nurse’sQuick Reference toCommon
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,
alongwithnursing interventions.Thebookoffers aunique focuson the
nurse’s role at every stage in the process, including pre-test, intra-test,
andpost-test periods.
Features
•
NEW! Alternate indexes
compliedbydifferent categories, suchas
body system, test type, etc.,make informationeasy tofind.
•
NEW!Drug Interactionboxes
provide concise coverageof drugs
thatmayaffect test results.
•
Revised testsandcontent
reflect the latest standards in testing.
•
Streamlinedcoverage
inChapters 1 and2 focusesonessential
information,withadditional content nowavailableonlineon
thePoint.
•
A focuson thenurse’s role
in laboratoryanddiagnostic tests
appears throughout thebook in languageandoutcomes.
•
UpdatedClinicalAlerts
focuson items that requireadditional
attention.
•
Analphabetical listingof common laboratoryanddiagnostic
tests
providesfingertipaccess to key information.
•
Multiple indexes
make it easy tofind content inanumberof
differentways.
•
A standard full color format for each test
makesfinding specific
informationquick andeasy.
•
Free resources for instructorsand students
include the fully
searchable textonline foron-the-goaccess.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1:
TheNursingRole inDiagnostic
Testing
Ch. 2:
NursingStandards and
Protocols forSpecimenCollection&
Transport
Ch. 3:
Alphabetical Listof Laboratory
Testsof BodyFluids, Imaging
Procedures, andSpecial Studiesof
BodyFunctions
Appendix:
StandardPrecautions
References
Index
NEW !