Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses (5th Edition)
Description
Written by a highly respected author in the lab and diagnostic test field, this comprehensive text/reference explains in detail the clinical significance of tests and diagnostic procedures. It focuses on the human element in the nurse's role in relation to diagnostic testing--e.g., health teaching, client preparation, and assessment for adverse reactions to diagnostic procedures--and on the independent role of the nurse. Related tests or procedures are grouped to highlight common nursing diagnoses. The book includes the pathophysiologic conditions that cause altered laboratory values;...
ISBN(s)
0838555888, 9780838555880
