Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications, 10th Edition (Original PDF from Publisher)

By Joyce Kee

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.

For students in masters, baccalaureate, associate degree, diploma, and practical nursing programs – and for RNs and LPNs working in hospital settings.

Everything students and practicing nurses need to know about laboratory and diagnostic testing, with an emphasis on nursing implications and patient education.

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.

Product Details

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0134704460
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 10th edition (March 28, 2017)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 848 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780134704463
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0134704463
• eText ISBN: 9780134709109