Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests

**Featuring Content from the latest Edition** * Easy-To-Understand Guidance for Before, During, and After Every Test * ABOUT DAVIS’S LABORATORY & DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Davis’s Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests contains hundreds of diagnostic test descriptions to help understand and implement critical test procedures. Each entry delivers details on test function, accurately interpreting normal and abnormal results, and preparing your patients. With recommendations on pretest requirements, intratest procedures, and post-test care, this mobile resource is the perfect companion for practicing nurses, nursing students, and other health care professionals. FEATURES • Up-to-date monographs of over 400 laboratory and diagnostic tests • Unique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory • New coverage of sensitive issues that nurses encounter in real-life practice such as patient decisions on childhood vaccinations, caring for victims of sexual assault, and how to describe maternal markers to screen for generic defects • Emphasis on Clinical Judgment with “Nursing Implications, Nursing Process, Clinical Judgment” sections added to draw attention to the clinical judgment aspect of care • Cross-reference links to related tests • Common Use sections with everyday language descriptions of what the test is for • Useful appendices including Critical Findings, Procedural Checklists, Patient Prep and Specimen Collection • Interfering Factors listing anything that may interfere with the results of the test • Highlight and make notes within any entry • Advanced Search helps find topics quickly • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries Authors: Anne M. Van Leeuwen, MA, BS, MT (ASCP); Mickey L. Bladh, RN, MSN Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine