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The information nurses need...when, where, and how they need it! Here's the information nurses and nursing students need to know about laboratory and diagnostic tests! This nursing-focused, easy-to-read handbook provides all of the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care--pre-test, intra-test, and post-test. Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification. Plus, a Body Systems Appendix includes a list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests for each body system as well as nutrition-related lab tests.
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Ch. 1. Patient Preparation and Specimen Collection -- Ch. 2. Potential Nursing Diagnoses Associated with Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing -- Ch. 3. Guidelines for Age-Specific Communication -- Ch. 4. Transfusion Reactions: Laboratory Findings and Potential Nursing Interventions -- Ch. 5. Introduction to CLIA 1988 & 1992 -- Ch. 6. Effects of Natural Products on Laboratory Values -- Ch. 7. Standard Precautions (CDC Isolation Precautions)