Comprehensive Nursing Lab Manual for Effective Clinical Judgment

As a nursing student, you’re always on the lookout for a reliable resource that can guide you through the complexities of laboratory tests and procedures. Look no further! This exceptional nursing lab book, written by a laboratory scientist and a nurse educator, is an invaluable tool for nursing practice and clinical judgment.

A Unique Focus on Clinical Judgment

This easy-to-read, full-color manual covers everything you need to know about laboratory tests, from understanding how tests work to interpreting their results and providing quality patient care – pre-test, intra-test, and post-test. The authors’ unique focus on clinical judgment sets this manual apart, making it an essential resource for nursing students and professionals alike.

Quick Reference and Advanced Features

The manual’s user-friendly design features tests and procedures listed in alphabetical order by their complete name, allowing for quick reference. The integrated index enables fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification. New features in this edition include:

• Core Lab Study labels identifying 35 need-to-know, clinically significant laboratory studies
• Nursing Implications, Nursing Process, Clinical Judgement sections, and a Clinical Judgment statement at the end of every entry
• Potential Nursing Problems tables
• Common Use explanations for each monograph
• Coverage of patient teaching, patient safety, and Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues and Nutritional Considerations, where appropriate
• Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test results
• Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased
• Reference Ranges in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) that include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations
• Interfering Factors, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimens, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test
• Laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition, and sensory
• Cross-referencing of related lab and diagnostic tests in every monograph

With its comprehensive coverage and advanced features, this nursing lab manual is an indispensable resource for nursing students, educators, and professionals. Stay ahead in your studies and practice with this trusted guide.

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company

Edition: Tenth edition (April 4, 2023)

Language: English

Pages: 1512

ISBN-10: 1719646120

ISBN-13: 978-1719646123