by Louise M. Malarkey, Mary Ellen McMorrow (2012)
Saunders Nursing Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 2nd Edition is the perfect guide to laboratory testing for both students and practicing nurses alike. Featuring the latest testing information organized alphabetically for quick reference, this resource offers test formats that emphasize the nurse's specific role in all aspects of the testing process. Basics the Nurse Needs to Know and Nursing Care sections for every laboratory test explain what the nurse is to do during the pre-, post- and actual test stages, and highlights the nursing responses to critical values, complications, patient teaching, and health promotion. A new companion Evolve website also offers a variety of learning resources and skills videos to help you master diagnostic procedures and perform accurate testing. - Publisher.
Virginia Morris
A reference to the many topics associated with caring for aging parents covers such areas as nursing homes, finances, finding a good doctor, legal arrangements, redefining parental relationships, and handling emotional issues.
Becky Collins
The ideal guide for people who really want to know the labrador retriever. It shows how to choose the right puppy, basic training and socialising, exercise, diet and health care.
Myer Goldman, David Cope
Alphabetical guide to radiographic positioning and procedures. Revisions in text and appendixes to include "technical advances in equipment or techniques, such as electron radiography and computer-assisted tomography". Appendixes: contrast media, medical terms, abbreviations, exposure tables, named views of the skull, and normal blood values. 1st ed., 1961; 4th ed., 1970.
Peter B. Anderson, MD
Presents a primary medical care delivery model called medical home, a model of mutual trust and shared decision-making between patients and primary care doctors.