Management guidelines for adult nurse practitioners / [edited by] Lynne M. Hektor Dunphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunphy, Lynne M. Hektor.

Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primary care (Medicine).

Nurse practitioners.

Medical protocols.

Nursing Care.

Nursing Assessment.

Medical Subjects:

Nursing Care.

Nursing Assessment.

Physical Description:

xxi, 568 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, [1999]

Summary:

This new book, one of a series geared to the nurse practitioner, focuses on commonly seen disorders of adults. It addresses both the medical aspects of the disorder and the nursing concerns, as well as patient education.

Key Features-- Covers 172 disorders commonly seen in adults-- Builds on a nursing-based approach to the prevention and treatment of disease-- Reviews growth and development stages of the healthy male adult, with a brief overview of the female-- Discusses focused approaches for assessing the client and obtaining all essential information in a timely fashion-- Each monograph contains title, definition, etiology, occurrence, age, ethnicity, gender, contributing factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, treatment, follow-up, sequelae, prevention/prophylaxis, referral guidelines, education, and references (underlined subjects are not covered in other sources of its kind)-- Organized by anatomical areas in a head-to-toe approach-- Each disorder chapter contains an overview of the essential elements to focus on during assessment-- Pocket-sized for easy portability-- Includes over 65 diagnostic and treatment reasoning algorithms and CPT codes

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0803602294

OCLC:

38312053