Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses (7th Edition)
Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses 7thedition Jane Vincent Corbett This well-respected resource details the clinical significance of tests and diagnostic procedures.  A strong emphasis on nursing process as applied to lab and diagnostic tests and on the relationship between nursing diagnoses and nursing care makes it a valuable resource for both nurses and nursing students.  Each chapter can be used alone as an independent study unit–with objectives, an organizing theme with background information (called an expository organizer), and test questions.  New to the Seventh EditionThe latest breakthroughs in diagnostic testing and treatment modalitiesLaboratory data updates such as "Rapid tests" as point of care testingUpdated guidelines and diagnostic procedures for genetic testing, and expanded information on uses of CT, MRI, PET, and fusion scans300 new references with continued emphasis on evidence-based practice, including 40 references that focus on guidelines from many professional organizations  Key FeaturesFocus on the Nurseexplains how lab tests are used in nursing care and the nurse’s role for diagnostic proceduresChapters grouped by types of tests with objectives and review questionsReference values and wide range of examples of use for entire life span and in a variety of settingsCurrent NANDA nursing diagnoses with specific nursing interventions for each test and procedureMedical diagnoses and medical interventions with discussion of usual medical intervention for  particular sets of circumstances Other Titles of InterestLeMone/Burke,Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care,4rdEd. (0-13-171308-6)Berman, et al.,Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process and Practice,8thEd. (0-13-171468-6)Wilson/Shannon/Shields/Stang,Prentice Hall Nurse’s Drug Guide(0-13-235200-1) Prentice Hall Health logoPearson/Prentice Hall logo Prentice Hall HealthUpper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 ISBN-10: 0-13-159700-0ISBN-13: 978-0-13-159700-6