Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by Karen Fenstermacher, MS, RN, FNP and Barbara Toni Hudson, MSN, RN, FNP-BC

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Prepare students for FNP practice with the latest evidence-based protocols! Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners, 7th Edition, provides essential information on assessment and management protocols for primary care patients of all ages. Key details are easy to find, with the book’s concise, outline-style instructions and the many summary tables and charts. And students will be ready to manage care more effectively with the latest on topics such as diabetes, asthma, and pain management, including information on which problems must be referred to a physician and which constitute an emergency. Ideal for quick reference, this resource covers the medical conditions commonly seen in adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients.

New to This Edition
- NEW! Updated content reflecting the most common conditions, evidence-based protocols, and the latest national standard guidelines, including hypertension, lipids, and Pap smear management
- NEW! Updated exercise restrictions with diabetes and other clinical conditions such as retinopathy, neuropathy, and uncontrolled hypertension
- NEW! Pediatric Pain Scale appendix as well as an updated Food Sources for Selected Nutrients appendix
- NEW! Website links for appendices and references available via QR codes
Key Features
- NEW! Updated content reflecting the most common conditions, evidence-based protocols, and the latest national and international guidelines, including hypertension, lipids, and Pap smear management
- NEW! Updated exercise restrictions with diabetes and other clinical conditions such as retinopathy, neuropathy, and uncontrolled hypertension
- NEW! Pediatric Pain Scale appendix as well as an updated Food Sources for Selected Nutrients appendix
- NEW! Website links for appendices and references available via QR codes
- Winner of AJN The American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award for the 6th Edition
- Current, evidence-based guidelines including signs and symptoms, diagnostic methods, drug therapies, and treatment and adjunctive therapies
- Concise outline format for quick and easy access to essential information
- Coverage of the different types of physical examinations along with specialized exams and focused exams for body systems as appropriate
- Full-color illustrations and improved design with bolded not-to-be missed conditions, referrals, and urgent referrals
- Updated Practice Pearls highlighting clinical wisdom gleaned from the authors’ extensive knowledge and experience, including laboratory and diagnostic pearls
- Quick-reference summary tables and boxes including charts for pediatric conditions and comparative charts for similar disorders
- Expanded Table of Contents along with alphabetical topics and conditions within each chapter
- List of common clinical abbreviations inside the front cover of the print edition
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- 7th Edition
  Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners
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  ISBN: 9780443348532
Contents

1.1. Adult Assessment
2. Geriatric Assessment
3. Laboratory and Diagnostic Pearls
4. Skin Assessment and Conditions
5. Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Assessment and Conditions
6. Respiratory Assessment and Conditions
7. Cardiovascular Assessment and Conditions
8. Abdominal Assessment and Conditions
9. Gynecologic Assessment and Conditions
10. Urinary Tract Assessment and Conditions
11. Neurologic Assessment and Conditions
12. Musculoskeletal Assessment and Conditions
13. Endocrine Assessment and Conditions
14. Psychiatric Conditions
15. Pediatric Assessment and Conditions

Appendix A: Food Sources for Selected Nutrients
Appendix B: Pediatric Pain Scale

List of Abbreviations
Authors

Karen Fenstermacher, MS, RN, FNP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Primary Care, Carthage, Missouri, USA and Barbara Toni Hudson, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, Family Nurse Practitioner, Ash Grove Family Care Clinic, Ash Grove, Missouri, USA
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