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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ISBN: 9780443348556

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Key Features
- AJN Book-of-the-Year Award-winning current, evidence-based guidelines for patients of all ages provide the latest guidance for managing disorders commonly seen by FNPs in primary care settings
- Concise outline format makes it easy to quickly locate essential information
- Quick-reference tables and charts include pediatric conditions charts, comparative charts for similar disorders, and health maintenance guidelines charts
- Need-to-know coverage of the most common disorders helps familiarize practitioners with situations frequently encountered in family practice
- Content highlights include "not-to-be-missed" content, non-urgent/non-emergent interprofessional referrals, and urgent/emergent interprofessional referrals
- Practice Pearls highlight practical clinical wisdom gleaned from the authors’ extensive practice knowledge base
- Full-color illustrations and design with high-visibility Not-to-be-Missed points and referral information aid learning and comprehension
- Topics and conditions presented in alphabetical order within each chapter improve reference value, and an alphabetical list of conditions is located on the inside the front cover of the print edition
- Focused physical examinations are integrated into each body systems chapter as appropriate.
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Contents

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