Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications (Hardcover) by Anne M. Van Leeuwen, F.A. Davis Company

9780803623040. New condition. Hard cover. Edition: 4. Language: English. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. The information nurses need...when, where, and how they need it! Here's the information nurses and nursing students need to know about laboratory and diagnostic tests! This nursing-focused, easy-to-read handbook provides all of the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care-pre-test, intra-test, and post-test. Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification. Plus, a Body Systems Appendix includes a list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests for each body system as well as nutrition-related lab tests.