Nurse's Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests 4th Ed.

This updated 4th edition offers detailed overviews of physiology to help students think critically and understand the results of laboratory and diagnostic tests and their implications for therapy. It aids students in understanding the basis for a test, how to know if a test is appropriate, where problems can arise, and how to explain to patients what to watch out for. The content is presented as a guiding reference for planning care, providing specific interventions, and evaluating outcomes of nursing care.