Description |
xvii, 440 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Clinical decision making -- Case 1. A 16-year-old boy with a sore throat and fever -- Case 2. A 25-year-old woman requesting a checkup -- Case 3. A 38-year-old man with headaches -- Case 4. A 5-year-old girl for a kindergarten physical -- Case 5. A 72-year-old man requesting an annual exam -- Case 6. A 35-year-old woman with diffuse join pain -- Case 7. A 5-year-old girl with complaints of fatigue, pallor and fever -- Cast 8. A 75-year-old woman with confusion and incontinence -- Case 9. A 36-year-old woman with amenorrhea -- Case 10. A 48-year-old woman with fatigue and headaches -- Case 11. An 8-month-old boy with a diaper rash -- Case 12. A 28-year-old woman with abdominal pain -- Case 13. A 15-year-old girl with abnormal menstrual bleeding -- Case 14. A 51-year-old woman with fatigue, irregular menstrual cycles, and night sweats -- Case 15. A 6-year-old boy with a red, itchy eye -- Case 16. A 54-year-old man with blurred vision, polyuria, and fatigue -- Case 17. A 20-year-old woman with vaginal itching and malodorous discharge -- Case 18. A 68-year-old woman with complaints of severe dizziness -- Case 19. A 26-year-old woman for a postpartum follow-up 6 weeks after childbirth -- Case 20. A 33-year-old woman with left lower extremity pain and swelling |
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Case 21. An 8-year-old boy with a sore throat -- Case 22. A 72-year-old woman with productive cough, nausea and itching all over -- Case 23. A 36-year-old man with heartburn -- Case 24. A 31-year-old woman with a fever -- Case 25. A 70-year-old woman with shortness of breath and cough -- Case 26. A 49-year-old woman seeking an evaluation for possible osteoporosis -- Case 27. An 8-year-old boy having difficulty in school -- Case 28. A 28-year-old woman with a headache and congestion -- Case 29. A 43-year-old woman presenting for a wellness exam -- Case 30. A 55-year-old man with cough, fever and shortness of breath -- Case 31. A 20-year-old pregnant woman with back pain --Case 32. A 48-year-old woman with muscle pain -- Case 33. A 9-year-old girl with red, scaling, annular lesions on arm, neck, and chest, and a recent history of inattention at school -- Case 34. A 55-year-old man with LUQ abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting -- Case 35. A 7-year-old boy with cough with exercise -- Case 36. A 65-year-old woman with difficulty sleeping, shortness of breath, and palpitations -- Case 37. A -year-old man with nocturia -- Case 38. A 62-year-old woman with a facial rash and a red eye -- Case 39. A 65-year-old man with elevated blood pressure -- Case 40. An 18-month-old boy for well-child exam -- Case 41. A 44-year-old man with chronic low back pain -- Appendix: Commonly used clinical abbreviations. woman for a postp |
Summary |
This text presents and explains every aspect of clinical decision making, providing a sound base of knowledge for confidence and accuracy. Its format incorporates principles of problem-based learning methods that are used in many nursing programs. The revised Second Edition contains 20 new case studies of the most common diseases and disorders encountered in family practice; each includes a review of all the information necessary for developing a plan of care and emphasizes differential diagnosis and clinical reasoning for the nurse practitioner. The text's problem-oriented format promotes and strengthens critical thinking skills. Additional features include: tutorials; holistic health considerations; case accuracy; laboratory tests that require learners to interpret tests and their impact on a patient's condition; interdisciplinary collaboration; decision trees that are applicable to each case; research-based outcomes; complementary therapies; and much more |
Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Clinical decision making for nurse practitioners, c1998 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Nursing case studies
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Nursing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Nursing -- Case studies.
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Nursing -- Decision making.
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Clinical competence.
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Nursing Diagnosis.
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Clinical Medicine.
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Decision Making.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Nurse Practitioners.
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Patient Care Planning.
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Genre/Form |
Case Report
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Examination Question.
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Problems and exercises.
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Case studies.
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Author |
Robinson, Denise L.
Clinical decision making for nurse practitioners
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LC no. |
2001037686 |
ISBN |
0781729947 |
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