Advanced Practice Nursing Procedures
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Awarded second place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Award in the Adult Primary Care category
Here is an illustrated, easy-to-reference handbook with step-by-step instructions for the procedures most commonly performed by primary care clinicians in office, hospital, and other outpatient settings. Organized by major body systems, each section reviews the diagnostic procedures for that system, followed by all of the information you need to perform the procedure.
Begin with an overview and a list of methods for performing the procedure, followed by rationales, indications and contraindications. The procedure section lists the required equipment and provides step-by-step instructions for performing the procedure. You’ll also have CPT coding guidelines and health promotion and safety prevention tips for client teaching as well as post-procedure care.
Key Features Comprehensive collection of over 115 procedures commonly performed by adult and family nurse practitioners in various care settings.
Each procedure provides...
- • Coding Guidelines—Lists CPT codes as well as modifiers.
- • Overview—Outlines causes, incidence, and other procedure-specific information.
- • Health Promotion/Prevention—Offers tips to pass on to the client to promote health or prevent the need for the procedure in the future.
- • Options—Lists one to four methods of performing the procedure and offers a choice of how to perform the procedure.
- • Rationale—Presents the reasons to perform the procedure.
- • Indications—Explains when the procedure should be performed.
- • Contraindications—Explains when the procedure should not be performed.
- • Procedure—Lists the required equipment and provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for performing each procedure listed under “Options.”
- • Client Instructions—Details post-procedure instructions for the client.
- • Bibliography—Offers sources for additional information.
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"This is a wonderful handbook for nurse practitioners working in the primary care setting. This book provides clear and precise instructions for novice nurse practitioners as well as for experienced nurse practitioners. It is an excellent reference that every nurse practitioner working in an outpatient clinic will appreciate having on the office bookshelf."
-- Kathleen Woodruff, DNP, RN, ANP-BC (USC School of Social WorkDoody's Review
"This practical guide is valuable for any nurse practitioner to have in his/her clinical library. I have not seen any other book published that has nurse practitioners' practice specifically addressed. A must have for student, new and experienced nurse practitioners."
-- Margaret Holder, RN, PhD, FNP-C (Naval Hospital Jacksonville) Doody's Review
Audience
The focus is on providing clear, succinct, and organized information to both new nurse practitioners and experienced nurse practitioners. The book would also be an excellent resource for primary care nurse practitioner students. The author is an expert in her field.
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