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Title Details
6th Ed.
2024 © Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Jill C. Cash MSN, APN, FNP-BC
ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-7354-6
eISBN-13: 978-0-8261-6605-0
Nursing, Family Practice, Physician Assistant, Primary Care
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This core nursing resource has long served as an essential text for thousands of NP students and as a valued clinical reference for family practice and primary care clinicians.
The sixth edition continues to provide current practice guidelines and professional standards of care across the lifespan, with the addition of updated information in all chapters, updated patient teaching guides and charts, and new charts featuring enhanced readability. The book provides new content on COVID-19 treatment and vaccines, and new guidelines for dermatology (including photos), respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, genitourinary considerations, neurologic conditions, and infectious diseases.
Offering succinct and practical counsel, the book features detailed, step-by-step instructions for physical examinations and diagnostic testing, information on health promotion, guidelines of care, dietary information, common procedures, and patient resources. Chapters are organized by body system, with disorders alphabetized for ease of reference. Client Teaching Guides—available in print and digital format—perform double duty as both patient handouts and concise study tools. Consistent guidelines for more than 275 disorders facilitate ease of use and Clinical Pearls highlight key information.
New to the Sixth Edition:
- • Updated information in all chapters including new clinical content for each body system
- • New tables, charts, and algorithms
- • Updated CDC guidelines on health maintenance and immunization schedules
- • New dermatology guidelines including color photos of skin rashes/disorders
- • Updated guidelines for heart failure and hypertension
- • Focused guidelines for the management of asthma
- • Updated management of urinary tract infections, erectile dysfunction, and premature ejaculation
- • Key updates for stroke management
- • Current CDC guidelines for management of COVID-19
Key Features:
- • Presents consistent guidelines for over 275 disorders providing quick access to information
- • Highlights key considerations for practice
- • Addresses care points for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients
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