Author Description

This newly revised second edition of Clinical Guidelines for Advanced Practiced Nursing: An Interdisciplinary Approach is a process-oriented resource that contains disease- and procedure-specific guidelines to help readers make clinical decisions int he most proficient manner. This up-to-date text addresses common healthcare conditions and procedures done in ambulatory care settings. Divided into four sections--General Medicine, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics--for ease of use; Follows the S-O-A-P (Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan) format to underscore the process of clinical decision making; Provides readers with the single, most up-to-date resource of clinical guidelines; Offers readers a set of guidelines that describe prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives; Proposes recommendations concerning physician consultation and referral; and includes up-to-date patient education supplements to enhance patients' self-care efforts.