Applied Pathophysiology for The Advanced Practice Nurse

Description

Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse is a comprehensive resource which serves as a bridge between clinical experience and the role of an APN. A comprehensive and concise text, it helps students navigate the data and presentation of symptoms that must be considered when making a diagnosis and recommendation for treatment. The text takes an advanced-practiced focus and links changes to a patient’s health to signs and symptoms to help the student identify a diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the text provides the ‘why’ behind the choices and decisions advanced practice nurses make on a day-to-day basis.

Access the errata sheet for corrected errors.

Key Features

• Advanced practice nursing focus
• Coverage of gerontology, pediatrics, maternal, and mental health content meet requisites for core advanced pathophysiology
• Comparison and contrast data of similar disease states help facilitate symptom recognition and differential diagnosis
• Features common diagnostic tests (i.e. labs, imaging studies)
• Discusses the influence of cultural and gender variations in the presentation of disease

Table of Contents

1. Chapter  1  Cellular Function
2. Chapter  2  Immunity
3. Chapter  3  Hematopoietic Function
4. Chapter  4  Cardiovascular Function
5. Chapter  5  Respiratory Function
6. Chapter  6  Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis
7. Chapter  7  Urinary Function
8. Chapter  8  Reproductive Function
9. Chapter  9  Gastrointestinal Function
10. Chapter  10  Endocrine Function
11. Chapter  11  Neural Function
12. Chapter  12  Musculoskeletal Function
13. Chapter  13  Integumentary Function
14. Chapter  14  Sensory Function

Author Biography

Lucie Dlugasch, PhD, MSN, APRN, CNE, FAANP – Associate Clinical Professor, Adult-Gerontology Program Leader, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Florida International University

Lachel Story, PhD, RN – Professor and Dean, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi