Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice by JoAnn Trybulski, Patricia Polgar Bailey, Terry Mahan Buttaro, Joanne Sandberg-Cook
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Textbook (Hardcover - New Edition)
- 1504pp
- Sales Rank: 7,966
Textbook Information
- ISBN-13: 9780323047425
- Edition Description: New Edition
- Edition Number: 3
- Pub. Date: June 2007
- Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 2007
- Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
- Format: Textbook Hardcover, 1504pp
- Sales Rank: 7,966
- Series: Primary Care: Collaborative Practice Ser.
- ISBN-13: 9780323047425
- ISBN: 0323047424
- Edition Number: 3
- Edition Description: New Edition
Synopsis
2007 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner
Now you can get back to the part of your job that matters most...caring for your patients! Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice, 3rd Edition is a focused and thorough primary care reference that covers a multitude of adult disorders and related issues. It presents disorders alphabetically so you can quickly find what you're looking for and it addresses disorders and issues not usually found in other primary care books — including barotrauma, rehabilitation, and domestic violence. Plus, each disorder is discussed from a primary care perspective, so you are given the information you need to treat your adult patients in a caring, cost-effective manner.
- Diagnostic and Differential Diagnosis Boxes aid in test selection and diagnosis.
- Includes easy-to-find special icons for Emergency and Physician Referral Boxes to indicate conditions that require immediate referral to a specialist or emergency room.
- Health Promotion Content in many sections highlight the importance of health teaching and health promotion in the care of patients.
- Management sections incorporate evidence-based recommendations including specialty organization guideline recommendations and current, ongoing research findings.
- Collaborative format recognizes the importance of comprehensive, cost-effective collaborative patient care.
- Features a 10-page, 4-color plate section with high-quality photos of physical findings.
- Thoroughly covers cardiac conditions and office emergencies, areas not usually discussed in detail in other primary care texts.
- Includes a new introductory unit concerning the business and practicalaspects of nurse practitioner practice.
- New Collaboration in Research chapter contains information regarding the clinical partnership or collaboration with academic colleagues.
- New Population-Based Care chapter addresses the fact that health care systems are beginning to become more community focused. The role of the health care provider is expanding to provide programs that focus on community needs.
- New Chronic Disease Management Teams chapter provides current research-based information regarding a team-oriented approach to care of the patient with chronic health issues.
- New Reimbursement chapter addresses the financial issues facing the NP in private practice.
- New Infectious Diseases unit addresses the most current health care issues in primary care, including mutating infections and emerging infectious diseases.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:Kathleen M. Woodruff, RN, MS, CRNP (Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description:This is the third edition of an evidence-based, clinical practice book. The first edition focused on collaboration as the hallmark for healthcare delivery. The second edition stressed the importance of evidence-based clinical practice. In this edition, the authors add new chapters and evaluate and revise other chapters. The final product is a current, up-to-date book presented from an evidence-based perspective.
Purpose:The purpose of the third edition was to address comments about the previous edition and to insure the accuracy of the information. The authors have clearly met their stated objectives by producing a comprehensive and concise book.
Audience:This is intended as a multidisciplinary resource for learning and practice primary care providers. The contributing authors are diverse and accomplished in the field of primary healthcare.
Features:An exhaustive array of topics is covered. Major topics include primary care from adolescence through adulthood, office emergencies, health maintenance, infectious diseases, and common disorders organized according to body systems. Each chapter is structured with a consistent format. The chapters are organized in a systematic manner with a wide variety of tables and illustrations to clarify information. The index is comprehensive and complete. The front book flap presents the table of contents by disorder. Putting the ICD-9 codes by disorder on the back flap is a nice addition.
Assessment:This is an excellent resource for primary care providers. Theinformation is up to date and supported by the research and it is presented in a clear and organized format. Primary care is continuously changing and as a result, evaluation and revision of books is essential. This third edition is important to maintain the availability of accurate and current primary care information.
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