Davis's Diseases & Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual - Paperback

by Marilyn Sawyer Sommers (Author)

Everything you need to know about caring for patients--in a succinct easy-to-understand "must-have" guide! Put information on more than 240 diseases and disorders at your fingertips. Clear, comprehensive discussions of pathophysiology--with rationales in the test and intervention sections--help you deliver effective care with confidence.

• REVISED & UPDATED! Thoroughly reviewed coverage for each disorder, including causes Y pertinent physical and psychosocial findings Y primary nursing diagnoses Y and collaborative and independent nursing interventions
• UPDATED! Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) for each disorder, plus documentation information on average length of stay and home healthcare guidelines

• NEW! How to handle COVID/infectious diseases and pandemics in the sections on 'Global Health Considerations' and 'Evidence-Based Practice and Health Policy'
• NEW! 'Health Disparities and Sexual and Gender Minority Health' section with new considerations for LGBTQ+ community

• Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for each disorder
• The primary nursing diagnosis for each disease and disorder
• Diagnostic tables that make test results easy to reference
• The genetic basis of the diseases and disorders
• The physiology of the disorders and how it related to risks and complications
• Collaborative and independent interventions
• Pharmacological tables outlining the dosages, mechanisms of action, and rationales for the drugs most commonly used for a disorder
• Separate headings for psychosocial issues
• Outlines for required documentation
• Home care and discharge guidelines and patient teaching checklists
• Evidence-based practice section
• Global health considerations that reflect issues that transcend national borders