New RUSH University Medical Center Library Acquisitions

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Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners
07/26/2024
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Cover ArtPractice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners by Karen Fenstermacher; Barbara Hudson
Online resource added to the Library of RUSH University Medical Center e-collection July 26, 2024

ISBN: 0323881157
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
The latest evidence-based guidelines keep you up to date for FNP practice! With updated content and full-color illustrations, Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners, 6th Edition provides essential information on the most current national and international guidelines and evidence-based protocols for primary care patients of all ages. Key details are easy to find with the book's full-color format, concise outline-style guidelines, and abundant summary tables and charts. In addition to coverage of the most common conditions seen in outpatient settings, this edition includes the latest information on topics such as COVID-19 and STDs. Plus, the popular Practice Pearls boxes have been expanded throughout the book. Current, evidence-based guidelines for patients of all ages provide the latest guidance for managing disorders commonly seen by FNPs in primary care settings. Concise outline format makes it easy to quickly locate essential information. Quick-reference tables and charts include pediatric conditions charts, comparative charts for similar disorders, and health maintenance guidelines charts. Need-to-know coverage of the most common disorders helps familiarize practitioners with situations frequently encountered in clinical practice. Content highlights include "not-to-be-missed" content, non-urgent/non-emergent interprofessional referrals, and urgent/emergent interprofessional referrals. Practice Pearls highlight practical clinical wisdom gleaned from the authors' extensive practice knowledge base.
New in this editon:
  • Updated content reflects the most common conditions and the latest national and international guidelines and evidence-based protocols, including guidelines for COVID-19 and new CDC guidelines for STDs.
  • Full-color illustrations and design with high-visibility Not-to-be-Missed points and referral information aid learning and comprehension.
  • Expanded Practice Pearls emphasize the variety in appearance of certain findings depending on skin tone.
  • Combined cardiac and vascular chapters make information more intuitive and easier to reference.
  • Expanded dermatology content reflects conditions commonly seen in family practice.
  • Topics and conditions presented in alphabetical order within each chapter improve reference value, and a new alphabetical list of conditions is located on the inside the front cover of the print edition.
  • Focused physical examinations are integrated into each body systems chapter as appropriate.
  • Two additional appendices provide quick access to an acetaminophen dosing chart and an ibuprofen dosing chart.
Evidence-Based Physical Examination
07/19/2024
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Cover ArtEvidence-Based Physical Examination by Kate Sustersic Gawlik (Editor); Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk (Editor); Alice M. Teall (Editor)
Online resource added to the Library of RUSH University Medical Center e-collection July 19, 2024

ISBN: 9780826155313
Publication Date: 2024-03-28
The assessment text of today and the future! This unique text is the first to combine scientific and holistic approaches to health assessment while being the first book to also take the health and well-being of the clinician into account. This valuable resource utilizes the best evidence and clinical relevance underpinning advanced history-taking and assessment techniques incorporating the most current guidelines from reliable sources, such as the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, the Choosing Wisely® initiative, and the NAM's Core Competencies for Health Care Clinicians. The updated second edition offers more in-depth recognition of population health concepts, and as a result includes greater use of inclusive language, social determinants of health assessments, identification of health inequities, and racial, ethnic, gender, and age considerations within advanced assessment. This edition delivers increased coverage of documentation, abundant new content addressing therapeutic communication and changing practice environments, and unique chapters focused on the assessment of a growing cohort of older patients, the LGBTQ+ population, telehealth, abuse, and clinician wellness. Chapters have a consistent structure and include anatomy and physiology, key history questions and considerations, physical exam, lab and imaging considerations, evidence-based practice recommendations, and differential diagnoses for both normal and abnormal findings. Case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways aid retention, while abundant illustrations, photographic images, and videos demonstrate history-taking and assessment techniques.
Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook
07/19/2024
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Cover ArtEvidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk (Editor); Alice M. Teall (Editor); Kate Sustersic Gawlik (Editor)
Online resource added to the Library of RUSH University Medical Center e-collection July 19, 2024

ISBN: 9780826188519
Publication Date: 2024-02-28
Leading the way in providing evidence-based assessment guidance to prepare clinicians for their future in healthcare! This unique resource combines scientific and holistic approaches to assessment, and integrates best practices to guide history-taking and physical exam. Utilizing the evidence and summarizing clinical relevance, this handbook guides the incorporation of the most current evidence-based assessment guidelines from such sources as the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Chapters have a consistent structure and include key history questions and considerations, evidence-based physical examination techniques, red flag signs and symptoms, differential diagnoses for both normal and abnormal findings, and sample documentation. There are extensive color illustrations, and photographic images to strengthen and support advanced assessment skills. 
New to the Second Edition:
  • Completely new chapters reflecting specific lifespan considerations including the child, adolescent, and older adult Increased coverage of evidence-based documentation
  • Expanded coverage in every chapter regarding changing practice environments
  • Focus on inclusive history taking and assessment techniques including considerations for diverse populations and social determinants of health
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