Family Practice Guidelines

by Jill C. Cash, Cheryl A. Glass

Overview

Winner, Third Place, AJN Book of the Year Awards 2014, Advanced Practice Nursing

"Both editors have done a wonderful job in building upon the previous versions of this book to create an exceptionally comprehensive resource... Healthcare continues to evolve at an extremely fast pace and it is with excellent resources like this that primary care providers can continue to provide quality care." Score: 100, 5 stars—Doody's Medical Reviews

Praise for the Second Edition:

"This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of primary care disorders in an easy-to-read format and contains invaluable step-by-step instructions for evaluating and managing primary care patients. . . [It] belongs in every NP and PA's reference library. I highly recommend this wonderful textbook."

-Maria T. Leik, MSN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, GNP-BC
President, National ARNP Services, Inc.

"Family Practice Guidelines is an excellent resource for the busy clinician. It offers succinct, comprehensive information in an easy format that is particularly useful for quick reference. This text is useful for general practice settings as well as specialty care."

-Anne Moore, APN; WHNP/ANP-BC; FAANP
Vanderbilt University

This is a comprehensive family practice resource for primary care clinicians, providing current national practice guidelines for a high-quality standard of care for patients across the life span in outpatient settings. It includes individual care guidelines for adult, child, pregnant, and geriatric patients; health promotion and dietary information; procedure guidelines; national resources; and comprehensive patient teaching guides. This third edition includes updated national treatment guidelines throughout, including the most recent cardiology guidelines (JNC 8), seven new prools, revised procedure guidelines a new chapter on pain management guidelines for patients with opioid addiction, and patient teaching sheets in print and PDF formats.

The guide includes 268 disorder guidelines organized by body system, presented in outline format for easy access. Each disorder includes definition, incidence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common complaints, signs/symptoms, subjective data, physical exam and diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, plan of care including medications, and follow-up care. Of special note are highlighted "Practice Pointers" containing critical information and "Individual Considerations" at the end of each disorder that provide specialty care points for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric populations.

This resource includes:

• 151 Patient Teaching Guides
• 19 Procedure guidelines
• Routine health maintenance guidelines
• Appendices covering special diets, normal lab values, and dental issues

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826197825
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Co.
Publication date:	03/28/2014
Edition description:	Older Edition
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Jill C. Cash, MSN, APN, FNP-BC, a family nurse practitioner for over 26 years, currently practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the Vanderbilt Medical Group at Westhaven Family Practice in Franklin, Tennessee. She is a faculty member for the School of Nursing at Vanderbilt University. She has been a clinical preceptor for NP students for a variety of programs over the past several years. Her previous experience includes high risk obstetrics as a clinical nurse specialist in maternal-fetal medicine, as well as practicing as a nurse practitioner in women's health, family practice, and rheumatology. In 2017, Ms. Cash was awarded the 2017 American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence in Illinois. Ms. Cash has authored several chapters in a variety of nursing and nurse practitioner textbooks. She is the co-author of Family Practice Guidelines (first, second, third, fourth, and fifth editions) and Adult-Gerontology Practice Guidelines (first , second and third editions). Ms. Cash is an active member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.

Cheryl A. Glass, MSN, APRN, WHNP, RN-BC, practices as a clinical research specialist for KEPRO in TennCare's Medical Solutions Unit in Nashville, Tennessee. She is also adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

Section I. Guidelines-

1. Health Maintenance Guidelines

2. Pain Management Guidelines

3. Dermatology Guidelines

4. Eye Guidelines

5. Ear Guidelines

6. Nasal Guidelines

7. Throat and Mouth Guidelines

8. Respiratory Guidelines

9. Cardiovascular Guidelines

10. Gastrointestinal Guidelines

11. Genitourinary Guidelines

12. Obstetrics Guidelines

13. Gynecologic Guidelines

14. Sexually Transmitted Infections Guidelines

15. Infectious Disease Guidelines

16. Systemic Disorders Guidelines

17. Musculoskeletal Guidelines

18. Neurologic Guidelines

19. Endocrine Guidelines

20. Psychiatric Guidelines

Section II. Procedures

Section III. Patient Teaching Guides

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 1:

Health Maintenance

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 2:

Pain Management

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 3:
Dermatology Conditions

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 4:
Eye Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 5:
Ear Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 6:
Nasal Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 7:
Throat and Mouth Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 8: 
Respiratory Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 9: 
Cardiovascular Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 10: 
Gastrointestinal Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 11: 
Genitourinary Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 12:
Obstetrics

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 13: 
Gynecology

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 14:

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 15:
Infectious Diseases

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 16:
Systemic Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 17:
Musculoskeletal Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 18:
Neurologic Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 19:
Endocrine Disorders

Patient Teaching Guides for Chapter 20:
Psychiatric Disorders

Appendices

Appendix A. Normal Laboratory Values

Appendix B. Diet Recommendations

Appendix C. Tanner’s Sexual Maturity Stages

Appendix D. Teeth

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Kathleen M. Woodruff, DNP, RN, ANP-BC(USC School of Social Work)
Description: This is the third edition of a comprehensive book that provides a broad understanding of primary care disorders across the lifespan in a user-friendly format. It is an evidence-based, up-to-date resource designed to assist readers in providing quality clinical care.
Purpose: The primary objective is to provide a comprehensive resource with current national guidelines across the lifespan, dietary and health promotion guidelines, patient teaching guides, and some commonly used procedures. The authors have done an exceptional job in meeting this objective.
Audience: It is intended as a clinical resource for both novice and experienced primary care providers. The contributors and editors are expert primary care providers with years of experience. Both editors have done a wonderful job in building upon the previous versions of this book to create an exceptionally comprehensive resource.
Features: The book is organized into three sections: guidelines, procedures, and patient teaching guides. Within each section, chapters are organized in a body systems manner. The information is presented using an alphabetical, bulleted format. Additionally, each chapter consistently follows with specific sections for ease of identifying the location of information. The patient teaching guidelines have been incorporated as perforated tear-out forms so practitioners can use them in their clinical practices.
Assessment: This edition has been revised to incorporate current, evidence-based information to ensure quality care for patients. The new format results in an improved design for ease of access. Healthcare continues to evolve at an extremely fast pace and it is with excellent resources like this that primary care providers can continue to provide quality care.

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