Lucie Dlugasch

Awarded second place in the 2 23 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Advanced Practice Nursing category!Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource that serves as a bridge between clinical experience and the advanced knowledge necessary for the role of an APRN. It helps graduate students navigate the data and presentation of symptoms that must be considered when making a diagnosis and recommendation for treatment. This unique text includes expanded pathophysiology content across the life span and information to meet the needs of many advanced practice population areas, including pediatrics, psychiatric mental health, and gerontology. It also incorporates information from both an acute and primary care focus.The Second Edition was thoroughly updated to offer the latest information and data, including a new section on microbiology and infectious diseases with information on COVID- 9, a new section on the endocannabinoid system, new information on genetic testing principles, several newly added psychiatric mental health disorders, and more timely topics. The practical approach to discussing the complex topic of pathophysiology sets Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse, Second Edition apart from other texts. With this resource, students will be better prepared to make sound clinical decisions in their APRN role no matter the setting.

The 3 P's for Graduate Nursing bundle includes the following print textbooks Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Fourth Edition, Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse, and Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice, Revised Edition. About Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, Fourth EditionAdvanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, Fourth Edition covers the diagnostic reasoning process that providers must follow when assessing an actual case. The Fourth Edition outlines each step of the health assessment process and further demonstrates the link between health history and physical examination. It also provides the healthcare professional with the essential data needed to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. About Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse, Second EditionApplied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource that serves as a bridge between clinical experience and the advanced knowledge necessary for the role of an APRN. It helps graduate students navigate the data and presentation of symptoms that must be considered when making a diagnosis and recommendation for treatment. This unique text includes expanded pathophysiology content across the life span and information to meet the needs of many advanced practice population areas, including pediatrics, psychiatric mental health, and gerontology. It also incorporates information from both an acute and primary care focus.About Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice, Revised EditionPharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice, Revised Edition focuses on the critical information necessary for prescribing drugs for common diseases and disorders. As the role of the advance practice nurse expands, this text is an outstanding resource for nurse practitioners and physician assistants which will prepare them for an increased role in everyday healthcare while introducing the latest updates on drug information.

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. 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