Clinical Rotation Manual for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Student

This timely book was inspired because of the need for a clinical book which addresses the needs of acute care nurse practitioners. It builds upon the work of acute care nurse practitioners over the last 20 years. The book is designed to prepare the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner student for those complicated and complex clinical situations one may not have yet explored fully in the didactic part of the program. Chapters cover complex care problem in the acute care setting with the most current evidence-based information. Using an interprofessional approach, the book focuses on clinical decision making and collaboration. It is organized by first by body systems then by disease process. Each disease process is then broken down into causes, assessment findings, diagnostic testing, and treatment and management sections. This will allow one to correlate assessment findings, order appropriate diagnostic testing, and identify appropriate management and treatments. The final chapter includes billing, assessments, and documentation. Templates for documentation and billing are also included. The easy to read and follow book includes clinical tips and tricks, normal lab values, causes, assessment findings, treatment and management, and critical level treatment. The key feature is the clinical tips & tricks boxes. These are clinical tips that help as quick tips or bits of information on certain disease processes. These are important facts are knowledge bits that are used frequently in practice. Areas that are commonly found in practice are also often found on tests as well, so it is helpful to know this material. The book provides the foundation needed for new graduates as well as seasoned acute care nurse practitioner’s information to practice at the highest level of nurse practitioner practice.