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The Family Nurse Practitioner provides essential guidance and information for understanding how to diagnose and manage typical (and some atypical) patient cases. With contributions from noted experts on the topic, this new edition contains updated cases to reflect today's patient-centered approach, and includes the most recent advances in patient care. From neonatal to geriatric, all the cases demonstrate real-life scenarios and present appropriate solutions on a case-by-case basis to reflect the nuance required in practice.
The revised edition emphasizes pharmacological management, with a new section on mental health care and additional cases on chronic conditions. Greater consideration is given to race, gender, ethnicity and their impact on management options.
* Contains more than 70 case studies
* Offers new cases on pelvic pain, substance abuse, food allergies, celiac disease, child abuse, pre-conception planning, and dermatology
* Includes discussion questions to help develop understanding
Written for students and academics of nursing and nurse practitioners, The Family Nurse Practitioner is the ideal text for developing and expanding one's knowledge and comprehension of the diagnosis and management of patient care.
List of contents
Contributors xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
By Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, APRN, CRRN, FAAN, FARN
Abbreviations and Acronyms xxi
Section 1 The Neonate 1
Case 1.1 Cardiovascular Screening Exam 3
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 1.2 Pulmonary Screening Exam 7
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 1.3 Skin Screening Exam 11
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 1.4 Oxygenation 15
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 1.5 Nutrition and Weight 19
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Section 2 The Infant 23
Case 2.1 Nutrition and Weight 25
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 2.2 Breastfeeding 29
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 2.3 Growth and Development 33
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 2.4 Heart Murmur 37
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 2.5 Cough 41
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 2.6 Diarrhea 45
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 2.7 Fall from Height 49
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Section 3 The Toddler/Preschool Child 53
Case 3.1 Earache 55
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 3.2 Bedwetting 57
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 3.3 Burn 61
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 3.4 Toothache 63
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 3.5 Abdominal Pain 67
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 3.6 Lesion on Penis 71
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Section 4 The School-Aged Child 75
Case 4.1 Rash without Fever 77
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 4.2 Rash with Fever 79
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 4.3 Red Eye 83
By Andrew Konesky, MSN, APRN
Case 4.4 Sore Throat 85
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 4.5 Disruptive Behavior 89
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 4.6 Cough and Difficulty Breathing 93
By Nancy Cantey Banasiak, DNP, PPCNP-BC, APRN
Case 4.7 Left Arm Pain 95
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 4.8 Nightmares 97
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case 4.9 Gastrointestinal Complaint 101
By Allison Grady, MSN, APNP
Case 4.10 Food Allergies 103
By Allison Grady, MSN, APNP
Case 4.11 Obesity 107
By Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Section 5 The Adolescent 111
Case 5.1 Drug Use 113
By Anna Goddard, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC
Case 5.2 Weight Loss 115
By Anna Goddard, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC
Case 5.3 Menstrual Cramps 119
By Vera Borkowski, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Case 5.4 Missed Periods 121
By Vera Borkowski, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Case 5.5 Birth Control Decision-Making 123
By Jessica Chan, MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC
Case 5.6 Vaginal Discharge 125
By Betsy Gaffney, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Case 5.7 Sexual Identity 127
By Betsy Gaffney, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Case 5.8 Knee Pain 129
By Jessica Chan, MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC
Section 6 Women's Health 133
Case 6.1 Preconception Planning 135
By Sara Smoller, RN, MSN, ANP-BC
Case 6.2 Bleeding in the First Trimester of Pregnancy 137
By Meredith Scannell, PhD, MSN, MPH, CNM, CEN, SANE-A
Case 6.3 Night Sweats 139
By Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN and Annette Jakubisin-Konicki, PhD, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP
Case 6.4 Pelvic Pain 145
By Meredith Scannell, PhD, MSN, MPH, CNM, CEN, SANE-A
Case 6.5 Vaginal Itching 147
By Sar
About the author
Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, APRN, CRRN, FAAN, FARN, is a Nurse Practitioner at the Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic in Rockville, MD, USA.
