Comprehensive collection of over 115 procedures commonly performed by adult and family nurse practitioners in various care settings.
Each procedure provides…
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- Coding Guidelines—Lists CPT codes as well as modifiers.
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- Overview—Outlines causes, incidence, and other procedure-specific information.
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- Health Promotion/Prevention—Offers tips to pass on to the client to promote health or prevent the need for the procedure in the future.
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- Options—Lists one to four methods of performing the procedure and offers a choice of how to perform the procedure.
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- Rationale—Presents the reasons to perform the procedure.
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- Indications—Explains when the procedure should be performed.
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- Contraindications—Explains when the procedure should not be performed.
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- Procedure—Lists the required equipment and provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for performing each procedure listed under “Options.”
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- Client Instructions—Details post-procedure instructions for the client.
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- Bibliography—Offers sources for additional information.
