Procedures for the Primary Care Provider

Procedures for the Primary Care Provider

<p>Confidently perform the most common office procedures with<b> Procedures for the Primary Care Provider, 3rd Edition</b>.<b> </b>This practical, spiral-bound reference provides step-by-step illustrated guidelines for basic and advanced office procedures commonly performed by Nurse Practitioners and Physician’s Assistants. Each procedure follows a consistent format including a brief description of the procedure, a review of relevant anatomy and physiology, indications and contraindications, precautions, assessment, patient preparation, treatment alternatives, a list of equipment needed, and a step-by-step illustrated procedure. This third edition features nine new procedures, new illustrations, a more user-friendly full-color design, and much more.</p><ul><b><li>Need-to-know coverage of the most common office procedures performed by NPs, PAs, and other primary care providers </b>makes this book an excellent guide for clinicians who may not perform these procedures regularly.</li><li><b>Consistent procedure format</b> includes a brief description of the procedure, a review of relevant anatomy and physiology, indications and contraindications, precautions, assessment, patient preparation, treatment alternatives, a list of equipment needed, and a step-by-step illustrated procedure. </li><li><b>Detailed illustrations</b> (nearly 400 drawings and photographs)<b> </b>clearly demonstrate the steps of each procedure.</li><li><b>Step-by-step numbered guidelines </b>for each procedure allow for quick reference.<b> </b></li><li><b>An introductory chapter</b> covers legal, educational, and reimbursement factors related to performing common office procedures.</li><li><b>Appendixes</b>, including the Sample Checklist for Certification and the Sample Consent Form for Procedure, provide you with commonly used forms in an easy to access location.</li></ul><ul><b><li>UPDATED! Nine new procedures</b> reflect the changing spectrum of primary care procedures, customer requests, and changes in NP and PA practice (*asterisk indicates advanced procedures requiring special education and/or certification):</li> <ul><li>Jewelry removal</li><li>Fluoride varnish application </li><li>Frenulectomy</li><li>Trigger point injection </li><li>Dislocation reduction: finger (DIP and PIP joints) </li><li>Bladder scanning with ultrasound </li><li>Endometrial biopsy*</li><li>Male circumcision (Gomco technique)*</li><li>Manual detorsion of the testes*</li></ul><li><b>NEW! <i>Red Flag </i>alerts</b> indicate when a procedure should be referred to a specialist.</li><li><b>NEW and UPDATED! Additional and updated CPT billing codes, </b>which are used frequently by NPs and PAs, reflect the most recent information. </li><li><b>NEW! Brand new full-color, enhanced design</b>, featuring procedure illustrations that fall <i>within </i>the boxed procedure steps, saves space and enhances learning. </li><li><b>Convenient spiral binding</b> lets you practice each procedure while keeping the book open for reference without contaminating your hands.</li><li><b>NEW! Coverage of infection precautions, </b>particularly in illustrations, stresses the importance and procedures of infection precaution.</li><li><b>NEW! New</b> <b>illustrations</b> are<b> </b>rendered in full color to improve your learning. Equipment photos have been replaced to show newer equipment, and selected photos have been replaced with higher-quality images. <b></b></li><li><b>NEW!</b> <b>Updated procedure content throughout</b> ensures currency and consistency with today's NP and PA scopes of practice and best practice guidelines.</li><li><b>NEW! Handy new quick-reference tools</b>, including an alphabetical list of procedures (with page numbers) inside the front cover and on the facing page and valuable reference information inside the back cover, improve navigation.</li></ul>