In Practice Considerations for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (Barkley & Associates), read the following chapter:

• 85) Hospital Admission Considerations

In Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, read the following chapter:

• 3) Preoperative Evaluation & Perioperative Management

Additional Resource:

In Practice Considerations for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (Barkley & Associates), read the following chapter:

• 85) Hospital Admission Considerations

Additional Resource:

Additional Resources:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). (1995). 1995 documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services. Author. [Located in Course Resources]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). (1997). 1997 documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services. Author.  [Located in Course Resources]

Additional Resources:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). (1995). 1995 documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services. Author. [Located in Course Resources]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). (1997). 1997 documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services. Author. [Located in Course Resources]

In Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, read the following chapters: 

• 30) Common Problems in Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Therapy
• • With Attention To: Selected Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy

In Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, read the following chapters: 

• 119) Approach to the Patient with an Infectious Disease
• 144) Treatment and Prophylaxis of Bacterial Infections

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Additional Resources:

In Practice Considerations for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (Barkley & Associates), read the following chapter: 

• 74) Pain

In Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, read the following chapter: 

• 10) Pain: Pathophysiology and Management

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In Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, read the following chapters: 

• A9) Atlas of Noninvasive Imaging
• A12) Atlas of Chest Imaging

In Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, read the following chapter:

• 8) Ethical Issues in Clinical Medicine

In The Washington Manual of Critical Care, read the following chapter: 

• 88) Patient and Family Engagement, Goals of Care Communication, and End of Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit

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