Prepare for FNP practice with the latest evidence-based guidelines! Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners, 4th Edition provides essential information on current assessment and management protocols for primary care patients of all ages. Key details are easy to find, with the book's concise, outline-style guidelines and abundant summary tables and charts. And you'll be ready to manage care more effectively with the latest information on topics such as pain management, bariatric surgery follow-up, restless legs syndrome, and new medications for diabetes and cardiovascular disorders.

History and physical examination. Adult assessment ; Pediatric assessment ; Geriatric assessment ; Laboratory and diagnostic pearls -- Common Conditions. Skin conditions ; Respiratory conditions ; Eye, ear, nose, and throat conditions ; Cardiovascular conditions ; Peripheral vascular and hematologic conditions ; Abdominal conditions ; Gynecologic conditions ; Common urinary tract conditions ; Neurologic conditions ; Musculoskeletal conditions ; Pain ; Endocrine conditions ; Pediatric conditions ; Psychiatric conditions.