Chris Higgins – författare

The purpose of this book is to help nurses, midwives and health professionals to better understand how the work of clinical laboratories contributes to patient care.  It answers the following questions:

And most importantly:

Retaining its accessible and user-friendly style, the aim of this book remains the same: to provide nurses with as much relevant information as possible about the most commonly requested laboratory rests. This is not a book about laboratory technique - its focus is on the clinical significance of test results, and therefore the patient.  The third edition is more comprehensive in terms of the number of tests discussed, incorporates colour to aid the accessibility, and includes more paediatric content.

The purpose of this book is to help nurses, midwives and health professionals to better understand how the work of clinical laboratories contributes to patient care.  It answers the following questions:

And most importantly:

Retaining its accessible and user-friendly style, the aim of this book remains the same: to provide nurses with as much relevant information as possible about the most commonly requested laboratory rests. This is not a book about laboratory technique - its focus is on the clinical significance of test results, and therefore the patient.  The third edition is more comprehensive in terms of the number of tests discussed, incorporates colour to aid the accessibility, and includes more paediatric content.

Charlotte doesn''t want a lot - just to play rugby and for her dad to be proud of her. But her brother Will is the rugby star of the family, only he''s got very different stars in his eyes.Soon they''re both keeping secrets and so is their mum! Plus Gran is acting stranger and stranger... It also doesn''t help that her sworn enemy is the one boy she can''t stop thinking about... Good thing she''s known as Spider. She''ll need all the help she can get to untangle this web!

Starting all over again in a new town can be hard enough but with Dad not around anymore, her Mum on the verge of a breakdown and a kid sister to look after - Kally''s life is suddenly full of secrets.When the gorgeous Jem skates into Kally''s life and sweeps her off her feet, things finally seem to be going right. But as she and Jem grow closer, Kally dicovers there''s more than one side to him and that she''s not the only one with things to hide. Soon her life is spinning out of control ...

Caught between family life and school, Gabby''s trials never seem to end ...If she''s not dealing with her outrageously embarrassing mother Posy, or helping out with her troubled brothers at home, she''s pursuing school hearthrob, Si, and making enemies of friends. Life seems tough enough ... but then her older-than-average mother announces that she''s pregnant and Gabby''s world turns upside down.At first Gabby is determined to have nothing to do with the unexpected arrival. Then the baby arrives, bringing complete chaos, and Gabby''s family start unravelling around her ... Can Gabby''s strength and will pull her through her hardest challenge yet?

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