CE: Back to Basics: The Complete Blood Count
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1Lydia A. Bertschi is an assistant professor at Illinois Wesleyan University School of Nursing in Bloomington. Contact author: lbertsch@iwu.edu . The author and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. A podcast with the author is available at www.ajnonline.com .
Abstract:
In this latest article in the AJN series Back to Basics-developed to improve nurses' understanding and application of common laboratory diagnostic tests-the author delineates the meaning and function of complete blood count components, highlighting the important pathophysiological evidence they provide and using composite patient scenarios to assist nurses in recognizing findings that can inform their plan of care and produce the best patient outcomes.
