Jon HawsLab Values: 63 Must Know Labs for Nurses (Nursing Clinical Essentials)

I've been a nurse for years and this book is a great refresher and tool to look up labs that you might not always use everyday, but are common labs used in the medical field. It's written and laid out so you can find the lab you need. I learn much better when I have a book/material in my hands instead of reading it on a computer and/or having to research it online. A coworker of mine recommended this to me and after looking at her copy, decided to buy a copy for myself.

Great to h and on hand for clinicals.

This book delivers exactly what I wanted: a clear FAST resource for clinical use that you can use to quickly find accurate information about normal lab values, function, and why those would increase or decrease. I don't want colors, goofy pictures, or lengthy info.It's not the best size for fitting in a pocket, even though as you can see by the pictures that it isn't a big book, but right now I carry it easily in my clipboard. I'd like a pocket-size.So, in the beginning of the book you have a few pages with info about blood collection - I haven't read it except for the order of draws. Then there's a lab chart with all the values. Last the bulk of the book is the list of common labs in alphabetical order with a brief description but just long enough for what you need to know and can access fast.

Great book and easy to understand, there is an incorrect lab value on one of the labs

This e-book is great for review of lab values learned in nursing school. In the beginning of the book, the lab values are listed by category: CBC, Coagulation, ABG, etc. and after they are listed in alphabetical order with an brief explanation of each of the lab values.Pros:• Brief explanation includes normal levels, indications, description, and reason for increased and decreased levels.• Has all lab values needed for NCLEXCons:• I have no cons for this bookFinal say:This book provides a brief yet detailed summary of lab values that you may come across on the NCLEX or during nursing practice. If I ever see a lab that I am not familiar with, I will definitely look here to learn more about it.

I love this book! I am a RN and I always have it at work. I seriously use it every shift to reference labs. It's easy to understand and explains the lab well. I have had several nurses ask about it and say they are going to order one! The print is faint but still would order it again.

I am a nursing student and this is a concise and easy to use guide for explaining abnormal lab values. I use it for all my care plans and it is extremely helpful in connecting lab values to pathophysiology. In future editions, please add pages for the various WBCs, neutrophils, esinophils and so on. Would also love to see commonly used drugs that can cause a change listed under each lab... for example Lasix can cause low Na, K, and calcium. Overall I love it and it's an excellent value for $10. Must-have for RN students.

Can’t believe they don’t have digoxin, A1c, C02, albumin, iga, and other basics that nurses need, but I do like how it tells you the meaning of increased and decreased levels so it is helpful when trying to interpret lab values.

Nothing too special here. I agree with other sellers when they said it looks like it was printed at home. There are no page numbers in the book even though there is a guide in the book that tells you what page to go to for the specific lab value. However, slightly impossible to look up that page number when there are no page numbers in the book.... very annoying.I would not recommend the book. Spend the extra money and get a better one.

As a student nurse it is really easy to read and understand would recommend to other students and qualified nurses

It's a good book but the pages are like cheaply made that almost looked like it was a photocopy from the original book. Helpful if you're working in US. Still a good reference book.

Not what I expected. Simple. The lab values book I bought the last time was 1/2 the price and was full of lab values...not just 63 must know. I should've read the description.

Just nit what I wanted. I returned it