The perfect point-of-care guide for nurses and health professionals caring for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures, Fischbach's A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 11th Edition, provides an essential foundation for safe, effective, informed nursing practice. This proven, comprehensive manual is organized the way a nurse thinks - by specimen, function, and test type - describing an extensive array of tests for diverse populations and delivering step-by-step guidance on correct procedures, tips for accurate interpretation, and expert information on patient preparation and aftercare. Extensively updated and easy to navigate, the 11th Edition clarifies the role today's healthcare providers play in quality care planning, individualized patient assessment, analysis of patient needs, interventions, patient education, patient follow-up, and outcome evaluation. This unique resource also alerts users to potential risks and complications, interfering factors, and more to ensure the most confident, competent application in clinical settings.

Adventures of a Nantucket Dog is the true story of one small but fiesty island wash-ashore.

In 2016 Saltcoats, a Nantucket cottage tiny in stature but large in history, celebrates its 270th birthday. James Gardner, a hatter, built the half-house, as it is known in 1746 for his bride Judith Folger. He would be dead of consumption within eighteen months but Judith and her family would continue as stewards of the property for ninety years. Judith would remarry, bear ten children and become a leader in the island's Quaker Meeting. In recognition of her leadership role in eighteenth century Nantucket as well as the publication of this house history, the Nantucket Preservation Trust awarded Saltcoats a commemorative marker.

The history, study and community action of one of the oldest continuously meeting women's study groups in America, founded in 1886.