**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Advanced Practice**
There’s no better preparation for Nurse Practitioners and other adult primary care practitioners! Buttaro’s
Primary Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice,
7th Edition
provides the concise yet thorough information that you need in today's fast-paced, interprofessional, collaborative environment. With authorship reflecting both academic and clinical expertise, this comprehensive, evidence-based primary care text/reference shows you how to deliver effective, truly interdisciplinary health care. It covers every major adult disorder seen in the outpatient office setting and features a unique interprofessional collaborative approach with referral and “Red Flag” highlights and more. New to this edition are chapters on health equity, public health preparedness, endocannabinoids, and self-care.
Comprehensive, evidence-based, accurate, and current content
provides a complete foundation in the primary care of adults for NP students, including students in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs, and reflects the latest research and national and international guidelines
UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach
equips you for interprofessional collaborative practice in the contemporary healthcare environment
Consistent chapter format and features
reflect the systematic approach used in adult primary care practice to promote improved clinical judgment skills, facilitate learning, and foster quick clinical reference
UNIQUE!
Referral/Consultation
highlights
indicate when the NP should collaborate with, or refer to, other providers
Emergency Referral
indicate when the NP should refer the patient for urgent/emergent care
Red Flag
indicate issues not to be missed
Initial Diagnostics
boxes
provide quick reference to key decision-making content
NEW!
Promoting Health Equity and Overcoming Health Disparities
chapter
underscores the role of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) in promoting the goal of health equity outlined in the 2021 AACN
Essentials
and in the 2020-2030
Future of Nursing
report
Public Health Preparedness in Primary Care
addresses the NP role in preparing for, and responding to, public health crises such as global pandemics
Endocannabinoids in Primary Care
explores the growing popularity of medical and nonmedical uses of marijuana and CBD
Self-Care
discusses the importance of provider self-care, in line with the 2020-2030
NEW! Enhanced sensitivity to, and documentation of, all references to race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual identity, and sexual orientation
helps further ensure the goal of promoting health equity
NEW! Additional illustrations
emphasize assessment findings that are difficult to envision without visuals to enhance learning and to increase visual diversity
NEW! Multiple-choice review questions on the Evolve
companion
website
assist you in achieving content mastery
NEW! Enhanced graphic design for all types of
Referral
and
ensures high visibility of essential clinical content