Family Practice Guidelines, 4th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780826177117 ISBN-10: 0826177115 Copyright: 2017 Edition: 4th Editor: Cash, Jill C., Glass, Cheryl A., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 100 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Kathleen Woodruff,  DNP, RN, ANP-BC  (USC School of Social Work) Description This is an up-to-date, evidence-based resource of national practice family practice guidelines. Now in its fourth edition, the book was originally published in 2000. This edition includes an ebook version that also has user-friendly patient teaching guides. Purpose The purpose is to provide a clear and concise resource on history taking, physical examination, and differential diagnosis. The objectives are clearly accomplished and this is an excellent addition to the library of family practice practitioners. The ebook version provides practitioners with an excellent point-of-care resource. Audience The audience includes novice, experienced, and student nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The authors and contributors are all experts in their fields. Features The book provides comprehensive information in a clear and organized format, organized into three sections. The first section presents the guidelines, which are arranged by body system and then alphabetically. The second section comprises procedures that are used in primary care practices. The final section provides clearly written patient teaching sheets. Assessment This is a valuable resource for family practice providers. The up-to-date, quality information in the guidelines is an asset for providers. This latest edition not only includes the ebook, but also ensures that the guidelines are the most current and accurate to assist practitioners in providing quality patient care. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 5 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 5 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 5 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 5 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. 5 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 5 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 5 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.