This portable (5.5x7.5") plastic-spiral-bound reference includes color tabbed sections, a color layout, and a folding back cover can serve as a bookmark. It compiles decision-making guidelines for 30 common patient complaints. After information on getting started in the field, material is in sections on symptom management, guidelines for diagnostic testing, skin/wound care, and pharmacology, in addition to symptom assessment scales, documentation, and pediatric and geriatric management. Other features include checklists, tables, alerts, and margin notes, plus reference material on abbreviations, anatomical landmarks, general chemistry, and metric conversions. Hensley and Williams are affiliated with Grambling State University. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)