This is a comprehensive health-assessment text which offers nursing students a visual and written account of the health-history interview, physical-assessment skills, and clinical-examination techniques. The IPPA (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation) method of examination is applied to body systems for a detailed physical assessment. The ENAP format (examination, normal findings, abnormal findings, pathophysiology) is followed for every IPPA technique. Pathophysiology is included for each abnormal finding, acknowledging that nurses' clinical decisions need to be based on scientific rationale. "Think-about-it" and "ask-yourself" features encourage critical thinking, and review questions and activities with case scenarios offer self-assessment opportunities.
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Höhe: 292 mm
Breite: 229 mm
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978-0-8273-7147-7 (9780827371477)
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Part 1 The nursing process: assessment; nursing diagnosis; planning; implementation; evaluation; critical pathways; documenting the nursing process. Part 2 The patient interview: factors influencing the interview; stages of the interview process; factors affecting communication; effective interviewing techniques; interviewing the patient with special needs. Part 2 The complete health history: types of health history; preparing for the health history; computerized health history; identifying information; the complete health-history assessment tool; documenting the complete health-history; the system-specific health history. Part 3 Developmental assessment: developmental theories; developmental stages, tasks and life events; developmental-assessment tools; case study - the patient with recent physical limitations related to growth and development. Part 4 Cultural assessment: culturally competent nursing care; basic concepts associated with culturally competent assessments; case study - Mexican American patient recently relocated to the Metropolitan, Washington, DC area. Part 5 Spiritual assessment: spirituality and religion; spiritual theory; holistic health and spirituality; spirituality and the nursing process; case study - the spiritual side of the withdrawal of life support. Part 6 Nutrition assessment: dietary guidelines; nutrients; nutrition through the life cycle; cultural differences; health history; equipment; nutritional assessment; physical-assessment case study - the patient with anorexia nervosa. Part 7 Physical-assessment techniques: aspects of physical pssessment; assessment techniques; equipment. Part 8 General assessment and vital signs: equipment; general assessment; vital signs. Part 9 Skin, hair and nails: anatomy and physiology; health history; equipment; assessment of the skin, hair and nails; gerontological variations; case study - the patient with scabies. Part 10 Head and neck: anatomy and physiology; health history; equipment; assessment of the head and neck; gerontological variations. case study - the patient with thyromegaly. Part 11 Eyes, ears, nose, mouth and throat: anatomy and physiology; health history; equipment; assessment of the eye; assessment of the Ear; assessment of the nose; assessment of the sinuses; assessment of the mouth and throat; gerontological variations; Case study - the patient with bacterial pharyngitis. Part 12 Breasts and regional nodes: anatomy and physiology; health history; equipment; assessment of the female breast and regional nodes; diagnostic techniques; gerontological variations; case study - the patient with fibroadenoma of the left breast. Part 12 Thorax and lungs: anatomy; physiology; health history; equipment; assessment of the thorax and lungs; gerontological variations; case study - the patient with p Pneumothorax. Part 13 Heart and peripheral vasculature: anatomy and physiology; health history; equipment; assessment of the precordium; assessment of the peripheral vasculature.
