Pocket Guide for Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach
A Best Practice Approach
Published on 25. October 2010
Book
Spiral bound
552 pages
978-1-58255-846-2 (ISBN)
Description
This full-color spiral-bound pocket guide provides quick access to all aspects of the nursing health history and physical examination. It includes key topics and questions for health promotion, common symptoms, and sentinel symptoms requiring immediate medical intervention. This clinical guide is a perfect companion to Jensen's Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 102 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58255-846-2 (9781582558462)
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11/2014
2nd Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
€81.99
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Content
Basic Assessment Concepts - Ch. 1: Interview and Health History
- Ch. 2: Overview of Physical Examination
General Health Assessments - Ch. 3: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain Assessment
- Ch. 4: Nutrition Assessment
- Ch. 5: Mental Health Assessment
Regional Examinations - Ch. 6: Skin, Hair, and Nails Assessment
- Ch. 7: Head and Neck Assessment
- Ch. 8: Eyes Assessment
- Ch. 9: Ears Assessment
- Ch. 10: Nose, Sinuses, Mouth, and Throat Assessment
- Ch. 11: Thorax and Lungs Assessment
- Ch. 12: Heart and Neck Vessels Assessment
- Ch. 13: Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics Assessment
- Ch. 14: Breasts with Lymphatics Assessment
- Ch. 15: Abdominal Assessment
- Ch. 16: Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Ch. 17: Neurological Assessment
- Ch. 18: Male Genitalia and Rectum Assessment
- Ch. 19: Female Genitalia and Rectum Assessment
Health Assessment Across the Lifespan - Ch. 20: Adult Head-to-Toe Examination
- Ch. 21: Pregnant Women
- Ch. 22: Children
- Ch. 23: Older Adults
- Ch. 2: Overview of Physical Examination
General Health Assessments - Ch. 3: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain Assessment
- Ch. 4: Nutrition Assessment
- Ch. 5: Mental Health Assessment
Regional Examinations - Ch. 6: Skin, Hair, and Nails Assessment
- Ch. 7: Head and Neck Assessment
- Ch. 8: Eyes Assessment
- Ch. 9: Ears Assessment
- Ch. 10: Nose, Sinuses, Mouth, and Throat Assessment
- Ch. 11: Thorax and Lungs Assessment
- Ch. 12: Heart and Neck Vessels Assessment
- Ch. 13: Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics Assessment
- Ch. 14: Breasts with Lymphatics Assessment
- Ch. 15: Abdominal Assessment
- Ch. 16: Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Ch. 17: Neurological Assessment
- Ch. 18: Male Genitalia and Rectum Assessment
- Ch. 19: Female Genitalia and Rectum Assessment
Health Assessment Across the Lifespan - Ch. 20: Adult Head-to-Toe Examination
- Ch. 21: Pregnant Women
- Ch. 22: Children
- Ch. 23: Older Adults