Pocket Guide to Health Assessment
4th Edition
Published in April 1998
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-8151-8396-9 (ISBN)
Description
Includes the logical head-to-toe organization, complete, holistic coverage of physical assessment as well as psychosocial and nutritional assessment, reviews the anatomy and physiology for each body system, teaching strategies, and pediatric and geriatric variations. New features include a New Critical Thinking model that addresses the application of critical thinking to the health assessment, cultural variations, and new 3-column format to address the area assessed, normal findings, and variations for easier, more practical use.
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
345 illus
Dimensions
Height: 187 mm
Width: 110 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8151-8396-9 (9780815183969)
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Patricia A. Potter
Pocket Guide to Health Assessment
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07/2002
5th Edition
Mosby
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Patricia A. Potter
Pocket Guide to Health Assessment
Book
04/1994
3rd Edition
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€36.72
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Content
PRELIMINARY SKILLS * Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment * Nursing Health History and Interview Process * Physical Assessment Skills * Preparation for the Examination * General Survey and Vital Signs * BODY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT * Integument * Head and Neck * Eyes * Ears * Nose and Sinuses * Mouth and Pharynx * Thorax and Lungs * Heart and Vascular System * Breasts * Abdomen * Female and Male Genitalia * Rectum and Anus * Musculoskeletal System * Neurologic System * Nutrition * Completing the Examination * REFERENCES * APPENDICES