Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment
4th Edition
Published on 1. December 2000
Book
Spiral bound
576 pages
978-0-7817-2331-2 (ISBN)
Description
This quick-reference handbook enables the user to relate physical examination techniques to clinical nursing practice. New to this completely updated edition are: an updated list of nursing diagnoses; new anatomic and physiologic art; new colored illustrations of abnormal findings and enhanced line drawings; useful and comprehensive focus questions regarding subjective data; and abnormal findings that are related to specific disease processes. Key features include: a clear, three-column (Procedure, Normal Findings, Deviations from Normal Findings), step-by-step outline format that allows quick access to information; extensive and easy-to-use appendices; Teaching Tips for nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems
This quick-reference handbook enables the user to relate physical examination techniques to clinical nursing practice. New to this completely updated edition are: an updated list of nursing diagnoses; new anatomic and physiologic art; new colored illustrations of abnormal findings and enhanced line drawings; useful and comprehensive focus questions regarding subjective data; and abnormal findings that are related to specific disease processes. Key features include: a clear, three-column (Procedure, Normal Findings, Deviations from Normal Findings), step-by-step outline format that allows quick access to information; extensive and easy-to-use appendices; Teaching Tips for nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems
This quick-reference handbook enables the user to relate physical examination techniques to clinical nursing practice. New to this completely updated edition are: an updated list of nursing diagnoses; new anatomic and physiologic art; new colored illustrations of abnormal findings and enhanced line drawings; useful and comprehensive focus questions regarding subjective data; and abnormal findings that are related to specific disease processes. Key features include: a clear, three-column (Procedure, Normal Findings, Deviations from Normal Findings), step-by-step outline format that allows quick access to information; extensive and easy-to-use appendices; Teaching Tips for nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
160 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 108 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-2331-2 (9780781723312)
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Other editions
New editions
Book
06/2004
5th Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
€46.62
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Previous edition
Janet Weber
Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment
Book
10/1996
3rd Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
€41.05
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Content
The nursing health history; components of the nursing health history; physical assessment; general physical survey; skin, hair, and nail assessment; head, neck, and cervical lymph node assessment; mouth, oropharynx, nose, and sinus assessment; eye assessment; ear assessment; thoracic and lung assessment; cardiac assessment; peripheral vascular assessment; breast assessment; abdominal assessment; genitourinary -reproductive assessment - assessment of female genitalia, assessment of male genitalia, assessment of inguinal area, assessment of external rectal area; musculoskeletal assessment; neurological assessment -mental status assessment, cranial nerve assessment, sensory nerve assessment, motor assessment, cerebellar assessment, reflex assessment; nutritional assessment; maternal physical assessment - prenatal maternal assessment, prenatal foetal assessment, intrapartal maternal assessment, postpartal maternal assessment; initial new-born physical assessment. Appendices: nursing assessment form based on functional health patterns; developmental information - age 1 month to 18 years; recommended childhood immunisation schedule unites States, January-December 2000; psychosocial developmental tasks of the young adult, mature adult, and ageing adult; height-weight-head circumference charts for children; height and weight tables fop adults; Rosenbaum pocket vision screener; recommended daily dietary allowances; protein and calorie counter; selected laboratory values for adults and children; sample adult nursing health history and physical assessment; sample paediatric nursing health history and physical assessment; assessment of family functional health patterns; nursing diagnoses (wellness, risk, and actual) grouped according to functional health patterns; collaborative problems.