Health and Physical Assessment - Hardcover

Barkauska, V.H.; Stoltenberg-Allen, K.; Baumann, L.C.; Darling-Fisher, C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815127766 ISBN 13: 9780815127765

Publisher: Mosby, 1998

Synopsis

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT, a health- and nursing-focused presentation of the assessment of the total client, is one of the most comprehensive assessment texts available for the nursing audience. Using a body systems approach, the second edition contains an anatomy and physiology review and complete coverage of the knowledge and skills needed for conducting a complete health history and physical examination. A special unit on lifespan includes separate chapters on pediatric, childbearing, and aging clients, as well as a chapter on clients with functional limitations. Its full-color design and extensive illustrative format ensures that students understand the essentials of performing an effective and complete physical assessment.

About this title

Synopsis:

Written by an all-nurse author team, "Health and Physical Assessment" presents a comprehensive approach to health assessment in which client health, rather than a diagnosis, is the focus. In this book, the client is perceived as a total entity, rather than as an individual with a specific problem that the practitioner must diagnose. Assessing health and identifying health strengths are emphasized and related to promoting and improving peoples' health. This edition features a new introductory chapter on clinical reasoning in determining health status, giving readers an overview of the process of health assessment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0815127766
• ISBN 13: 9780815127765
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 816