A Practical Guide to Health Assessment - Softcover

Leasia RN MSN FNP, Marilyn Shelley; Monahan PhD RN ANEF, Frances Donovan

9780721614687: A Practical Guide to Health Assessment

Softcover

ISBN 10: 072161468X ISBN 13: 9780721614687

Publisher: Saunders, 1997

This practical, pocket-size guide provides the "how-to" information nurses need to conduct a bedside physical assessment whether focusing on a specific complaint or performing a complete "head-to-toe" physical examination. Organized by body system, each chapter begins with a summary of the relevant anatomy, followed by step-by-step assessment guidance. It discusses the equipment required, common complaints and symptoms, physical assessment techniques, and the nature and significance of normal and abnormal findings. Pediatric, geriatric, and transcultural considerations relative to health assessment are also presented.

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Synopsis:

This resource is a detailed "how-to" guide to history-taking and physical assessment, from the specific complaint to the performing of a complete "head-to-toe" physical examination. Organized by system, each chapter begins with a summary of the anatomy, and follows with a step-by-step explanation of the process used to assess that particular system. The process includes a list of equipment required, a discussion of complaints and symptoms, an illustrated explanation of physical assessment techniques employed, and a discussion of the nature and significance of normal and abnormal findings. An instructor's manual is also available, ISBN 0-7216-1468-X.

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