Practical Guide to Health Assessment Through the Life Span - Softcover

F.A. Davis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803608039 ISBN 13: 9780803608030

Publisher: F.A. Davis, 2001

Synopsis

-- Section objectives added-- New features include focus on health promotion and wellness; community resources; payment mechanisms; specialized communication techniques based on age, ethnicity, and culture; assessment of the use of alternative and complementary therapies; antepartum and intrapartum assessment; critical thinking exercises; and documentation-- Lifespan approach, organized by body systems, including perinatal, pediatric, and geriatric adaptations for health history, physical examination, and patient/family education, as well as assessment of the pregnant patient-- Includes normal findings and deviations from normal, with findings needing referral for follow-up highlighted in second color-- Patient teaching and home health care notes are provided for each body system/area-- Clinical alert sections detail, in second color, special instructions for assessments or concerns related to findings-- Expanded communication, interviewing, and teaching techniques based on age, ethnicity, and literacy level integrated in each system-- Expanded information on psychological, functional, and mental status assessment-- Expanded cultural and ethnic components, especially African-American, Hispanic, and Asian, added to health history and physical assessment of each system

About this title

Synopsis

This text includes communication, interviewing and teaching techniques based on age, ethnicity and literacy level. Other features of this edition include: expanded data on psychological, functional and mental status assessment; expanded cultural and ethnic components, particularly African-American, Hispanic and Asian; a review of developmental processes; a life span approach; assessments organized by body systems/areas in quick reference format; patient teaching and home health care notes for each body system/area; sample diagnostic tests and possible nursing diagnoses; a glossary of key terminology and abbreviations; and selected sample history and physical assessment forms.

Edition details

• Publisher: F.A. Davis
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803608039
• ISBN 13: 9780803608030
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500