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Fifth Edition
By
Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Chestnut Health Systems, Bloomington; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Description
With a clear, student-friendly approach, this text provides a solid understanding of how to perform a health assessment. Head-to-toe presentations
show the steps of a physical examination in a logical sequence. Detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources
ensure that you learn all the skills you need to know. It's easy to see why this text is, far and away, #1 in this market!
Contents
Unit 1: Assessment of the Whole Person
1. Critical Thinking in Health Assessment
2. Developmental Tasks
and Health Promotion Across the Life Cycle
3. Cultural Competence: Cultural Care
4. The Interview
5. The Complete
Health History
6. Mental Status Assessment
7. Domestic Violence
Unit 2: Approach to the Clinical Setting
8. Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting
9. General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs
10. Pain Assessment:
the Fifth Vital Sign
11. Nutritional Assessment
Unit 3: Physical Examination
12. Skin, Hair, and
Nails
13. Head and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics
14. Eyes
15. Ears
16. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
17.
Breasts and Regional Lymphatics
18. Thorax and Lungs
19. Heart and Neck Vessels
20. Peripheral Vascular System and
Lymphatic System
21. Abdomen
22. Musculoskeletal System
23. Neurologic System
24. Male Genitourinary System
25.
Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
26. Female Genitalia
Unit 4: Integration of the Health Assessment
27.
The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together
28. Reassessment of the Hospitalized Patient
NEW!
29.
The Pregnant Female
30. Functional Assessment of the Older Adult
NEW!
Contents may vary upon publication.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 928 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3243-4
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3243-6
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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