Rn Wilson, Rn Giddens

Health Assessment for Nursing Practice - E-Book (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

• NEW! NGN-style case studies provide optimal preparation for the Next Generation NCLEX^® Examination.
• NEW! LGBTQ+ Considerations boxes summarize special assessment considerations for LGBTQ+ clients.
• NEW! Updated coverage of signs of abuse, neglect, and human trafficking equips you to become a mandatory reporter of these growing health problems.
• NEW! Updated, high-quality illustrations accurately represent assessment techniques and the latest examination equipment.
• NEW! Increased emphasis on normal findings is incorporated into the text along with a reduced emphasis on uncommon findings.
• NEW emphasis in the Adapting Health Assessment chapter describes how to adjust your care for patients with a variety of conditions or limitations, such as patients with IVs, casts, and catheters.
• NEW! Updated information on cultural and religious preferences and practices describes how these factors can have an impact on health assessment.
• NEW! UPDATED coverage addresses the latest evidence-based guidelines on pain assessment.
• NEW! Enhanced Review Questions prepare you for the NCLEX exam, with cognitive levels raised from "remembering" and "understanding" levels to "applying" and above to prepare you for clinical practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier HealthScience EN
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780323763196
• Artikelnr.: 62286542

Inhaltsangabe

Unit I. Foundations for Health Assessment 1. Introduction to Health
Assessment 2. Interviewing Patients to Obtain a Health History 3.
Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment 4. General Inspection and
Measurement of Vital Signs 5. Ethnic, Cultural, and Spiritual
Considerations 6. Pain Assessment 7. Mental Health and Abusive Behavior
Assessment 8. Nutritional Assessment
Unit II. Health Assessment of the Adult 9. Skin, Hair, and Nails 10. Head,
Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat 11. Lungs and Respiratory System 12. Heart and
Peripheral Vascular System 13. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System 14.
Musculoskeletal System 15. Neurologic System 16. Breasts and Axillae 17.
Reproductive System and the Perineum
Unit III. Health Assessment Across the Life Span 18. Developmental
Assessment Throughout the Life Span 19. Assessment of the Infant, Child,
and Adolescent 20. Assessment of the Pregnant Patient 21. Assessment of the
Older Adult
Unit IV. Synthesis and Application of Health Assessment 22. Conducting a
Head-to-Toe Examination 23. Documenting the Head-to-Toe Health Assessment
24. Adapting Health Assessment New title/emphasis!
Appendixes A. Abbreviations B. Answer Key
Index