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Health Assessment for Nursing Practice by Jean Foret Giddens and Susan F. Wilson (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Today's nursing students are busier and more pressed for time than ever. The 5th edition of Health Assessment for Nursing Practice by Susan Wilson and Jean Giddens is designed to help you make the most of your study time with a user-friendly approach and a complete collection of flexible, efficient learning tools. It's everything you need to master the core assessment skills essential for clinical practice! Straightforward, easy-to-understand coverage gives you the knowledge and confidence you need to perform a complete physical examination. Clear differentiation between basic skills and advanced procedures or special circumstances helps you pinpoint essential content. Unique, two-column format provides you with a visual distinction between normal and abnormal findings and techniques. Vivid color photos walk you step by step through key skills and procedures. UNIQUE! Concept Overview sections present core concepts in the context of health assessment with discussions on pain, oxygenation, perfusion, tissue integrity, motion, sensory perception, metabolism, and intracranial regulation. UNIQUE! Clinical Reasoning: Thinking Like a Nurse boxes explain the thought process of an experienced nurse making a clinical decision to help you gain perspective on clinical judgment and the decision-making process. UNIQUE! Patients with Situational Variations sections address special circumstances or needs for patients in wheelchairs or other limitations and exam variations. NCLEX examination-style review questions at the end of each chapter help you assess your understanding of the content you need to know to pass the exam. NEW! Adapting Health Assessment to an Ill Patient chapter explains special techniques for performing a head-to-toe assessment of a patient in a hospital setting, illustrated with a series of new examination photos. UNIQUE! Case Studies with Clinical Reasoning Questions strengthen your critical thinking skills with algorithms focusing on noticing, interpreting, and responding. NEW and UNIQUE! Quality and Safety Competencies for Nurses (QSEN) tables address assessment competencies related to patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. Health Promotion for Evidence-Based Practice boxes outline new Healthy People 2020 objectives and include thorough discussions of recommendations for health promotion and reducing risk. Ethnic, Cultural, and Spiritual Variations boxes help you anticipate the unique needs of a multicultural patient population. Newly combined Health Assessment Across the Life Span unit contains four separate chapters that cover all lifespan content, including older adults, pregnant patients, and infants, children, and adolescents. NEW! Synthesis and Application of Health Assessment unit details how to conduct, document, and adapt the head-to-toe assessment.

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Publisher
Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
ISBN-10
0323091512
ISBN-13
9780323091510
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117165327

Product Key Features

Author
Jean Foret Giddens, Susan F. Wilson
Publication Name
Health Assessment for Nursing Practice
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
632 Pages

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Item Length
10.9in
Item Width
8.5in

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Lc Classification Number
Rt48.W55 2012
Edition Number
5
Table of Content
I. Foundations for Health Assessment 1. Importance of 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 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 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 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 to an Ill Patient Appendixes A. Health History Using Functional Health Patterns B. Conversion Tables C. Abbreviations D. Answer Key
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Nursing / Assessment & Diagnosis
Dewey Decimal
616.075
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Medical

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