Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
eBook - ePub

Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

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eBook - ePub

Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

About this book

Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals offers a practical and comprehensive guide to best clinical practice when taking patient history and physical examination. This accessible text is structured in accordance with the competencies for advanced practice in assessment, diagnosis and treatment as published by the RCN. Following a systematic, systems-based approach to patient assessment, it includes a summary of the key clinical skills needed to develop and improve clinical examination in order to confidently assess, diagnose, plan and provide outstanding care.

In this revised edition, colour photographs and case studies have been included to assist health care practitioners in their assessment of the patient. This important guide: 

  • Includes a highly visual colour presentation with photographs and illustrations
  • Features a wide range of key learning points to help guide practice
  • Offers illustrative examples, applications to practice and case studies

Written for health care students, newly qualified and advanced nurse practitioners, and those in the allied health professions, Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals is the essential guide for developing the skills needed to accurately access patient history and physical examination.

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Yes, you can access Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals by Carol Lynn Cox in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nursing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781119108979
eBook ISBN
9781119108993
Edition
3
Subtopic
Nursing

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. List of Contributors
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction: The First ApproachThe First Approach
  8. Chapter 1: Interviewing and History Taking
  9. Chapter 2: General Health Assessment
  10. Chapter 3: Examination of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
  11. Chapter 4: Examination of the Cardiovascular System
  12. Chapter 5: Examination of the Respiratory System
  13. Chapter 6: Examination of the Abdominal System
  14. Chapter 7: Examination of the Male Genitalia
  15. Chapter 8: Examination of the Female Breast
  16. Chapter 9: Examination of the Female Reproductive System
  17. Chapter 10: Examination of the Nervous System
  18. Chapter 11: Examination of the Eye
  19. Chapter 12: Mental Health Assessment
  20. Chapter 13: Examination of the Musculoskeletal System
  21. Chapter 14: Assessment of the Child
  22. Chapter 15: Assessment of Disability Including Care ofthe Older Adult
  23. Chapter 16: Imaging Techniques, Clinical Investigations, and Interpretation
  24. Chapter 17: Basic Examination, Notes, and Diagnostic Principles
  25. Chapter 18: Presenting Cases and Communication
  26. Appendices
  27. Index
  28. End User License Agreement