Author : Tamera Cauthorne-Burnette
Publisher : Delmar Thomson Learning
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 17,73 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN :
"Health Assessment & Physical Examination, 2E is the new standard in Nursing Assessment. Comprehensive in scope, with engaging full-color photographs, the completely revised second edition presents physical assessment skills, clinical examination techniques, and patient teaching guidelines in a manner that is easily read and assimilated.
Author : Debra Hagler
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 819 pages
File Size : 26,26 MB
Release : 2019-07-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323594697
Designed for portability, this clinical companion provides at-a-glance access to the information you need for more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the new 11th edition of Lewis’s main text: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. This clinical companion is organized alphabetically for quick reference and includes a variety of full-color illustrations, summary tables, and a handy reference appendix full of laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice. Consistent and practical information covers definitions and descriptions, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, complications, diagnostic studies, interprofessional care and drug therapy, and nursing management. Treatments and Procedures section summarizes the need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management. Handy reference appendix contains information commonly used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more. Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of various conditions. Cross-references to the Lewis main text identify how to access more in-depth information. Attractive four-color design makes it easy to locate specific information within the clinical companion. NEW! Updated content reflects the revisions and updates in Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition main text.
Author : Lois White
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 19,17 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780766825673
This useful pocket-sized book is a reference for the conditions most frequently encountered in clinical situations. While developed primarily as a supplement to Medical-Surgical Nursing: An Integrated Approach, 2E, to which it is cross-referenced, the Companion may also be used as a stand-alone reference.
Author : Carolyn Jarvis
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,92 MB
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1771721464
Reinforce your understanding of essential examination and assessment skills! As both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook the Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 3rd Canadian Edition provides you with activities and resources to enhance hands-on learning. It features reading assignments corresponding to the text, terminology reviews, application activities, review questions, clinical learning objectives, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms. In addition, this new version includes content on the Electronic Health Record to help you document your findings along with evidence-informed practice materials to further improve upon skills. Anatomy labelling exercises reinforces the identification of key anatomy and physiology. Reading assignments correspond to the text chapters to foster integration of the text and laboratory manual. A glossary promotes learning and understanding of essential terminology. Study guide activities reinforce the learning of key assessment information. Review questions—short answer, matching, multiple choice—provide learning activities in a variety of approaches. Clinical-learning objectives focus your study efforts on outcomes. Audio-visual assignments tie the visual video demonstrations of specific examination procedures to practical applications in the skills lab. Regional Write-up Sheets allow you to assess knowledge with forms used in the skills lab or clinical setting. Narrative Summary Forms reflect charting format used for narrative accounts of the history and physical examination findings. NEW! Coverage of the Electronic Health Record, charting, and narrative recording gives you examples of how to document assessment findings.
Author : Mary Ellen Zator Estes
Publisher : Singular
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 39,47 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Explains the process of holistic assessment in nursing, covering physical assessment skills, clinical examination techniques, and patient teaching guidelines, and includes nursing tips, case studies, review questions, and references.
Author : David Randall
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 22,80 MB
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199574375
Clinical Medicine: A Clerking Companion is written for inexperienced clinical students who are new to the wards, and helps them to use their patients to learn medicine. It aims to transform students who know a bit about the medical sciences into young doctors who can draw knowledge and experience together to diagnose and treat real patients.
Author : Carol Lynn Cox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 743 pages
File Size : 27,66 MB
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1119108993
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.
Author : Carol Lynn Cox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 13,26 MB
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1119108926
A concise, quick-reference handbook on history taking and physical examination Pocket Guide to Physical Assessment is a compact yet comprehensive reference for students and practitioners alike, employing a step-by-step framework for effective patient assessment, diagnosis and planning of care. This valuable guide covers topics including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal system examinations, patient interviews, history taking and general health assessments. Clear diagrams and checklists illustrate key points, while easy-to-follow instructions and concise descriptions of clinical situations and diseases aid in clinical decision-making. Compact, pocket-sized guide that contains only the essential information for physical assessment Instructs readers on best clinical practice and how to present and communicate cases Develops and improves necessary skills for physical clinical examinations Ideal for use on the ward or as a companion to the accompanying textbook, Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Pocket Guide to Physical Assessment is an invaluable reference for healthcare students, newly qualified and advanced nurse practitioners, and allied health practitioners.
Author : Shannon Ruff Dirksen
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nursing
ISBN : 9780323004046
This clinical manual presents 300 common medical-surgical conditions and procedures in a concise, alphabetical format for quick clinical reference. Designed for portability, CLINICAL COMPANION TO MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING includes the essential, need-to-know information for medical-surgical nursing practice. Part 1, Disorders, uses a consistent format of: definition/description; pathophysiology; clinical manifestations; diagnostic studies; therapeutic management; nursing management with therapeutic outcomes, interventions, and nursing diagnoses; and patient teaching. Part 2 covers common medical-surgical procedures, and Part 3 contains reference material commonly used in the medical-surgical setting. * Presents approximately 300 medical-surgical disorders in a consistent, clinically-functional format for practical use in the clinical environment. * Includes the most up-to-date information, including isolation precaution guidelines, lab values, and ECGs. * Features a portable format for utility in the medical-surgical environment. * Contains cross references to Lewis MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 5/e, to provide students with more thorough background information. * Focuses on treatments in which the nurse plays a major role. * Contains a list of commonly-used abbreviations. * Features an attractive two-color design which makes the content more accessible.
Author : Ellen M. Chiocca, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 31,52 MB
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826150411
The only certification study guide to focus on advanced infant and child health assessment This is the only study guide available focusing specifically on the specialized knowledge and skills required to conduct the pediatric health assessment. Designed to accompany the text Advanced Pediatric Assessment, it reinforces essential content through case studies and multiple choice Q&As that mirror the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam format. The third edition includes new critical thinking exercises, case studies, and certification-style Q&As. It delivers a completely new chapter that covers clinical decision-making, formulating differential diagnoses, and evidence-based practice. It also provides SOAP notes for the well and abnormal exams. The third edition continues to deliver essential practice items for all aspects of the exam, along with sample documentation and a space where students can practice their own subjective and objective findings. In addition, Anatomic Labeling Exercises reinforce knowledge essential to the APN role. Each chapter is formatted systematically for ease of use and includes chapter overview, learning objectives, essential terminology, case studies, the well child, the ill child/child with problem, multiple choice questions mirroring the exam format, SOAP notes for well and abnormal exams, and answers. New to the Third Edition: Includes new critical thinking exercises, case studies, and certification-style exam questions Delivers completely new chapter addressing clinical decision making, formulating differential diagnoses, and evidence-based practice Provides SOAP notes for well and abnormal exams Key Features: Reinforces content for Advanced Pediatric Assessment with case studies and multiple choice Q&As that mirror certification exam format Provides essential practice items for the exam Includes Anatomic Labeling Exercises to reinforce required knowledge Delivers essential terminology Offers sample documentation and space for students to practice their own documentation
