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:
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 (Editor) |
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Table Of Content | List of Contributors xvii Foreword xix Preface xxi Acknowledgements xxiii Introduction: The First Approach xxv Chapter 1 Interviewing and History Taking 1 Chapter 2 General Health Assessment 15 Chapter 3 Examination of the Skin, Hair, and Nails 37 Chapter 4 Examination of the Cardiovascular System 67 Chapter 5 Examination of the Respiratory System 103 Chapter 6 Examination of the Abdominal System 123 Chapter 7 Examination of the Male Genitalia 149 Chapter 8 Examination of the Female Breast 159 Chapter 9 Examination of the Female Reproductive System 167 Chapter 10 Examination of the Nervous System 185 Chapter 11 Examination of the Eye 241 Chapter 12 Mental Health Assessment 267 Chapter 13 Examination of the Musculoskeletal System 287 Chapter 14 Assessment of the Child 333 Chapter 15 Assessment of Disability Including Care of the Older Adult 375 Chapter 16 Imaging Techniques, Clinical Investigations, and Interpretation 383 Chapter 17 Basic Examination, Notes, and Diagnostic Principles 415 Chapter 18 Presenting Cases and Communication 425 Appendices 433 Index 441
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