Health assessment in nursing / Janet R. Weber, Professor, Director RN-BSN Program, Department of Nursing, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Jane H. Kelley, Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, Indiana Wesleyan University, Louisville, Kentucky.
Health Assessment in Nursing, 5th edition, provides all of the background needed for interviewing the client and performing assessment making this the perfect text for students learning Assessment. The unique 3-column format used for teaching students assessment techniques (Assessment Procedures/Nor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Fifth edition. |
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| Summary: | Health Assessment in Nursing, 5th edition, provides all of the background needed for interviewing the client and performing assessment making this the perfect text for students learning Assessment. The unique 3-column format used for teaching students assessment techniques (Assessment Procedures/Normal Findings/Abnormal Findings) breaks the process down into easy-to-understand units. The COLDSPA mnemonic (Character, Onset, Location, Duration, Severity, Pattern, and Associated Factors) provides logical structure for the patient interview helping students to remember the most essential questions to ask a client. A new chapter "Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development" focuses on those areas of development for young adults, middle-age adults, and older adults ensuring that the nurse will perform a holistic nursing assessment. New integrated case study guides students through the assessment process helping them to develop the diagnostic reasoning skills every nurse needs. New Evidence-Based Practice Health Promotion and Disease Prevention boxes include Healthy People 2020 goals ensuring best practice. The new art program and interior design enhance readability allowing students to develop the necessary skills needed to perform accurate and timely health assessments.--Publisher information. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 900 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1451142803 9781451142808 1451142811 9781451142815 |