Pocket guide to health assessment

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Pocket guide to health assessment

Patricia A. Potter

(Mosby's pocket guide series)

Mosby, c1998

4th ed

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Health assessment

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-487) and index

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Description

Includes the logical head-to-toe organization, complete, holistic coverage of physical assessment as well as psychosocial and nutritional assessment, reviews the anatomy and physiology for each body system, teaching strategies, and pediatric and geriatric variations. New features include a New Critical Thinking model that addresses the application of critical thinking to the health assessment, cultural variations, and new 3-column format to address the area assessed, normal findings, and variations for easier, more practical use.

Table of Contents

PRELIMINARY SKILLS * Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment * Nursing Health History and Interview Process * Physical Assessment Skills * Preparation for the Examination * General Survey and Vital Signs * BODY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT * Integument * Head and Neck * Eyes * Ears * Nose and Sinuses * Mouth and Pharynx * Thorax and Lungs * Heart and Vascular System * Breasts * Abdomen * Female and Male Genitalia * Rectum and Anus * Musculoskeletal System * Neurologic System * Nutrition * Completing the Examination * REFERENCES * APPENDICES

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