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Health assessment in nursing practice / Jorge Grimes, Elizabeth Burns.
- Title
- Health assessment in nursing practice / Jorge Grimes, Elizabeth Burns.
- Author
- Grimes, Jorge.
- Publication
- Boston : Little, Brown, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | RT82 .G88 1996 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Burns, Elizabeth, 1938-
- Description
- xvi, 592 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
- Summary
- Introductory chapters address the interrelationship of nursing and holistic health as well as culturally relevant approaches to care planning and delivery. The authors review the nursing process and include NANDA's latest nursing diagnoses. They explain the client interview and dedicate entire chapters to the important topics of communication and mental health assessment.
- The book integrates for major components of health assessment: social interaction, culture, mental health and physical health. In 22 chapters, Health Assessment in Nursing Practice, Fourth Edition, progresses from general topics through physical assessment of all body systems to assessment of clients at various age levels and specific aggregates.
- The chapters on physical assessment of body systems take a step-by-step approach which is reinforced by helpful learning objectives, discussion questions, boxed overviews of examination techniques, and appropriate documentation samples.
- This brief but complete text provides a systematic framework for nurses to assess the health of individuals of all ages. Fully understanding the unique position of today's nurse - who serves as a humane and continuing point of contact with the health care delivery system - the authors help you maximize your ability to assess clients and arrive at an accurate nursing diagnosis.
- Alternative Title
- Health assessment
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Holistic Health Assessment -- Ch. 2. Communication in Health Assessment -- Ch. 3. Mental Health Assessment -- Ch. 4. The Health History -- Ch. 5. Introduction to Physical Assessment -- Ch. 6. Assessment of the Integument -- Ch. 7. Assessment of the Head and Neck -- Ch. 8. Assessment of the Eye -- Ch. 9. Assessment of the Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Pharynx -- Ch. 10. Assessment of the Thorax and Lungs -- Ch. 11. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System -- Ch. 12. Assessment of the Breast -- Ch. 13. Assessment of the Abdomen -- Ch. 14. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System -- Ch. 15. Assessment of the Neurologic System -- Ch. 16. Assessment of the Genitals and Rectum -- Ch. 17. Assessment of the Newborn -- Ch. 18. Assessment of the Child and Adolescent -- Ch. 19. Assessment of Wellness -- Ch. 20. Assessment of the Older Adult -- Ch. 21. Assessment of Women's Health -- Ch. 22. Assessment of Men's Health -- Appendix A: Developmental Aspects --
- Appendix B: Childhood Infectious Diseases -- Appendix C: Skin Alterations, Assessment, and Nursing Management -- Appendix D: Common Laboratory Values.
- ISBN
- 0316328316
- LCCN
- 95046922
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries