Main description:

Clinical Pocket Guide for Health & Physical Assessment in Nursing is a resource that can be used by novice students and professional nurses alike. For students who don't take a separate health assessment course who want to supplement their medical-surgical nursing text, the Clinical Pocket Guide is designed to be used as a health assessment primer; it guides the user through the steps of collecting health assessment data.

The focus of this text is comprehensive health assessment, which includes the collection of subjective and objective data. Subjective data encompasses both the patient's health history and the focused interview. The nurse collects objective data during the physical assessment.

This is a student supplement associated with:
Health & Physical Assessment in Nursing, 3/e
Donita D'Amico
Colleen Barbarito
ISBN: 0133876403

Contents:

Health Assessment
Cultural Considerations
Assessment of Vulnerable Populations
Interviewing and Communication Techniques
The Health History
Skin, Hair, and Nails
Head, Neck, and Related Lymphatics
Eye
Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
Respiratory System
Breasts and Axillae
Cardiovascular System
Peripheral Vascular System
Abdomen
Urinary System
Male Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System
Musculoskeletal System
Neurologic System
The Hospitalized Patient
The Complete Health Assessment