Physical Assessment for Nurses [NOOK Book]

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Physical Assessment for Nurses is aimed at all advanced nurse practitioners and nurses preparing to become advanced nurse practitioners. It forms the foundation for extending practice. The text explores best practice in history taking and summarises the key clinical skills needed to develop and improve physical examination skills and to competently assess, diagnose, plan and provide care.
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Physical Assessment for Nurses

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Physical Assessment for Nurses is aimed at all advanced nurse practitioners and nurses preparing to become advanced nurse practitioners. It forms the foundation for extending practice. The text explores best practice in history taking and summarises the key clinical skills needed to develop and improve physical examination skills and to competently assess, diagnose, plan and provide care.
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' This is one of the most concise, informative clinical books I have seen in a long time. It will appeal to those clinicians moving into the field of undertaking and recording physical assessments and presenting findings and also provides enough material to act as a teaching resource for any level of children.' -Accident and Emergency Nursing
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781118709733
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 4/1/2013
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 440
  • File size: 10 MB

Meet the Author

Carol Cox is Professor of Nursing, Advanced Clinical Practice, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City Univesity, London and Nurse Consultant, Research and Education Related to Practice, Newham Healthcare NHS Trust
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Table of Contents

Foreword : advanced clinical practice nursing
Introduction : the first approach 1
1 History taking 6
2 General examination 22
3 Examination of the cardiovascular system 46
4 Examination of the respiratory system 73
5 Examination of the abdomen 91
6 Mental health assessment 104
7 Examination of the nervous system 112
8 Examination of the musculoskeletal system 153
9 Assessment of the child 179
10 Assessment of disability including care of the older adult 216
11 Basic examination, notes and diagnostic principles 223
12 Presenting cases and communication 233
13 Imaging techniques and clinical investigations 241
14 The 12-lead electrocardiogram 274
15 Interpretation of investigations 303
16 Laboratory results-reference values 305
17 Common emergency treatments 313
App. 1 Jaeger reading chart 325
App. 2 Visual acuity 3 m chart 328
App. 3 Hodkinson ten point mental test score 330
App. 4 Barthel index of activities of daily living 331
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