Pediatric Physical Examination & Health Assessment

by Susan S. Sawyer

Overview

Pediatric Physical Examination & Health Assessment explores physical examinations of pediatric clients from newborn through adolescence while providing key insights into how to conduct and assess them. A beginning guide for those learning to perform physical examinations on patients from birth through adolescence, this text describes the many examination techniques for infants and children throughout their development. Approaching each system from a developmental perspective, each chapter addresses a specific system divided into four major components: interviewing techniques, anatomy and physiology, examination techniques, and normal variations and common abnormal findings all detailing how to approach each age group from infant to adolescent. Since treating pediatric patients requires building ease and trust, each chapter includes seize the opportunity suggestions to help you assess that part of the body readily available without being intrusive or causing fear and discomfort. Further, following many chapters is a case study that incorporates diagnostic reasoning, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice. Graduate-level courses for nurse practitioners in pediatrics or family practice © 2012 | 672 pages

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763774387
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	03/11/2011
Edition description:	1
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Dr. Susan Sawyer obtained her master’s degree in nursing from Boston University and currently practices as a pediatric nurse practitioner.'She obtained her PhD at the University of Massachusetts where her dissertation was based on the'school nurse’s ability to assess the child with asthma.'She is an Associate Professor at Regis College in Weston, Ma.,'where she developed the pediatric primary care tract , and also developed the advanced pediatric health assessment course.'Her professional development'has been devoted to understanding, managing and caring for the under-served child with both acute and'chronic illnesses.'Dr. Sawyer has worked in primary care and with specialized populations such as pediatric neurology, early intervention and rural health. and has delivered numerous full-day presentations on pediatric primary care through-out the country.'''

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Family Dynamics
Chapter 2 Interview Process and Health History
Chapter 3 Assessment Techniques and Vital Signs
Chapter 4 Newborn Assessment
Chapter 5 Examination of the Skin, Hair and Nails
Chapter 6 Examination of the Eye
Chapter 7 Examination of the Head, Neck and Lymphatics
Chapter 8 Examination of the Ear, Nose, Throat
Chapter 9 Examination of the Lungs & Thorax
Chapter 10 Cardiovascular Examination
Chapter 11 Examination of the Abdomen
Chapter 12 Musculoskeletal Examination
Chapter 13 Examination of the Central Nervous System
Chapter 14 Male and Female Genitalia
Chapter 15 Breast and Axillae
Chapter 16 Integration of the Examination: Putting It All Together