Health Assessment and Physical Examination

Health Assessment and Physical Examination, First Canadian Edition, is designed to teach you to assess a patient's physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health as a foundation to nursing care. The skills of interviewing, documentation, inspection, percussion, p...

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Main Authors: Estes, Mary Ellen Zator (Author), Buck, Madeleine (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto Nelson Education 2008
©2008
Edition:First Canadian Edition
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Summary:Health Assessment and Physical Examination, First Canadian Edition, is designed to teach you to assess a patient's physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health as a foundation to nursing care. The skills of interviewing, documentation, inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation are refined to teach you to make effective clinical judgments that promote healthy positive outcomes. Canadian health and illness screening protocols, clinical examples, best practice guidelines, epidemiological trends, and assessment tools have been used throughout the book. This is a truly Canadian perspective on health assessment and physical examination.
Physical Description:xxix, 1007 pages color illustrations 28cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographic references and index.
ISBN:9780176102845