Nursing Catalogue 2016

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Nurses’ Handbook of Health Assessment, Eighth Edition, International Edition Janet R. Weber, RN, EdD 978-1-4511-8898-1 • October 2013 • Spiralbound • 7.125” x 4.25” • 800 pp. 978-1-4511-4282-2 • North American Edition : Available in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands only

Renowned for its holistic perspective and step-by-step approach, Nurses’ Handbook of Health Assessment , this pocket-size text takes you through every stage of the nursing assessment for adults and special populations. The book’s “see” and “do” guidance provides all that you need to perform a range of common assessment procedures with confidence. Look inside to find… • Renowned three-column format showing assessment techniques, normal findings, and abnormal findings side by side to enhance comprehension. • Step-by-step guidance clearly demonstrating the “what,” “why,” and “how” of each phase of the assessment process. • The latest NANDA nursing diagnoses and updated teaching tips helping you promote patient self-care. • Pediatric, geriatric, and cultural considerations for each body system showing important variations for these special populations. Features • Icons appear in client teaching sections to help highlight this key information. • Icons help identify safety tips and clinical tips - vital information needed to ensure best practice. • Abnormal Findings boxes cue the student to important variations to note during assessment.

Table of Contents Unit 1: Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis Ch. 1: Obtaining a Nursing Health History Ch. 2: Collecting Objective and Subjective Data Ch.3: Performing Physical Assessment Skills Unit 2: Integrative Holistic Nursing Assessment Ch.4: Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development Ch.5: Assessing Mental Status and Substance Abuse Ch.6: Assessing General Status and Vital Signs Ch. 7: Assessing Pain: The 5th Vital Sign Ch. 8: Assessing for Violence Ch. 9: Assessing Nutritional Status Unit 3: Nursing Assessment of Physical Systems Ch. 10: Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails Ch. 11: Assessing Head and Neck Ch. 12: Assessing Eyes Ch. 13: Assessing Ears Ch. 14: Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses Ch. 15: Assessing Thorax and Lungs Ch. 16: Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System Ch. 17: Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels Ch. 18: Assessing Peripheral Vascular System Ch. 19: Assessing Abdomen Ch. 20: Assessing Musculoskeletal System Ch. 21: Assessing Neurologic System Ch. 22: Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum Ch. 23: Assessing Female Genitalia and Rectum Unit 4: Nursing Assessment of Special Groups Ch. 24: Assessing Childbearing Women Ch. 25: Assessing Newborns and Infants Ch. 26: Assessing Older Adults Appendices

Assessment

Lippincott’s Head-to-Toe Health Assessment

Janet R. Weber, RN, EdD This dynamic video follows a nursing student as she performs a head- to-toe examination in real time. With guidance from her instructor, the student exhibits proper assessment techniques and demonstrates how assessment of specific body systems can be integrated into a seamless comprehensive exam. Because it focuses on the most common techniques used in nursing, it is ideal for beginning students.

978-0-7817-8891-5 • DVD-ROM • February 2006