MEDICAL
Nurses’ Handbook of Health
Assessment
Ninth Edition
By
Janet R. Weber, RN, EdD
, Professor Emeritus, Department of
Nursing, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
North American Edition / Spiralbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-4454-0 / (US$79.99(t) / £N/A /
€N/A) Worldwide
International Edition / Spiralbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-4586-8 / (US$79.99 / £65.00(t) /
€77.00(t))
World ex. USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands
(St. Thomas & St. Croix)
Approx. 800 pp. / 500 in Full Color / October 2017
Note to Booksellers:
The previous edition published in October, 2013. (North American ISBN:
978-1-4511-4282-2, International ISBN: 978-1-4511-8898-1)
DESCRIPTION
Access nursing assessment guidelines and findings whenever, wherever you need them!
Re-
nowned for its holistic perspective and “see and do” approach, this full-color, handbook delivers
streamlined, step-by-step guidance at every phase of nursing assessment across all patient popula-
tions. Access everything you need to interview clients and conduct thorough physical assessments
with ease, including up-to-date assessment guidelines, full-color anatomy and physiology illustra-
tions, images of normal and abnormal findings, and more. A helpful 3-column format of assessment
procedures shows assessment techniques, normal findings, and abnormal findings side by side to
enhance comprehension.
Ensure the most accurate and effective assessments with a focus on:
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Health history
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Physical examination
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Normal and abnormal findings
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Nursing interventions
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Nursing diagnoses
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Geriatric variations, pediatric variations, and cultural variations
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