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HealthAssessment inNursing, FifthEdition
JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD
978-1-4511-4280-8 •October2013 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” •896pp. • 1200 Illus. •500Tables
Innovative, systematic, and easy tounderstand,
HealthAssessment in
Nursing
has already helped thousands of RN-level students develop
the comprehensive knowledge base and expert nursing assessment
skills necessary for accurate collectionof clientdata.
In this revised Fifth Edition, the authors provide in-depth, accurate
information, acompellingContinuingCaseStudythatcoverseverystep
in the assessment process, a focus on diversity and health assessment
through the lifespan, a striking photo and illustration program that
includes photos of practicing registered nurses and nurse practitioners
performing assessments, dynamic online video clips and animations,
andmuchmore.
Features
• ContinuingCaseStudy: Each chapter introduces a clientwitha
health concern related to the chapter content;COLDSPAmnemonic
is appliedas thenurseexplores thehealth concern; aphysical
assessmentof the client isdemonstrated; properdocumentation
technique is applied; diagnostic reasoning is appliedandappropriate
nursing conclusions aredetermined.
• CollectingSubjectiveData:TheNursingHealthHistory table:
Information is presented in2 columns:Questions that the student
will ask the client andRationales explainingwhy thequestions are
important.ClinicalTips and cultural considerations are included to
helphighlight critical content.
• CollectingObjectiveData: Physical Examination table: Introduces
ways toprepare the client for theexamination includingall
equipment neededand keypoints to rememberduring the
assessment. Physical examinationprocedures are fully illustrated in
a step-by-step fashionacross three columns:Assessment Procedure
(explains and illustrates exactlyhow toperform specific aspectsof
theexamination),Normal Findings andAbnormal Findings.
• DisplaysofAbnormal Findings: Includes fully-illustrated, common
abnormal findings, helping students to identify important
distinctions.
• Evidence-BasedHealthPromotionandDiseasePreventionboxes
containHealthyPeople2020goals, RiskAssessment, andClient
Education sections, andareanexcellent resource for students to
use to teach the clientways to reduce risk factors.
• CaseStudy, threaded throughout the chapter, teaches the student
how toapply theCOLDSPAmnemonic, interviewquestions,
physical assessment, andanalysisof data toaparticular client.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
NursingDataCollection,
Documentation, andAnalysis
Ch. 1:Nurse’s Role inHealthAssessment:
Collecting andAnalyzingData
Ch. 2: Collecting SubjectiveData:The
Interview andHealthHistory
Ch. 3: CollectingObjectiveData:The
Physical Examination
Ch. 4: Validating andDocumentingData
Ch. 5:ThinkingCritically toAnalyzeData
andMake InformedNursing Judgments
Unit2:
IntegrativeHolisticNursing
Assessment
Ch. 6: AssessingMental Status and Substance
Abuse
Ch. 7: Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive and
MoralDevelopment
Ch. 8: AssessingGeneral Status andVital
Signs
Ch. 9: Assessing Pain:The FifthVital Sign
Ch. 10: Assessing forViolence
Ch. 11: AssessingCulture
Ch. 12: Assessing Spirituality andReligious
Practices
Ch. 13: AssessingNutritional Status
Unit3:
NursingAssessmentof
Physical Systems
Unit4:
NursingAssessmentofSpecial
Groups
Appendices
A:NursingHistoryGuide
B: Physical AssessmentGuide
C:NANDAApprovedNursingDiagnoses
D: SelectedCollaborative Problems
E: Canada’s FoodGuide
Glossary
…Abridged tofit
LabManual forHealthAssessment inNursing, FifthEdition
(RevisedReprint)
JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD
978-1-4511-9529-3 •March2014 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •304pp. •52 Illus.