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NURSING

NEW Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach,

Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 8th Edition Lynn Bickley

3rd Edition Sharon Jensen

This concise and trusted reference provides authoritative guidance on how to perform the patient interview, physical examination, and other core assessments as well as how to apply clinical reasoning and use shared decision-making in a quick-reference format—all based on a firm understanding of clinical evidence. Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking includes illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination in an easy-to-follow two-column format featuring examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right. This highly regarded pocket guide also covers special stages in the life cycle— infancy through adolescence, pregnancy, and aging.

Develop the assessment knowledge and skills to excel in any clinical setting. Updated to reflect today’s changing healthcare environment, this unique, modern approach to health assessment guides you progressively through realistic clinical case scenarios, emphasizing health promotion, risk factor reduction, evidence-based thinking, and diagnostic reasoning. Effective strategies help you adapt questions and techniques to confidently manage communication challenges, unexpected patient responses, changes in a patient’s condition over time, and more.

978-1-4963-5842-4 / 1024 pp / Oct 2018

978-1-4963-5345-0 / 432 pp / Oct 2016

Health Assessment in Nursing, 6th Edition Janet R. Weber

Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 2nd Edition Beth Hogan-Quigley, Mary L. Palm and Lynn Bickley

Now in its sixth edition Health Assessment in Nursing has already helped thousands of RN-seeking students develop the comprehensive knowledge base and expert nursing assessment skills necessary for accurate collection of client data. The text provides in-depth, accurate information, a compelling Continuing Case Study that covers every step 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 nurses performing assessments, dynamic online video clips and animations, and much more.

Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking provides the foundation for learning assessment. The book’s two-column format delivers assessment information in a comprehensive, straightforward approach. The 2nd edition maintains the important topics for real-word practice such as complete head-to-toe examination, normal vs. abnormal findings, electronic documentation, and considerations for assessment of older adults and children.

978-1-4963-4587-5 / 944 pp / Dec 2017

978-1-4963-0890-0 / 944 pp / 1162 illus / Oct 2016

Nurse’s Handbook of Health Assessment, 9th Edition Janet R. Weber

With step-by-step guidance that clearly demonstrates the “what,” “why,” and “how” of each phase of the assessment process, Nurses’ Handbook of Health Assessment is the perfect portable text for students and practicing nurses. Renowned for its holistic perspective and three- column format, this up to date reference and guide takes students through every stage of the nursing assessment for adults and special populations. Organized into four units that correlate with Health Assessment in Nursing, the handbook provides everything needed to perform a range of common assessment procedures with confidence.

978-1-4963-4586-8 / 800 pp / Dec 2017

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