Essential Health Assessment

Essential Health Assessment
Author: Janice M Thompson
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 687
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803669879

This practical, real-world approach provides all of the how-tos, what-tos, when-tos, and why-tos you need to master the art and science of assessment in a well-organized, well-illustrated text that makes the material easier to learn now and reference later. The book simplifies the approach to assessment in two ways. First, it focuses on the normal and the normal variants of the adult, child, elderly, and pregnant patients that you’ll see most frequently in practice. Then, when a finding falls outside of those parameters, you’ll be able to identify it as abnormal. Second, assessment is presented as a linear and consistent process; so you are able to undertake the same steps in the same order to ensure that you don’t miss anything.

Advanced Health Assessment of Women, Second Edition

Advanced Health Assessment of Women, Second Edition
Author: Helen A. Carcio, MS, MEd, ANP-BC
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2010-01-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826124275

This manual-style reference presents the clinical skills needed to assess health and provide care to women of all of ages, with systematic reviews of all aspects of female mental and bodily health. The authors and contributors comprehensively cover female reproduction, anatomy, and physiology as examined at the cellular level. Also discussed are developmental, psychological, and sociocultural dimensions of women. Offering an integrated approach to women's health care, the authors delineate the roles and functions of various health care providers serving female patients, including physician's assistants, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners. The chapters present assessment strategies that are on the leading edge of the expanded role of the advanced practice clinician. The chapter authors provide full, in-depth discussions of each assessment skill and technique as well as an understanding of the rationale behind each assessment. Key Topics Discussed: Health assessment: physical examinations, assessment of pregnant women, and assessment and clinical evaluation of obesity in women Female Reproduction: anatomy, physiology, and the reproductive cycle Contraceptive devices: the diaphragm, intrauterine contraception, and contraceptive implants Assessment of women at risk: domestic violence, STIs, and sexual assault Assessment of the infertile woman: initial evaluations, donor insemination, and more

Health Assessment in Nursing

Health Assessment in Nursing
Author: Janet Weber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 838
Release: 2003-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780781750400

Bonus: New FREE CD-ROM features interactive case studies, health promotion schedules & guidelines and special checklists and tools for domestic violence, pain and mental health assessment. Now in its Second Edition, this ideal text for nursing students features physical examination, history taking and health status assessment. Newly formulated into vertically set three portrait columns, its distinguishing emphasis on analysis of collected data and coverage of practical applications is clearly presented and user-friendly. Additional chapters include geriatrics and information on why and how to incorporate cultural, familial and community data into a patient assessment. Newly designed Risk Factor Displays list possible and actual risk factors, risk reduction tips and cultural considerations. A free CD-ROM of head-to-toe assessment is in the back of the book. A separate lab manual and a companion website on connection are also available.

Physical Examination & Health Assessment [With CDWith DVD ROM]

Physical Examination & Health Assessment [With CDWith DVD ROM]
Author: Carolyn Jarvis
Publisher: W B Saunders Company
Total Pages: 902
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781416056188

This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for nursing students! It includes Jarvis' Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 5th edition text and Mosby's Nursing Video Skills for Physical Examination and Health Assessment.

Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

Health Assessment for Nursing Practice
Author: Susan Fickertt Wilson
Publisher: Mosby
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Medical history taking
ISBN: 9780323053228

'An Introduction to Television Studies' is a comprehensive introduction to the field. It provides resources for thinking about key aspects and introduces institutional, textual, cultural, economic, production and audience-centred ways of looking at television.

Health Assessment

Health Assessment
Author: Anna T. Crouch
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2015-08-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1119185718

Health assessment is central to effective planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. All nurses are accountable for the care they provide and need to be able to accurately determine patient needs in order to plan and deliver evidence-based care. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment provides students with the knowledge required to consider the many different factors which can influence patient’s health, comfort, well-being and recovery and to confidently assess patient needs. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment explores concepts of holism, health and illness, factors to consider when assessing patients, communication skills needed for assessment, and all aspects of holistic assessment including physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual factors and nutritional needs. * Provides a concise, accessible introduction to health assessment * Includes physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual health assessment * Explores essential concepts in assessment and care planning * Within the Vital Notes for Nurses series * Adopts a holistic approach

Evidence-Based Physical Examination

Evidence-Based Physical Examination
Author: Kate Sustersic Gawlik, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 794
Release: 2020-01-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826164544

The first book to teach physical assessment techniques based on evidence and clinical relevance. Grounded in an empirical approach to history-taking and physical assessment techniques, this text for healthcare clinicians and students focuses on patient well-being and health promotion. It is based on an analysis of current evidence, up-to-date guidelines, and best-practice recommendations. It underscores the evidence, acceptability, and clinical relevance behind physical assessment techniques. Evidence-Based Physical Examination offers the unique perspective of teaching both a holistic and a scientific approach to assessment. Chapters are consistently structured for ease of use and include anatomy and physiology, key history questions and considerations, physical examination, laboratory considerations, imaging considerations, evidence-based practice recommendations, and differential diagnoses related to normal and abnormal findings. Case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways aid retention, while abundant illustrations, photographic images, and videos demonstrate history-taking and assessment techniques. Instructor resources include PowerPoint slides, a test bank with multiple-choice questions and essay questions, and an image bank. This is the physical assessment text of the future. Key Features: Delivers the evidence, acceptability, and clinical relevance behind history-taking and assessment techniques Eschews “traditional” techniques that do not demonstrate evidence-based reliability Focuses on the most current clinical guidelines and recommendations from resources such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Focuses on the use of modern technology for assessment Aids retention through case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways Demonstrates techniques with abundant illustrations, photographic images, and videos Includes robust instructor resources: PowerPoint slides, a test bank with multiple-choice questions and essay questions, and an image bank Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers

Health Assessment Made Incredibly Visual!

Health Assessment Made Incredibly Visual!
Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Diagnosis
ISBN: 9781582559858

Building on and strengthening the reader-friendly, award-winning Incredibly Easy! Series� features, Health Assessment Made Incredibly Visual! maximizes visual learning to help nurses master patient assessment. Hundreds of detailed and colorful photographs, diagrams, charts, and other visual aids guide nurses through each step of performing a head-to-toe physical examination and identifying normal and abnormal findings. Lighthearted logos reinforce key points. Best Picture graphically displays the best way to perform a technique. Take Note features lifelike charts showing how to document findings. Outside the Norm presents clear illustrations of abnormal findings. Memory Board presents visual mnemonics to help nurses remember difficult concepts. "Vision Quest" puzzles test readers' knowledge in an entertaining way.

Forensic Mental Health Assessment

Forensic Mental Health Assessment
Author: Kirk Heilbrun
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2014-06-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0190454318

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) continues to develop and expand as a specialization. Since the publication of the First Edition of Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook over a decade ago, there have been a number of significant changes in the applicable law, ethics, science, and practice that have shaped the conceptual and empirical underpinnings of FMHA. The Second Edition of Forensic Mental Health Assessment is thoroughly updated in light of the developments and changes in the field, while still keeping the unique structure of presenting cases, detailed reports, and specific teaching points on a wide range of topics. Unlike anything else in the literature, it provides genuine (although disguised) case material, so trainees as well as legal and mental health professionals can review how high-quality forensic evaluation reports are written; it features contributions from leading experts in forensic psychology and psychiatry, providing samples of work in their particular areas of specialization; and it discusses case material in the larger context of broad foundational principles and specific teaching points, making it a valuable resource for teaching, training, and continuing education. Now featuring 50 real-world cases, this new edition covers topics including criminal responsibility, sexual offending risk evaluation, federal sentencing, capital sentencing, capacity to consent to treatment, personal injury, harassment and discrimination, guardianship, juvenile commitment, transfer and decertification, response style, expert testimony, evaluations in a military context, and many more. It will be invaluable for anyone involved in assessments for the courts, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and attorneys, as well as for FMHA courses.