Clinical Assessment

2. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-19685-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 118 Seiten, Format (B × H): 122 mm x 120 mm, Gewicht: 104 g

Reihe: Nursing and Health Survival Guides

Every contact with your patient is an opportunity for health assessment. Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information at your fingertips.

This second edition of Clinical Assessment provides an essential overview of the topic, including new material on assessment of the acutely ill patient and the older patient. The new edition also includes resources to aid accurate neurological assessment, specifically covering aspects such as delirium and dementia.

Used as a platform for wider reading, it is an ideal reference point for any nursing and healthcare student or professional.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, Deborah

Lapworth, Tracy

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.History taking. 2.General assessment. 3.Examination of the skin. 4.Examination of the head, eyes, ears, nose and throat (HEENT) system. 5.Examination of the cardiovascular system. 6.Examination of the respiratory system. 7.Examination of the abdominal system. 8.Examination of the musculoskeletal system. 9.Examination of the nervous system. 10.Documentation of findings.

Über Autor(innen)

Tracy Lapworth is Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.

Deborah Cook is Senior Lecturer in Continuing Professional Development at the University of Worcester, UK.