Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment by Carolyn Jarvis
This textbook features a holistic approach and a strong nursing perspective for assessment of the individual across the lifespan. This edition includes two new chapters: "Transcultural Considerations in Assessment", and "Critical Thinking in Health Assessment". Other features include: age-specific charts for "Periodic Health Exam" detail; guidelines for interviewing clients and performing a thorough physical examination; communication skills, including clinical examples of interviewer responses; sample clinical problems, in subjective/objective/assessment/plan (SOAP) format; a translation table containing common health and physical examination questions in English and Spanish; and a demonstration of how nursing diagnoses are derived from assessment.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780721659220 |
| ISBN 10 | 0721659225 |
| Title | Physical Examination and Health Assessment |
| Author | Carolyn Jarvis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Year published | 1996-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 954 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |