Clinical Pocket Guide for Health & Physical Assessment in Nursing

The focus of Clinical Pocket Guide for Health & Physical Assessment in Nursing is comprehensive health assessment, which includes the collection of subjective and objective data. Subjective data encompasses both the patient's health history and the focused interview. The nurse collects objective data during the physical assessment. KEY TOPICS: Health Assessment; Cultural Considerations; Assessment of Vulnerable Populations; Interviewing and Communication Techniques; The Health History; Skin, Hair, and Nails; Head, Neck, and Related Lymphatics; Eye; Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Throat; Respiratory System; Breasts and Axillae; Cardiovascular System; Peripheral Vascular System; Abdomen; Urinary System; Male Reproductive System; Female Reproductive System; Musculoskeletal System; Neurologic System; The Hospitalized Patient; The Complete Health Assessment. MARKET: Clinical Pocket Guide for Health & Physical Assessment in Nursing is a resource that can be used by novice students and professional nurses alike. For students who don't take a separate health assessment course who want to supplement their medical-surgical nursing text, the Clinical Pocket Guide is designed to be used as a health assessment primer; it guides the user through the steps of collecting health assessment data.