Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Bates Guide)

by LynnS.Bickley (Author), Beth Hogan - Quigley (Author), Mary Louise Palm (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2011

  $3.37

  The gold standard in physical assessment has now been adapted exclusively for the needs of the RN-student. Based on the award-winning Bates' Guide to Physical Examination & History Taking, this NEW TEXT combines the renowned features of the class Bates' with an RN-focus. Trusted and time-perfected content including superior assessment techniques, vibrant visuals, and the classic Bates' two-column format delivers assessment information in a comprehensive and student-friendly package.
  
  This new, RN-specific text contains some NEW, ADDITIONAL nursing-specific chapters: Introduction to Health Assessment, Cultural and Spiritual Assessment, Nutrition, and Putting It All Together. In addition, structure and function information is streamlined, health history is symptom and interview-focused, nursing documentation examples are included, data analysis is covered in end-of-chapter summary sections, health promotion is streamlined with a focus on follow-up and teaching at the end of the chapters.
  
  The text is accompanied by a Lab Manual that incorporates nursing-specific case studies to reinforce content from a nursing perspective.
  
  This text can also be packaged with the Bates for Nursing Online course for a complete nursing assessment solution.