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HealthAssessment inNursing, FifthEdition JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD 978-1-4511-4280-8 •October2013 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” •896pp. • 1200 Illus. •500Tables

Innovative, systematic, and easy tounderstand, HealthAssessment in Nursing has already helped thousands of RN-level students develop the comprehensive knowledge base and expert nursing assessment skills necessary for accurate collectionof clientdata. In this revised Fifth Edition, the authors provide in-depth, accurate information, acompellingContinuingCaseStudythatcoverseverystep in the assessment process, a focus on diversity and health assessment through the lifespan, a striking photo and illustration program that includes photos of practicing registered nurses and nurse practitioners performing assessments, dynamic online video clips and animations, andmuchmore. Features • ContinuingCaseStudy: Each chapter introduces a clientwitha health concern related to the chapter content;COLDSPAmnemonic is appliedas thenurseexplores thehealth concern; aphysical assessmentof the client isdemonstrated; properdocumentation technique is applied; diagnostic reasoning is appliedandappropriate nursing conclusions aredetermined. • CollectingSubjectiveData:TheNursingHealthHistory table: Information is presented in2 columns:Questions that the student will ask the client andRationales explainingwhy thequestions are important.ClinicalTips and cultural considerations are included to helphighlight critical content. • CollectingObjectiveData: Physical Examination table: Introduces ways toprepare the client for theexamination includingall equipment neededand keypoints to rememberduring the assessment. Physical examinationprocedures are fully illustrated in a step-by-step fashionacross three columns:Assessment Procedure (explains and illustrates exactlyhow toperform specific aspectsof theexamination),Normal Findings andAbnormal Findings. • DisplaysofAbnormal Findings: Includes fully-illustrated, common abnormal findings, helping students to identify important distinctions. • Evidence-BasedHealthPromotionandDiseasePreventionboxes containHealthyPeople2020goals, RiskAssessment, andClient Education sections, andareanexcellent resource for students to use to teach the clientways to reduce risk factors. • CaseStudy, threaded throughout the chapter, teaches the student how toapply theCOLDSPAmnemonic, interviewquestions, physical assessment, andanalysisof data toaparticular client.

Table of Contents Unit1: NursingDataCollection, Documentation, andAnalysis Ch. 1:Nurse’s Role inHealthAssessment: Collecting andAnalyzingData Ch. 2: Collecting SubjectiveData:The Interview andHealthHistory Ch. 3: CollectingObjectiveData:The Physical Examination Ch. 4: Validating andDocumentingData Ch. 5:ThinkingCritically toAnalyzeData andMake InformedNursing Judgments Unit2: IntegrativeHolisticNursing Assessment Ch. 6: AssessingMental Status and Substance Abuse Ch. 7: Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive and MoralDevelopment Ch. 8: AssessingGeneral Status andVital Signs Ch. 9: Assessing Pain:The FifthVital Sign Ch. 10: Assessing forViolence Ch. 11: AssessingCulture Ch. 12: Assessing Spirituality andReligious Practices Ch. 13: AssessingNutritional Status Unit3: NursingAssessmentof Physical Systems Unit4: NursingAssessmentofSpecial Groups Appendices A:NursingHistoryGuide B: Physical AssessmentGuide C:NANDAApprovedNursingDiagnoses D: SelectedCollaborative Problems E: Canada’s FoodGuide Glossary

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LabManual forHealthAssessment inNursing, FifthEdition (RevisedReprint) JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD 978-1-4511-9529-3 •March2014 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •304pp. •52 Illus.