Organized by body system, this text presents a straightforward, visual approach to conducting a physical examination, with a unique delineation between the routine exam and exams for special circumstances or advanced practice. This new edition presents assessment content in a consistent, two-column format with an emphasis on risk factors and health promotion, and how to alter the exam for clients of various ages or with situational variations.
Using a nursing-oriented, holistic focus, Wilson has separate chapters on developmental assessment, ethnic and cultural considerations, mental health assessment, pain assessment, sleep and rest assessment, and nutritional assessment. And with an appealing full-color design that features 950 illustrations, critical thinking questions, case studies, documentation examples and activities, users can be sure that this is one of the best-illustrated and clearest assessment texts available. Instructor resources also available: contact your sales representative for details.
- Procedures and Techniques with Normal Findings contain step-by-step color photos and Abnormal Findings in a 2-column, tabular format
- Separate sections on Age-Related Variations and Clients with Situational Variations highlight how to vary the exam for these specific clients
- Critical Thinking Exercises and Case Studies focus on clinical situations designed to test critical thinking skills
- Risk Factors provided for each system to promote a wellness perspective
- Documentation Samples and Documentation Activities provide a practice-context for client charting
- Separate chapters for ethnic and cultural variations, developmental, mental health, sleep, nutritional, and pain assessment
- Basic Skills distinguished from Advanced Practice Skills and identified with a special icon throughout the text
- Equipment lists for every system exam to facilitate student preparation
- Ethnic and Cultural Variations boxes present specific differences to anticipate among today's multicultural client population
- Unique differentiation between the routine exam and additional exam steps needed for special circumstances or advanced practice
- Health Promotion boxes outline Healthy People 2010 objectives and recommendations for reducing risk and promoting wellness
- Frequently Asked Questions answers commonly asked questions about health assessment
- NCLEX„¥ examination-style review questions with answers at the end of the book
- 28 heart and lung sounds added into a new section on the Interactive Student CD-ROM
- Interactive Activity Lists at the ends of chapters define CD exercises to foster integration of text and electronic student resources
Emeritus Associate Professor Susan Fickertt Wilson works at the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.
Dean Jean Foret Giddens works at the School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas.
