Description |
xv, 362 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm |
Series |
Mosby's pocket guide series |
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Mosby's pocket guide series.
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Contents |
1. Beginning the Assessment -- 2. Dimensions of a History -- 3. Family Assessment -- 4. Home Visits and Assessments -- 5. Physical Assessment -- 6. Preparation for Examination -- 7. Dimensions of Nutritional Assessment -- 8. Body Temperature, Pulse, and Respirations -- 9. Blood Pressure -- 10. Integument -- 11. Head and Neck -- 12. Ears -- 13. Eyes -- 14. Face, Nose, and Oral Cavity -- 15. Thorax and Lungs -- 16. Cardiovascular System -- 17. Abdomen -- 18. Lymphatic System -- 19. Reproductive System -- 20. Musculoskeletal System -- 21. Nervous System -- 22. Development -- 23. Assessment of Child Abuse -- 24. Completing the Examination -- App. A. Developmental Assessment -- App. B. Growth Charts -- App. C. Normal Laboratory Values -- App. D. Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children -- App. E. Sample Documentation of a Child Health History |
Summary |
This concise, clinically oriented reference provides students and practicing nurses with a comprehensive guide to physical, psychosocial, developmental, and home-based assessments. The book begins with a description of history taking and includes approaches to children at various ages. Anatomical, physiological, and psychosocial developmental variations are incorporated, as well as normal and abnormal findings |
Notes |
Cover title: Pediatric assessment |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Children -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Children -- Medical examination -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Children -- Medical examinations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nursing assessment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Pediatric nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Physical diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Physical diagnosis -- in children -- Study and teaching
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Pediatric Nursing.
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Child.
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Infant.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Physical Examination.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Nursing Assessment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Pediatric Nursing.
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Physical Examination.
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Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Nurses Instruction.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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LC no. |
96029197 |
ISBN |
0815131577 (alk. paper) |
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