Health Assessment & Physical Examination By Mary Ellen Zator Estes
1997 | 880 Pages | ISBN: 0827371470 | PDF | 155 MB
This full-color comprehensive health assessment text offers nursing students a complete visual and written account of the health history interview, physical assessment skills, and clinical examination techniques. The IPPA method of examination (Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation) is applied to body systems for a complete, detailed physical assessment. The ENAP format (Examination, Normal Findings, Abnormal Findings, Pathophysiology) is followed for every IPPA technique, providing a useful, valuable fund of information. Pathophysiology is included for each abnormal finding, acknowledging that nurses' clinical decisions need to be based on scientific rationale. Supplements Classroom Manager 0-8273-7148-9 - 8 1/2" x 11", 224 pages, 4-Color, Casebound Clinical Companion for Health Assessment and Physical Examination 0-8273-8243-X - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 384 pages, 2-color, paperbound Student Lab Manual 0-7668-0911-0 - 240 pages