- Format: Spiral bound
- Number of Pages: 800 pages
- Dimensions: 134 x 176 x 30mm
- Weight: 579.99g
- Publication date: 01 Sep 2013
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Renowned for its holistic perspective and step-by-step approach, this pocket-size text takes you through every stage of the nursing assessment for adults and special populations. The book's "see" and "do" guidance provides all that you need to perform a range of common assessment procedures with confidence. Look inside to find: renowned three-column format showing assessment techniques, normal findings, and abnormal findings side by side to enhance comprehension; step-by-step guidance clearly demonstrating the "what," "why," and "how" of each phase of the assessment process; the latest NANDA nursing diagnoses and updated teaching tips helping you promote patient self-care; and pediatric, geriatric, and cultural considerations for each body system showing important variations for these special populations.