Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook
Kate Gawlik, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Alice Teall, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP
Provides succinct evidence-based guidance on the assessment of patients across the life span and development of sound clinical reasoning
A companion to the groundbreaking Evidence-Based Physical Examination: Best Practices for Health and Well-Being, this portable, full-color, richly illustrated handbook prepares you for practice in any clinical setting. A high-yield guide with only the most essential information for assessment of patients across the life span, it includes key questions and considerations for the patient history, a step-by-step guide to physical examination, tips for interpreting assessment findings, differential diagnoses, and coverage of special populations. Other useful features include Red Flag and Evidence-Based Considerations boxes, quick-reference tables, and sample documentation. The Evidence-Based Physical Examination set of products provide all of the information you need to develop sound clinical judgement—access the handbook on the go or at point of care and refer to the comprehensive textbook for in-depth review.
Key Features:
- Provides succinct, evidence-based guidance on the history-taking and physical examination of patients across the life span
- Strengthens advanced assessment and clinical-reasoning skills in preparation for clinical rotations and practice
- Includes tips for interpreting assessment findings, Red Flag and Evidence-Based Considerations boxes, and sample documentation
- Highlights essential information with quick-reference tables
- Features abundant illustrations and images
- Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers
Contributors
Preface
- Approach to Evidence-Based Assessment of Health and Well-Being
- Evidence-Based History-Taking Approach
- Approach to General Survey and Developmental Assessment
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Heart and Circulatory System
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Lungs and Respiratory System
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails
- Evidence-Based Assessment of the Lymphatic System
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Head and Neck
- Evidence-Based Assessment of the Eye
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Ears, Nose, and Throat
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Neurologic System
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Musculoskeletal System
- Evidence-Based Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Male Genitalia, Prostate, Rectum, and Anus
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Breasts, Female Genitalia, and Reproductive System
- Evidence-Based Obstetric Assessment
- Evidence-Based Assessment of Mental Health
- Evidence-Based Health and Well-Being Assessment: Putting It All Together
Index
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- Release Date: December 31, 2020
- Paperback / softback
- 400 Pages
- Trim Size: 4in x 7in
- ISBN: 9780826164650
- eBook ISBN: 9780826164667