{"product_id":"health-assessment-for-nursing-practice","title":"Health Assessment for Nursing Practice","description":"Today’s nursing students are busier and more pressed for time than ever. The 5th edition of Health Assessment for Nursing Practice by Susan Wilson and Jean Giddens is designed to help you make the most of your study time with a user-friendly approach and a complete collection of flexible, efficient learning tools. It's everything you need to master the core assessment skills essential for clinical practice! Straightforward, easy-to-understand coverage gives you the knowledge and confidence you need to perform a complete physical examination.\nClear differentiation between basic skills and advanced procedures or special circumstances helps you pinpoint essential content.\nUnique, two-column format provides you with a visual distinction between normal and abnormal findings and techniques.\nVivid color photos walk you step by step through key skills and procedures.\nUNIQUE! Concept Overview sections present core concepts in the context of health assessment with discussions on pain, oxygenation, perfusion, tissue integrity, motion, sensory perception, metabolism, and intracranial regulation.\nUNIQUE! Clinical Reasoning: Thinking Like a Nurse boxesexplain the thought process of an experienced nurse making a clinical decision to help you gain perspective on clinical judgment and the decision-making process.\nUNIQUE! Patients with Situational Variations sections address special circumstances or needs for patients in wheelchairs or other limitations and exam variations. NCLEX examination-style review questions at the end of each chapter help you assess your understanding of the content you need to know to pass the exam. NEW! Adapting Health Assessment to an Ill Patient chapter explains special techniques forperforming ahead-to-toe assessment of a patient in a hospital setting, illustrated with a series of new examination photos.\nUNIQUE! Case Studies with Clinical Reasoning Questions strengthen your critical thinking skills with algorithms focusing on noticing, interpreting, and responding.\nNEW and UNIQUE! Quality and Safety Competencies for Nurses (QSEN) tables address assessment competencies related to patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics.\nHealth Promotion for Evidence-Based Practice boxes outline new Healthy People 2020 objectives and include thorough discussions of recommendations for health promotion and reducing risk.\nEthnic, Cultural, and Spiritual Variations boxes help you anticipate the unique needs of a multicultural patient population.\nNewly combined Health Assessment Across the Life Span unit contains four separate chapters that cover all lifespan content, including older adults, pregnant patients, and infants, children, and adolescents.\nNEW! Synthesis and Application of Health Assessment unit details how to conduct, document, and adapt the head-to-toe assessment.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0323091512\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 56JTFK000M5G_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wilson PhD  RN, Susan Fickertt|Giddens PhD  RN  FAAN, Jean Foret\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. There is writing on the book page's exterior. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43382712795313,"sku":"56JTFK000M5G_ns","price":7.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_3f7ca707-06a9-4646-b4e1-e002534d3dd9.jpg?v=1708191600","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/health-assessment-for-nursing-practice","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}