Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
by Beth Hogan-Quigley, Mary Louis Palm
3rd Edition
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781975161095 |
| eText ISBN | 9781975161118 |
| Publisher | Wolters Kluwer Health |
| Publishing Year | 2021 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1040 |
Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 3rd Edition, is a textbook designed to support nursing students in developing physical examination and health history skills. The volume adapts the visual presentation and assessment techniques of Bates' core text to meet educational needs in nursing.
Instruction is organized around foundational assessment principles, body systems, and lifespan considerations. The text emphasizes evaluations of healthy patients while detailing common clinical findings, incorporating anatomy and physiology reviews, interviewing methods, and health promotion guidance.
Intended for learners across the nursing education continuum, this edition incorporates evidence-based research on emerging public health concerns such as the opioid crisis to support clinical skill development.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Intro to Health Assessment and Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 2: Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement in Health Assessment
Chapter 3: Interviewing and Communication
Chapter 4: The Health History
Chapter 5: Cultural and Spiritual Assessment
Chapter 6: Physical Examination: Let’s Get Started
Chapter 7: Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain
Chapter 8: Nutrition and Hydration
Chapter 9: The Integumentary System
Chapter 10: The Head and Neck
Chapter 11: The Eyes
Chapter 12: Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
Chapter 13: The Respiratory System
Chapter 14: The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15: The Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
Chapter 16: The Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems
Chapter 17: The Breasts and Axillae
Chapter 18: The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 19: Mental Status and Mental Health Assessment
Chapter 20: The Nervous System
Chapter 21: Reproductive Systems
Chapter 22: Putting the Physical Examination All Together
Chapter 23: Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence
Chapter 24: Assessing Older Adults
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