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Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working in Family Practice

Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working in Family Practice


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This health assessment pocket guide is designed as a quick reference for nursing students and nurses working in clinical settings. It covers nursing assessment for all age groups, with specialized communication techniques for clients of different ages and cultural backgrounds. The book offers focus on health promotion and wellness; community resources; payment mechanisms; specialized communication techniques based on age, ethnicity and culture; assessment of the use of alternative and complementary therapies; antepartum and intrapartum assessment; and documentation. It also features a life span approach, organized by body systems, including perinatal, paediatric and geriatric adaptations for health history, physical examination and patient/family education.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 The client interview and health history: overview of the nursing process; communication skills; health history guidelines; psychosocial history; mental status assessment; functional assessment; review of systems (symptoms); paediatric additions to the health history; geriatric additions to the health history; cultural and ethnic assessment; family assessment; family caregiver assessment; environmental assessment. Part 2 The physical examination: physical examination guidelines; paediatric adaptations; geriatric adaptations; cultural and ethnic variations; suggested sequence of the health examination; general guidelines for documentation of findings. Part 3 Body organ and system assessment: general overview (with examples); vital signs; integument; head; neck; eyes; ears; nose and sinuses; mouth and throat; lungs and thorax; breasts and axillae; cardiovascular system; abdomen; musculoskeletal system; neurologic system; male genitourinary system and rectum; female genitourinary system and rectum; pregnancy. Appendices: NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses; age categories and labels and words used for older people; sample health history form; sample mental status flow sheet; the Folstein mini-mental state examination (test of cognitive function); Katz index of independence in activities of daily living; Apgar scoring system; immunization schedule - paediatric and adult; paediatric developmental milestones; sample of community resources available for older people; sample cultural assessment guide; common disorders of aging minorities; sample adult physical assessment form with guide; seven warning signs of cancer; suggested schedule of health screening for people aged 65 and older with no symptoms; the ABCDs of melanoma; food guide pyramid; height, weight and body mass index; physical signs of malnutrition and deficiency state; ten tips for healthy aging; recommended vitamins and selected minerals for people aged 65 and older; Glasgow coma scale; dermatomes; client positions; conversion rules; weights and measures; Fahrenheit and Celsius scales; medication card; newborn physical assessment guide.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780803608108
  • Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
  • Publisher Imprint: F.A. Davis Company
  • Height: 200 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 113 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0803608101
  • Publisher Date: 30 Oct 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 30 mm


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