Pocket Guide to Pediatric Assessment

By:

Joyce Engel

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Mosby's pocket guide series Nursing Pocket GuidesPublication details: St. Louis Mosby 2002 Edition: 4th Edition, illustratedDescription: 382 pagesISBN:

0323016006
9780323016001

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

618.92 ENG

Summary: POCKET GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT offers a concise but comprehensive approach to health assessment for the pediatric client. It begins with a general description of history taking and includes approaches to children at various ages, nutritional assessment, and measurement and evaluation of vital signs. Emphasis is on how to information, including how and what to assess in each body system. Psychosocial, anatomical, and physiological development variations are incorporated as appropriate, as well as normal and abnormal findings. Concise, but comprehensive coverage is offered for pediatric health assessment. Includes physical, psychosocial, developmental, and home-based assessments. Information is presented in a practical, how to approach. Presents content in an outline format for clinical practicality. Includes the most recent information on immunizations for the U.S. and Canada. Extensively revised content reflects trends in pediatric nursing, up-to-date techniques, and currency in findings. New and expanded assessment material relates to headaches and cough. Content and strategies have been expanded for assessment of mental status, athletic injuries, nutrition, vital sign measurement, and substance abuse. Updated growth charts and immunization schedules are included. Spanish version of 2nd edition also available, ISBN: 84-8086-085-5

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POCKET GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT

offers a concise but comprehensive approach to health assessment for the pediatric client. It begins with a general description of history taking and includes approaches to children at various ages, nutritional assessment, and measurement and evaluation of vital signs. Emphasis is on how to information, including how and what to assess in each body system. Psychosocial, anatomical, and physiological development variations are incorporated as appropriate, as well as normal and abnormal findings.
Concise, but comprehensive coverage is offered for pediatric health assessment.
Includes physical, psychosocial, developmental, and home-based assessments.
Information is presented in a practical, how to approach.
Presents content in an outline format for clinical practicality.
Includes the most recent information on immunizations for the U.S. and Canada.
Extensively revised content reflects trends in pediatric nursing, up-to-date techniques, and currency in findings.
New and expanded assessment material relates to headaches and cough.
Content and strategies have been expanded for assessment of mental status, athletic injuries, nutrition, vital sign measurement, and substance abuse.
Updated growth charts and immunization schedules are included.
Spanish version of 2nd edition also available, ISBN: 84-8086-085-5

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