Physical assessment of the newborn : a comprehensive approach to the art of physical examination / Ellen P. Tappero, DNP, RN, NNP-BC, Mary Ellen Honeyfield, DNP, RN, NNP-BC.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tappero, Ellen P., 1952- author.

Honeyfield, Mary Ellen, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newborn infants--Medical examinations.

Newborn infants.

Newborn infants--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 pages)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2016.

Summary:

Physical Assessment of the Newborn, 5th Edition, is a comprehensive text with a wealth of detailed information on the assessment of the newborn.This valuable and essential resource illustrates the principles and skills needed to gather assessment data systematically and accurately, and also provides a knowledge base for interpretation of this.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Introduction

Share Physical Assessment of the Newborn: A Comprehensive Approach to the Art of Physical Examination, 5th Edition

1 Principles of Physical Assessment

2 Recording and Evaluating the Neonatal History

3 Gestational Age Assessment

4 Skin Assessment

5 Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Neck Assessment

6 Chest and Lungs Assessment

7 Cardiovascular Assessment

8 Abdomen Assessment

9 Genitourinary Assessment

10 Musculoskeletal System Assessment

11 Neurologic Assessment

12 Behavioral Assessment

13 Assessment of the Dysmorphic Infant

14 Pain Assessment in the Newborn

A Appendix A: Antepartum Tests and Intrapartum Monitoring

Glossary of Terms

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 21, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8261-2193-4

OCLC:

954000374