Physical Examination Procedures for Advanced Practitioners and Non-Medical Prescribers : Evidence and rationale, Second edition / Frederick J. Lanceley, Zoë Rawles, Beth Griffiths and Trudy Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanceley, Frederick J., author.

Contributor:

Rawles, Zoe, editor.

Griffiths, Beth, editor.

Alexander, Trudy, editor.

Taylor & Francis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical diagnosis.

Nursing assessment.

Evidence-based medicine.

Physical diagnosis--Case studies.

Nursing assessment--Case studies.

Evidence-based medicine--Case studies.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, [2017].

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This revision and quick-reference guide provides evidence-based information on physical examination procedures for advanced nurses and independent prescribers. A step-by-step checklist for each body system is presented alongside a rationale to aid understanding and reinforce learning. Case studies help put the information into context and links to further discussion enable readers to determine which techniques to use as well as to justify the way they perform each examination.

Contents:

chapter 1 THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION / Zoë Rawles

chapter 2 THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

chapter 3 THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

chapter 4 THE EAR, NOSE (MOUTH) AND THROAT

chapter 5 THE ABDOMEN

chapter 6 THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM

chapter 7 THE BREAST

chapter 8 THE UPPER LIMB

chapter 9 THE BACK

chapter 10 THE LOWER LIMB

chapter 11 THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

chapter 12 THE CRANIAL NERVES

chapter 13 THE EYE

chapter 14 MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINATION.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780429256172

OCLC:

958800074

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.