Mosby's Pocket Guide to Pediatric Assessment
- 5th Edition - March 9, 2006
- Author: Joyce K. Engel
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 4 4 1 2 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 5 9 7 3 - 2
Mosby's 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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMosby's 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. Given the extensive information provided, this reference is ideal for a broad range of nurses and students dealing with pediatric patients.
1. Health History
2. Measurement of Vital Signs
3. Assessment of Body Systems
4. General Assessment
5. Concluding the Assessment
Appendices
A. Developmental Assessment
B. Growth Charts
C. Normal Laboratory Values
D. Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children
E. Sample Documentation of a Child Health History
F. Bibliography
Index
2. Measurement of Vital Signs
3. Assessment of Body Systems
4. General Assessment
5. Concluding the Assessment
Appendices
A. Developmental Assessment
B. Growth Charts
C. Normal Laboratory Values
D. Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children
E. Sample Documentation of a Child Health History
F. Bibliography
Index
- No. of pages: 496
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: March 9, 2006
- Imprint: Mosby
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323044127
- eBook ISBN: 9780323059732
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Joyce K. Engel
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor
Brock University
500 Glenridge Ave.
St. Catharines, Ont., L2S 3A1 Canada