Libri di Lynn S. Bickley

Questo libro è rivolto agli studenti di medicina, agli infermieri e a tutti gli operatori del settore sanitario che stanno imparando come condurre l’intervista-colloquio con i pazienti, come eseguire l’esame obiettivo e come applicare il ragionamento clinico e il processo decisionale condiviso agli esiti della loro valutazione e pianificazione sulla base di una solida comprensione delle evidenze cliniche. Questa dodicesima edizione ha molte nuove caratteristiche volte a facilitare l’apprendimento. Come nelle edizioni precedenti, questi cambiamenti provengono da tre fonti: il feedback e le revisioni degli studenti e dei docenti di facoltà; il nostro impegno a rendere il libro più facile da leggere e più efficiente da utilizzare; e l’abbondanza di nuove evidenze a supporto delle tecniche di esame, dell’intervista e della promozione della salute. In questa edizione abbiamo voluto sottolineare i problemi comuni o importanti, piuttosto che quelli rari o insoliti, senza tralasciare – quando necessario – gli aspetti inusuali che sono ormai classici o che possono rivelarsi pericolosi per la vita. Esortiamo i lettori ad apprezzare e a studiare le forti evidenze cliniche su cui poggia ogni capitolo e a considerare attentamente le linee guida e i riferimenti bibliografici della letteratura sanitaria.

Access physical assessment techniques in a flash-anytime, anywhere! This concise and trusted reference provides authoritative guidance on how to perform the patient interview, physical examination, and other core assessments as well as how to apply clinical reasoning and use shared decision-making in a quick-reference format-all based on a firm understanding of clinical evidence. Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and HistoryTaking includes illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination in an easy-to-follow two-column format featuring examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right. This highly regarded pocket guide also covers special stages in the life cycle-infancy through adolescence, pregnancy, and aging. New to the eighth edition: *Text boxes help readers quickly find important summaries of clinical conditions and other relevant information.* Many new and updated photographs and illustrations support the text, and figures are now numbered for easy identification and reference.* Rewritten chapter on evaluating clinical evidence clarifies key concepts to ensure student understanding.* Revised and expanded chapter on the skin, hair, and nails includes new dermatology photographs and provides the framework for assessing common lesions and abnormalities.* Updated behavior and mental status chapter now references DSM-5.*Significantly revised information on obesity and nutrition counseling; cardiovascular risk factor screening and new clinical guidelines; new screening guidelines for breast cancer, colon cancer, Papanicolau smears, and stroke risk factors; current information on STIs; new geriatric assessment tools; and much more provide essential clinical updates.*New life-cycle content includes an increased emphasis on cardiovascular health promotion and child development; updated pregnancy topics such as weight gain, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence; and new information on the older adult, including frailty, immunizations, cancer screening, cognitive decline and dementia screening, and a new algorithm for falls prevention.

Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking provides the foundation for learning assessment, a key nursing function that ensures patients receive optimal care. This text, adapted specifically for nursing students, maintains the trusted and time-perfected assessment techniques and vibrant visuals from the classic Bates'. The book's two-column format delivers assessment information in a comprehensive, straightforward approach. Presenting the normal patient throughout, with common or important problems highlighted, each chapter reflects a strong evidence-based perspective. The second edition maintains the important topics for real-word practice such as complete head-to-toe examination, normal vs. abnormal findings, electronic documentation, and considerations for assessment of older adults and children. The text is completely updated with the most current research in health care and nursing education. Material is thoughtfully organized into three units: Foundations, Body Systems, and Special Lifespan Considerations. Bates' Nursing Guide is the classic approach that helps students develop and practice the lifelong and timeless skills of patient assessment. Key features of the second edition include: * NEW! Key culture and life span information highlighted throughout* NEW! Concept Mastery Alerts* Sample Patient-Mrs. N--throughout* Tables of Abnormalities* Emphasis on communication skills* Assessing older adults chapter* Mnemonics* Glossary

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The gold standard in physical assessment has now been adapted exclusively for the needs of the RN-student. Based on the award-winning "Bates' Guide to Physical Examination & History Taking", this new text combines the renowned features of the class Bates' with an RN-focus. Trusted and time-perfected content including superior assessment techniques, vibrant visuals, and the classic Bates' two-column format delivers assessment information in a comprehensive and student-friendly package. This new, RN-specific text contains some new, additional nursing-specific chapters: Introduction to Health Assessment, Cultural and Spiritual Assessment, Nutrition, and Putting It All Together. In addition, structure and function information is streamlined, health history is symptom and interview-focused, nursing documentation examples are included, data analysis is covered in end-of-chapter summary sections, health promotion is streamlined with a focus on follow-up and teaching at the end of the chapters. The text is accompanied by a Lab Manual that incorporates nursing-specific case studies to reinforce content from a nursing perspective. This text can also be packaged with the Bates for Nursing Online course for a complete nursing assessment solution.

Using actual case vignettes, this resource will help students apply their skills in history taking and physical examination and test their knowledge by answering case-based questions. This edition includes additional cases on the older adult and other new topics covered in the Ninth Edition of "Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking".