Practical Guide to Health Assessment Through the Lifespan

-- Section objectives added-- New features include focus on health promotion and wellness; community resources; payment mechanisms; specialized communication techniques based on age, ethnicity, and culture; assessment of the use of alternative and complementary therapies; antepartum and intrapartum assessment; critical thinking exercises; and documentation-- Lifespan approach, organized by body systems, including perinatal, pediatric, and geriatric adaptations for health history, physical examination, and patient/family education, as well as assessment of the pregnant patient-- Includes normal findings and deviations from normal, with findings needing referral for follow-up highlighted in second color-- Patient teaching and home health care notes are provided for each body system/area-- Clinical alert sections detail, in second color, special instructions for assessments or concerns related to findings-- Expanded communication, interviewing, and teaching techniques based on age, ethnicity, and literacy level integrated in each system-- Expanded information on psychological, functional, and mental status assessment-- Expanded cultural and ethnic components, especially African-American, Hispanic, and Asian, added to health history and physical assessment of each systemLinda Cox Curry is the author of 'Practical Guide to Health Assessment Through the Lifespan', published 2001 under ISBN 9780803608030 and ISBN 0803608039.