**Selected for Doody's Core Titles(R) 2024 with Essential Purchase designation in Diagnosis/Assessment**

Create individualized nursing care plans with ease and confidence! Ackley and Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 13th Edition uses an easy, three-step system to guide you through client assessment, nursing diagnosis, and care planning. Step-by-step instructions show how to implement care and evaluate outcomes, and help you build skills in diagnostic reasoning and critical thinking. To make care planning easier, this handbook allows you to look up nursing diagnoses and care plans for more than 1450 client symptoms, as well as interventions from NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) and outcomes from NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification). Edited by noted nursing educators Mary Beth Flynn Makic and Marina Reyna Martinez-Kratz, this reference provides everything you need to write nursing care plans in just one book!

• Easy-to-follow Sections I and II guide you through the nursing process and selection of appropriate nursing diagnoses.
• Step-by-step instructions show how to use the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections to create a unique, individualized plan of care.
• UNIQUE! Care plans are provided for each NANDA-International^(c) (NANDA-I^(c)) -approved nursing diagnosis.
• Evolve website includes a care plan template, case studies, review questions, and more!
• Evidence-based interventions and rationales include research studies and references supporting the use of each intervention.
• Examples of and suggested NIC interventions and NOC outcomes are presented in each care plan.
• Quality and safety content emphasizes what must be considered to provide safe patient care, and includes QSEN content in Section I.
• Pediatric, geriatric, multicultural, and home care interventions are included as appropriate for plans of care.
• Index of NANDA-I^(c) Diagnoses on the inside back cover of the book provides quick reference to page numbers.
• Alphabetical thumb tabs?allow quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses.

• NEW! Updated content is based on the 2021-2023 NANDA-I^(c)-approved nursing diagnoses and reflects new diagnoses, revised diagnoses, and retired diagnoses.
• NEW! Updated nursing diagnoses include class and domain information as consistent with the current NANDA-I.

The research published here--conducted over the course of fifteen years by Inge Just-Nastansky--reveals, through extensive illustrations, a side of nature that otherwise remains hidden to us.

The water drop--that small, transparent vessel--leaves behind remarkable structures after drying, structures in which its experiences are imprinted. Salt, minerals, gemstones, and plant organs--such as roots, stems, fruits, and seeds--are submerged in water for weeks or months. At regular intervals, samples are taken and dripped onto a microscope slide. After drying, characteristic and reproducible images of astounding harmony and beauty appear through the microscope. The variety of forms seems inexhaustible. We encounter in the phenomena under the microscope a language of images which in its lawfulness expresses another level of nature's reality. The understanding of this creative world of life that lies behind the world of appearance develops through a living feeling and understanding of what is given as an active impulse in the images. The silent language of life is therefore inaccessible to a logical, abstract approach.

Body fluids (tears, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, blood, and serum) are also a subject of research here. We perceive permanent structures with a saltlike character in the region of the nerve-sense system, whereas in the images of blood, we see ever-changing transformations under varying conditions. The necessary condition for everything that comes into existence is water as a mediator between idea and substance. All life processes originate in water.

This book was originally published in German as Die stille Sprache des Lebens: Bildekräfteforschung im Wassertropfen (SchneiderEditionen, Stuttgart, 2018).

First, it focuses on the normal and the normal variants of the adult, child, elderly, and pregnant patients seem most frequently in practice. Then, when a finding falls outside of those parameters, you'll be able to identify it as abnormal. Second, assessment is presented as a linear and consistent process, so you will always do the same steps in the same order, assuring that you don't miss anything.

An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks resources online at FADavis.com, including Advanced Assessment Techniques, an Audio Library with sample auscultation and percussion sounds, Case Studies featuring real-life scenarios, and Performance Checklists that document the steps of each technique.

Key features help you move through the content with confidence:

• Peak technique illustrates and describes the best ways to perform specific physical examination techniques.
• Bridging the gap explains cultural variables that may influence the health assessment.
• Handle with care pinpoints age-related variations in assessment findings.
• Interpretation station provides sure-fire guidelines for interpreting assessment findings quickly and easily.
• Memory jogger helps the reader remember important points.
• Just for fun provides quick-study information in a gamelike format.

With an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis's Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition is the most widely used, authoritative, complete, and easily implemented learning solution for health assessment in nursing. This hub of a tightly integrated learning package continues to center on Carolyn Jarvis's clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the patient lifespan. It's packed with vivid illustrations, step-by-step guidance, and evidence-based content to provide a complete approach to health assessment and physical examination. With an enhanced focus on today's need-to-know information, the 9th edition integrates concepts from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative, concepts of interprofessional collaboration, enhanced transgender considerations, and integrated content and electronic resources for success on the Next Generation NCLEX^(R).

• UPDATED! Photos identify common skin conditions in both light skin and dark skin, increasing inclusivity and representation for better health outcomes.
• UPDATED! Expanded transgender considerations promote culturally competent care of this underserved patient population.
• NEW! Fully integrated print and electronic coverage of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) helps equip you for the Next Generation NCLEX^(R) (NGN).
• UPDATED! An unsurpassed collection of more than 1,100 full-color illustrations vividly showcases anatomy and physiology, examination techniques, and abnormal findings.
• UPDATED! Increased focus on social determinants of health (SODH) addresses the disparities that can affect health outcomes, enabling a whole-health approach.
• Clear, conversational, step-by-step, evidence-based approach covers physical examination and health assessment of patients throughout the lifespan.
• Consistent format from chapter to chapter features sections on structure and function, subjective data, objective data, documentation and critical thinking, abnormal findings, and health promotion and patient teaching to help you learn to assess systematically.
• Inclusion of LGBTQ issues and Cultural Assessment chapter equip you with the skills to practice with greater sensitivity and inclusivity.
• Engaging online learning resources include assessment video clips; review questions for the NCLEX^(R); case studies for the NGN; audio clips of heart, lung, and abdominal sounds; assessment checklists; and much more.
• Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes present opportunities for patient teaching and health promotion while performing the health assessment.
• Developmental Competence sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults.
• Culture and Genetics sections include information on biocultural and transcultural variations in an increasingly diverse patient population.
• Standalone Vital Signs chapter and focused nutrition content emphasize the national epidemic of obesity.
• Integration of interprofessional collaboration emphasizes how to ensure patient safety during the physical exam and how to collaborate with other health professionals to promote optimal health.
• Enhanced content on the electronic health record, charting, and narrative recording exemplifies how to document assessment findings using state-of-the-art systems with time-tested thoroughness.

• UPDATED! Photos identify common skin conditions in both light skin and dark skin, increasing inclusivity and representation for better health outcomes.
• UPDATED! Expanded transgender considerations promote culturally competent care of this underserved patient population.
• NEW! Fully integrated print and electronic coverage of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) helps equip you for the Next Generation NCLEX^(R) (NGN).
• UPDATED! An unsurpassed collection of more than 1,100 full-color illustrations vividly showcases anatomy and physiology, examination techniques, and abnormal findings.
• UPDATED! Increased focus on social determinants of health (SODH) addresses the disparities that can affect health outcomes, enabling a whole-health approach.

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles(R) 2024 in Diagnosis/Assessment**

Use this pocket-sized guide to make nursing diagnoses and formulate care plans! Ackley and Ladwig's Guide to Nursing Diagnosis, 7th Edition provides quick access to more than 1300 specific client symptoms and a logical, step-by-step guide to care planning. A condensed version of Ackley and Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, this guide is updated with the 2021-2023 NANDA-I^(R) approved nursing diagnoses. Care plans are suggested for each diagnosis, including interventions, desired outcomes, and patient teaching. From nursing educators Marina Reyna Martinez-Kratz and Mary Beth Flynn Makic, this reference is ideal for use in in class, clinicals, or at the bedside!

• Section I: Guide to Nursing Diagnoses includes an alphabetical listing of client symptoms, client problems, medical diagnoses, psychosocial diagnoses, and clinical states, along with suggested 2021-2023 NANDA-I^(R) approved nursing diagnoses, allowing you to evaluate and select an appropriate diagnosis for the client.
• Section II: Guide to Planning Care includes care plans for all 2021-2023 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, including evidence-based, independent, collaborative, geriatric, pediatric, home care, and culturally competent interventions, as well as client/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Pocket-size portability makes this book easy to carry and use in in class, clinicals, or at the bedside.
• Alphabetical thumb tabs provide quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses.
• Index of NANDA-I Diagnoses is included on the inside front and back covers.

• NEW and UNIQUE! 2021-2023 NANDA-I^(R) approved nursing diagnoses are updated with new and revised diagnoses.
• NEW! Updated nursing diagnoses include class and domain information consistent with the current NANDA-I.

Includes CourseConnect: 40+ hours of interactive learning with exercises, quizzes, and study analytics!

This unique text is the first to combine scientific and holistic approaches to health assessment while being the first book to also take the health and well-being of the clinician into account. This valuable resource utilizes the best evidence and clinical relevance underpinning advanced history-taking and assessment techniques incorporating the most current guidelines. The updated second edition offers more in-depth recognition of population health concepts, and as a result includes greater use of inclusive language, social determinants of health assessments, identification of health inequities, and racial, ethnic, gender, and age considerations within advanced assessment. This edition delivers increased coverage of documentation, abundant new content addressing therapeutic communication and changing practice environments, and unique chapters focused on the assessment of a growing cohort of older patients, the LGBTQ+ population, telehealth, abuse, and clinician wellness.

Chapters have a consistent structure and include anatomy and physiology, key history questions and considerations, physical exam, lab and imaging considerations, evidence-based practice recommendations, and differential diagnoses for both normal and abnormal findings. Case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways aid retention, while abundant illustrations, images, and videos demonstrate history-taking and assessment techniques. Instructor resources include PowerPoint slides, a test bank, additional case studies with short-answer questions, an image bank, and a LMS common cartridge for easy integration. Print purchase includes online access to CourseConnect, an interactive learning platform.

New to the Second Edition:

• Prioritization of the importance of clinician well-being as a prerequisite for implementing evidence-based assessment
• Two new chapters: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Older Adult and Evidence-Based Assessment of the Vascular System
• Inclusion of an environmental assessment for clinician safety, pre-admission testing and pre-employment physical assessments, and a telehealth visit checklist
• Additional considerations for assessing patients with obesity

Key Features:

• Delivers the evidence, acceptability, and clinical relevance behind history-taking and assessment techniques
• Emphasizes health and well-being for both the clinician and patient
• Focuses on the most current clinical guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Choosing Wisely(R) initiative, and highly recognized clinical practice organizations
• Demonstrates techniques with illustrations, images, and videos
• Aids retention through case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways
• Includes abundant instructor resources
• Print purchase includes online access to CourseConnect, an interactive learning platform

CourseConnect Features:

• Interactive chapter modules with lessons, unfolding case studies, and quizzes
• Flashcards, game center, and downloadable skills checklists
• Analytics dashboard with strengths and weaknesses and progress tracking

Nurses are in charge of the patients and their families throughout the hospital and health system experience. They assist patients through illness to achieve higher levels of health. They coordinate the care throughout the patients' experiences with the healthcare system. Nurses are the leaders of patient care at the bedside and beyond. It is important that as clinical leaders, nurses have the most accurate, most up-to-date, and evidence-based information available so that they can always do the right thing. The PEACE model develops clinical nurses as leaders in care of both patients and their families. Clinical nurses, those at the point of care, have embraced this model for guiding their practice. The PEACE model helps clinical nurses solve challenging problems through a rigorous evidence-based practice process-from problem identification to evaluation and dissemination.

The crux of the PEACE model is the mnemonic that simplifies the evidence-based practice (EBP) process for clinical nurses. The PEACE model is used across NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP), one of the nation's most comprehensive academic healthcare delivery systems. NYP is composed of 10 hospitals in New York and employs more than 11,000 nurses across the enterprise.

One striking advantage of the model is that it emerged from the work of clinical nurses who were struggling to find a way to remember and apply the components of other EBP models. Clinical nurses have indicated that the components of the PEACE model make the model memorable and useful:

P for problem identification

E for evidence review

A for appraising the evidence

C for changing practice or conducting research

E for evaluating and disseminating the findings

The last stage of the PEACE model is particularly important to advancing nursing practice across institutions. We have found that unless the model results are disseminated through scholarly presentations and publications, the clinical challenges continue to be present across sites and institutions. We emphasize this phase and conduct publication workshops to help clinical nurses shape the dissemination of their EBP work. Nurses' active participation in EBP and research is critical to improving the care we provide to patients and furthering nursing science. It is important to note that the design of the PEACE model intentionally linked EBP, quality improvement (QI), and research.

The mnemonic PEACE promotes understanding and application by clinical nurses, providing a way to easily remember the EBP component stages. The uniqueness of the PEACE model is its simplicity. This relevance leads to continued application in day-to-day nursing practice. As we strive for peace at many levels of our lives and work, the mnemonic is easy to remember. The PEACE model may be adapted to any setting where nurses practice.

The quintessential guide to nursing diagnoses from NANDA-I experts in new updated edition

Fully updated and revised by editors T. Heather Herdman, Shigemi Kamitsuru, and Camila Takáo Lopes, NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification, 2024-2026, 13th Edition is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by the NANDA International (NANDA-I) Diagnosis Development Committee (DDC). In this new edition of a seminal text, the editors have provided a more in-depth discussion on diagnosis and its linkage to assessment, using Kamitsuru's Tripartite Model of Nursing Practice to differentiate between interdependent interventions based on medical and organizational standards of care, and autonomous nursing interventions based on nursing standards of care. Functional Health Patterns are used as an assessment framework to guide nurses in collecting relevant data to drive accuracy in nursing diagnosis. Ontology, classification and taxonomy are described, and the axial structure of our diagnoses - which has seen significant revision - is explained in detail. An overview on all changes and revisions in the classification is provided, along with updated research priorities and future foci for the Diagnosis Development Committee and the NANDA-I Association.

Additional Key Updates

• 56 new nursing diagnoses and 123 revised diagnoses
• Revised diagnostic indicators to decrease ambiguity and improve clarity
• Updated Axes with consistent assignment of axis values to each diagnosis
• Assignment of US National Library of Medicine, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH(R)) terms to provide standardized definitions and ensure consistent understanding
• Revised level of evidence criteria to ensure future diagnoses remain at an appropriate level of evidence to represent the current strength of nursing knowledge
• Web-based resources include reference lists for all new and revised diagnoses

Rigorously updated and revised, the new edition of this acclaimed text is a must-have resource for all nursing students, professional nurses, nurse educators, nurse informaticists, nurse researchers, and nurse administrators.

This print book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https: //medone.thieme.com.

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Awarded second place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Gerontological Nursing.

Nearly 100 expert authors who discuss the evidence-based gold standards for diagnostics and tests for optimal detection of multisystem disorders, patient management, and transitions of care. In these chapters, learners will gain greater understanding of the etiology and pathophysiology of acute and critical illnesses, and the latest in advanced pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies... We congratulate the Editors and chapter authors for their efforts in developing a clearly outlined and accurate text for AGACNP use--truly the first of its kind.

--April N. Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN

Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

2021-2023 President, American Association of Nurse Practitioners

--Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, MCCM

Associate Dean for Clinical Scholarship, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

2017 President, Society of Critical Care Medicine

Encompassing all of the knowledge required to fulfill AACN and NONPF competencies and scope of practice, this comprehensive, evidence-based text is the first written specifically for Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP students and practitioners. With contributions from over 100 respected practitioners in the field, it encompasses the most current information on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of common conditions, and integrates advanced nursing practice competencies including leadership skills, understanding of complex health care systems, and interprofessional team practice.

The text is organized by body system for ease of reference. Each chapter includes a review of the current standard of care for a particular topic, including assessment, differential diagnostic modalities, interprofessional collaboration, evidence-based treatment, and goals for transitions of care. Also covered are specific challenges and professional considerations in acute care. Clinical pearls and key takeaway boxes are woven throughout to underscore essential information. Special topics on palliative care, pain, and pain management are also covered. Instructor resources include PowerPoints.

Key Features:

• A comprehensive acute care textbook written by NPs for NPs
• Organized by body system for ease of reference
• Integrates advanced nursing practice competencies
• Promotes leadership skills, helps students to understand complex health care systems, and embodies core principles of interprofessional team practice
• Includes clinical pearls, key takeaway boxes, evidence-based practice resources
• Delivers robust teaching/learning package

Awarded second place in the 2022 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Advanced Practice Nursing

Praise for the First Edition:

Developing a comprehensive differential diagnosis for a specific complaint is a daunting task even for experienced advanced practice nurses. This user-friendly clinical guide provides a strategy and standard format for working through this complex task. It is a wonderful tool for both students and new advanced practice nurses.-5 stars, Doody's

This one-of-a-kind resource is designed to help Advanced Practice Provider students master the process of conducting a quality differential diagnosis. It contains 95 symptom-based cases that empower readers to practice and hone their clinical skills. Consistently formatted, patient-based case scenarios begin with a common symptom and provide expert guidance to help students work though a diagnosis. Diagnostic reasoning for each clinical scenario is presented step-by-step and each step is explicitly linked to the next. They are now organized by body system and coordinate with related texts for easy reference.

Cases include focused patient history questions and responses, physical exam findings, a differential diagnosis table, a diagnostic examination table, and a summary analyzing the critical thinking process. Symptoms are presented via a systematic case study approach that encompasses chief complaint, past history, physical exam, case study, differential diagnosis, diagnostic exam, and clinical decision making. Boxes comparing clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis further help to illuminate the decision-making process.

New to the Third Edition:

• Includes 23 completely new cases
• Delivers 55 Test Bank Multiple Choice Questions for instructors to assign
• Provides online access to 18 additional cases
• Reorganized by body system for easy reference
• Presented in two-color design for ease of use

Key Features:

• Provides step-by-step approach to building sound clinical decision-making skills
• Links each step to the next for utmost clarity
• Guides APP students and novice practitioners in conducting a problem-focused history and examination
• Presents cases systematically for ease of use
• Includes unique differential diagnosis tables and diagnostic examination tables to clarify decision-making strategies

Illuminates decision making with boxes comparing clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis

The first textbook to specifically target the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants

With a focus on promoting sound clinical decision-making and a streamlined and highly accessible approach, this text for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants delivers up-to-date primary care health assessment techniques for individuals throughout the lifespan. Each chapter offers a concise overview of anatomy and physiology and an in-depth review of normal and abnormal findings. The holistic assessment section for each system--emphasizing the importance of social considerations--further prepares students for informed clinical practice.

Chapters feature a comprehensive assessment of special populations, including patients with disabilities; pediatric, pregnant, and elderly patients; and transgendered and veteran populations, as well as differential diagnosis guidance in tabular format. Chapters are further enhanced with illustrations, images, and case studies that demonstrate clinical reasoning and application of principles to practice. A robust ancillary package includes an instructor manual, discussion questions, multiple-choice questions, and PowerPoint slides.

Key Features:

• Addresses anatomy and physiology, normal and abnormal findings, and holistic health assessment, including assessment of special populations
• Offers case studies with examples of documentation and coding information
• Fosters diagnostic reasoning and critical-thinking with thorough differential diagnosis tables
• Provides visual guidance on the recognition and assessment of normal and abnormal findings with illustrations and images
• Includes a robust ancillary package with an instructor manual, discussion questions, multiple-choice questions, and PowerPoint slides
• Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers

• NEW! Information on Ebola and Monkey pox (mpox) is included in virus testing content.
• NEW! Tests are reorganized and combined with similar tests to streamline content and provide better searchability.
• NEW! Content reflects the latest research on the diagnostic values of results, accuracy of testing, and patient care and education for each test.
• Tests organized alphabetically with A-to-Z thumb tabs for quick reference.
• User's Guide to Test Preparation and Performance provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure to ensure safety and accuracy.
• Each test entry begins on a new page, making tests easy to find.
• Related tests are cross-referenced, making them easy to find.
• Normal findings for adult, elderly, and pediatric patients are included where applicable to provide complete clinical data.
• Possible critical values are highlighted to alert you to situations requiring immediate intervention.
• Abnormal findings are emphasized with directional arrows.
• Icon for patient teaching-related care indicates information that should be shared with patients and their families.
• Appendix lists tests by body system and test type, offering quick access to related studies.
• Abbreviations for tests are provided on the end sheets, and symbols and units of measurement are listed in an appendix.
• Durable cover with rounded edges helps prevent the book from being damaged.

NANDA-I supplement provides in-depth insights on current and upcoming nursing diagnoses

This supplement to the NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification, 2021-2023 (12th Edition) is a succinct, illustrated companion to the comprehensive textbook by T. Heather Herdman, Shigemi Kamitsuru, and Camila Lopes. The 12th edition is the definitive guide on nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by NANDA International (NANDA-I), the leading professional organization that develops, researches, disseminates, and refines nursing taxonomy.

This book is designed to give current users of the full text a quick glance into what is new in the latest edition and more in-depth information on key changes. Six introductory chapters provide insightful commentary on changes, including new nursing diagnoses, revisions to nursing diagnosis labels and diagnoses, and retired nursing diagnoses. The supplement also covers three types of clinical reasoning models--problem-focused nursing diagnosis, risk nursing diagnosis, and health promotion nursing diagnosis--which are enhanced by visual flow charts to give readers a better understanding of the essential steps required to make accurate diagnoses.

Key Features

• Structured documentation for each of the 46 new diagnoses introduced to the 12th edition, including presentation of a model case, model case assessment, and a tabular overview of the diagnostic parameters, ultimate goal, outcome, and nursing actions related to the model case
• Explanation of standardized terminology changes used in nursing diagnostic indicators, including defining characteristics, related factors, and risk factors
• Discussion of conceptual issues the authors anticipate will require additional clarification in the upcoming 13th edition, including recommendations for modification

This must-have supplement enhances understanding, supports education, and facilitates implementation of important diagnostic changes in daily practice. All practitioners, including nursing students, professional nurses, nurse educators, nurse informaticists, and nurse administrators, who utilize the primary text will benefit from reading this companion book.

This print book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https: //medone.thieme.com.

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**Selected for Doody's Core Titles(R) 2024 in Diagnosis/Assessment**

Learn how to conduct a patient-centered health history and physical examination! Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination: An Interprofessional Approach, 10th Edition takes a uniquely interprofessional collaborative approach to health assessment, with a strong emphasis on lifespan considerations and differential diagnosis of unexpected findings. Each core chapter is organized into four sections - Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings, and Abnormalities - with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by a team of nurse practitioners and physicians, this one-of-a-kind textbook uses evidence-based guidelines to help you master hands-on exam techniques as well as communication skills that build rapport and trust with the patient.

• UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach is written by two advanced practice nurses and three physicians, providing balanced expertise in both pediatric and adult-geriatric health.
• UNIQUE! Integrated lifespan content provides separate sections in each chapter for Infants and Children, Adolescents, Pregnant Patients, and Older Adults.
• UNIQUE! Compassionate, patient-centered approach emphasizes developing good communication skills, use of effective hands-on examination techniques, and reliance on clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making skills.
• UNIQUE! Strong emphasis on social inclusiveness and patient-centeredness incorporates LGBTQ+ patients and providers, with special emphasis on cultural competency, history taking, and special considerations for examination of the breasts, female and male genitalia, reproductive health, thyroid, and the anus/rectum/prostate.
• UNIQUE! Cross-references to Dains' Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care help you take the next step in clinical reasoning and also develop diagnostic reasoning skills.
• Differential Diagnosis tables are provided throughout the text.
• Clinical Pearls offer insights and practical, real-world expertise.
• Evolve website includes assessment video clips, animations, review questions, performance checklists, and more.

• NEW! 60 new illustrations and new videos include 30 drawings and 30 photos in the textbook, along with 15 new health assessment videos (including The Head-to-Toe Exam and Navigating the EMR) provided free on the Evolve website with every new copy of the textbook.
• NEW! Updated content includes human trafficking screening, genetics and genomics, Healthy People 2030 guidelines, and a new mnemonics quick reference inside the back cover.
• NEW! Thoroughly revised The Patient Record chapter is refocused to reflect the EMR's benefits (such as order entry, clinical decision support, and linkages to lab results) and how to overcome challenges (such as poor patient experience and the need to be careful about what is written in the record).
• NEW! Updated LGBTQ+ considerations (e.g., health screening considerations) and cultural content throughout reflect a current understanding of and greater sensitivity to these often underserved patient populations.
• NEW Think About... boxes direct you to next steps when you see particular clusters of findings.
• NEW Unexpected Findings icon helps beginning practitioners differentiate common normal variations from abnormalities that might warrant follow-up.

For courses in Community/Public Health Nursing, Transcultural Nursing, and CEUs.

Promotes an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds

The ninth edition of Cultural Diversity in Health and Wellness examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health care system, consumers, and examples of traditional health beliefs and practices among selected populations. An essential for any health-care professional, this book sets the standard for cultural perspectives and more importantly HEALTH--the balance of the person, both within one's being--physical, mental, and spiritual--and in the outside world--natural, communal, and metaphysical. (Terms such as HEALTH are written this way to emphasize holistic meaning.) An emphasis on the influences of recent social, political, and demographic changes helps to explore the issues and perceptions of health and illness today, while introductory and capstone chapters help place material within perspective.

Preparing nurses for prescribing with a complete overview of the knowledge, theory and skills for safe and effective practice.

This accessible and engaging textbook covers the full spectrum of knowledge from the policy and legal aspects of working with medicines, through to the pharmacology of drugs as well as the practical skills required to make a diagnosis and work effectively with patients. It is structured around the Royal Pharmaceutical Society framework for all prescribers and the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. A complete resource that will ensure students are fully prepared and ready to prescribe.

Renowned for its holistic perspective and see and do approach, Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment, 10th Edition delivers streamlined, step-by-step guidance at every phase of nursing assessment to help students ensure accurate and effective assessments across all patient populations. This full-color handbook -- updated to reflect the latest clinical insights in Health Assessment for Nursing, 7th Edition -- details everything students need to interview clients and conduct thorough physical assessments with ease, including up-to-date assessment guidelines, full-color anatomy and physiology illustrations, images of normal and abnormal findings, and more -- all in a convenient format ideal for today's on-the-go learning.