Organized by body system, this text presents a straightforward, visual approach to conducting a physical examination, with a unique delineation between the routine exam and exams for special circumstances or advanced practice. This new edition presents assessment content in a consistent, two-column format with an emphasis on risk factors and health promotion, and how to alter the exam for clients of various ages or with situational variations. Using a nursing-oriented, holistic focus, Wilson has separate chapters on developmental assessment, ethnic and cultural considerations, mental health assessment, pain assessment, sleep and rest assessment, and nutritional assessment. And with an appealing full-color design that features 950 illustrations, critical thinking questions, case studies, documentation examples and activities, users can be sure that this is one of the best-illustrated and clearest assessment texts available. Instructor resources also available: contact your sales representative for details.
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<li>Procedures and Techniques with Normal Findings contain step-by-step color photos and Abnormal Findings in a 2-column, tabular format </li>
<li>Separate sections on Age-Related Variations and Clients with Situational Variations highlight how to vary the exam for these specific clients </li>
<li>Critical Thinking Exercises and Case Studies focus on clinical situations designed to test critical thinking skills </li>
<li>Risk Factors provided for each system to promote a wellness perspective </li>
<li>Documentation Samples and Documentation Activities provide a practice-context for client charting </li>
<li>Separate chapters for ethnic and cultural variations, developmental, mental health, sleep, nutritional, and pain assessment </li>
<li>Basic Skills distinguished from Advanced Practice Skills and identified with a special icon throughout the text </li>
<li>Equipment lists for every system exam to facilitate student preparation </li>
<li>Ethnic and Cultural Variations boxes present specific differences to anticipate among today's multicultural client population</li>
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<li>Unique differentiation between the routine exam and additional exam steps needed for special circumstances or advanced practice </li>
<li>Health Promotion boxes outline Healthy People 2010 objectives and recommendations for reducing risk and promoting wellness </li>
<li>Frequently Asked Questions answers commonly asked questions about health assessment </li>
<li>NCLEX„¥ examination-style review questions with answers at the end of the book </li>
<li>28 heart and lung sounds added into a new section on the Interactive Student CD-ROM </li>
<li>Interactive Activity Lists at the ends of chapters define CD exercises to foster integration of text and electronic student resources</li>
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Health Assessment for Nursing Practice: Text, Student Lab Guide and Interactive Student CD-ROM Package

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Cameo Lake (A Novel) Large Print Edition

Pocket Books/ Simon & Schuster, Inc.

The Dog Who Danced

"My name is Justine Meade and in my forty-three years there have only been a handful of people that I have loved. No, that's an exaggeration. Two. Two that I lost because of stupidity and selfishness. One was my son. The other was my dog". If there's been a theme in Justine Meade's life, it's loss. Her mother, her home, even her son. The one bright spot in her loss-filled life, the partner she could always count on, was Mack, her grey and black Sheltie - that is, until she is summoned back to her childhood home after more than twenty years away. Ed and Alice Parmalee are mourning a loss of their own. Seven years after their daughter was taken from them, they're living separate lives together. Dancing around each other, and their unspeakable heartbreak, unable to bridge the chasm left between them. Fiercely loyal, acutely perceptive and guided by a herd dog's instinct, Mack has a way of bringing out the best in his humans. Whether it's a canine freestyle competition or just the ebb and flow of a family's rhythms, it's as though the little Shetland Sheepdog was born to bring people together. "The Dog Who Danced" is his story, one that will surely dance its way into your heart.

St. Martins Griffin

The Dog Who Danced: A Novel

St. Martin's: Griffin

A Man Of His Own

"In One Good Dog, Adam is the very definition of a hard nosed businessman. He has no room in his life for anything but the cold drive to succeed. After he loses everything and ends up in a homeless shelter he meets Chance. A mix of pit bull and who knows what else. Bred to fight. When Chance gets the opportunity he makes a break for it, and the two are thrown together. Adam gives Chance a home and Chance gives Adam a new start. But will this unlikely friendship withstand the forces that want to tear them apart".

Two Novels in One, One Good Dog & The Dog Who Danced

<div>A very special sheepdog finds himself caught between two homes that need him in the New York Times-bestselling author's heartwarming novel.If there's been a theme in Justine Meade's life, it's loss. Her mother, her home, even her son. The one bright spot in her loss-filled life, the partner she could always count on, was Mack, her grey and black Sheltie--that is, until Justine is summoned back to her childhood home after more than twenty years away.Ed and Alice Parmalee are mourning a loss of their own. Seven years after their daughter was taken from them, they're living separate lives together. Dancing around each other, and their unspeakable heartbreak, unable to bridge the chasm left between them. When they find a little black and gray dog by the side of the road, they take him in.Fiercely loyal, acutely perceptive and guided by a herd dog's instinct, Mack has a way of bringing out the best in his humans. Whether it's as Justine's partner, or just the ebb and flow of a family's rhythms, it's as though the little Shetland Sheepdog was born to bring people together.Everyone needs Mack. But to whom does the little dog who danced belong?</div>

The Dog Who Danced: A novel

St.Martin's Press

Split Ends: Beyond the Hair

A Philadelphia hair dresser escapes to the Big Apple not knowing what the bright lights in the city that never sleeps would bring to her. And then January 2007 when I woke up one morning on my bathroom floor, as I struggled to get up and look in the mirror the reflection was unrecognizable. The time had come for me to decide whether I continue my path of alcoholic destruction or do I enter the unknown road less traveled, the road to sobriety. This hardcore party girl was now a full blown alcoholic. I was about to enter a long and hard journey for the fight of my life. This book is about my journey of overcoming being an active alcoholic. This rollercoaster ride of my bumpy ups and down's to do the research I needed and to have a better understanding of this disease called, “Alcoholism”. Through this I had to crawl before I would walk again, this time in “sober” shoes.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Lisa Golan

Addiction & Recovery

Xlibris, Corp.

A Philadelphia hair dresser escapes to the Big Apple not knowing what the bright lights in the city that never sleeps would bring to her. And then January 2007 when I woke up one morning on my bathroom floor, as I struggled to get up and look in the mirror the reflection was unrecognizable. The time had come for me to decide whether I continue my path of alcoholic destruction or do I enter the unknown road less traveled, the road to sobriety. This hardcore party girl was now a full blown alcoholic. I was about to enter a long and hard journey for the fight of my life. This book is about my journey of overcoming being an active alcoholic. This rollercoaster ride of my bumpy ups and down's to do the research I needed and to have a better understanding of this disease called, “Alcoholism”. Through this I had to crawl before I would walk again, this time in “sober” shoes.

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