Health assessment

Author: Liu Xianzhang
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book applies advanced concepts and methods of nursing process and nursing diagnosis from abroad, combining them with China's traditional dialectical nursing philosophy to become a health assessment discipline with Chinese characteristics. The book aims to establish a suitable textbook for nursing professionals that aligns with the training objectives of the nursing profession, guided by modern nursing theory and framed by holistic assessments of the body, mind, and society. The main content of the book includes the collection of health histories, the assessment of common symptoms, physical assessments, electrocardiograms, assessments of special populations, psychosocial assessments, family and cultural environmental assessments, nursing diagnoses, and the writing of nursing medical histories. This book is a textbook for higher medical and pharmaceutical colleges in the 21st century, and is the first health assessment textbook in China written from a nursing perspective. It is rich in content, with a certain depth and breadth, making it a valuable resource for learners. The book is divided into 10 chapters, covering main topics such as the collection of health histories, the assessment of common symptoms, physical assessments, electrocardiograms, assessments of special populations, psychosocial assessments, family and cultural environmental assessments, nursing diagnoses, and the writing of nursing medical histories. It enables learners to master the basic principles and methods of inquiring about nursing medical histories, performing nursing physical examinations, and other assessments.