ISBN: 9780323009096
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Title book Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care released by published at 2000 is very recomended for you if you want book with category Medical / Allied Health Services / Respiratory Therapy, Medical / Nursing / General, . This Book with title authored by Robert L. Wilkins, Susan Jones Krider, Richard L. Sheldon, with count of page 463 Pages. you can see book description bellow
Thoroughly revised and updated, CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN RESPIRATORY CARE teaches assessment techniques from the most basic skills for the student learning the process of patient care, to the more advanced skills for the student or practitioner involved with patients in the intensive care unit. An entirely new section will teach students and practitioners the skills necessary to record patient cases. The Instructor's Manual/Test Bank allows instructors to customize their approach to assessment and includes a ready-made selection of test questions.
Covers the basics of patient assessment from the first encounter, including how to initially approach, interview, monitor, and examine the patient in a professional and sensitive manner.Teaches the student to recognize basic and lifeECG patterns that may occur in the cardiopulmonary patient.
Discusses the unique situations that apply to neonatal and pediatric patients, differences in assessment, and how to document the young patients history and interpret test results.Covers monitoring patients with sleep-related breathing disorders by discussing normal sleep patterns and the causes and effects of some of the more common sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea.
Includes learning objectives, outlines, overviews, summaries, and outstanding review questions in each chapter.Covers special assessment techniques for caring for the adult patient, including reducing communication barriers, the effects of vision and hearing loss on assessment, agerelated structural and physiological changes, and specific diagnostic tests.Features a new chapter describing the use of the fiberoptic bronchoscope, including important technical aspects, complications, risks, patient preparation, and some of the most frequent indications for use.
Uses case studies to address how respiratpry therapists should document the patient history and physical examination using the SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) format as they develop a care plan for their patients.Incorporates Simply Stated boxes to summarize key points, so students can easily identify and locate the most important information.
Provides an Instructors Manual/Test Bank with valuable suggestions on effectively using the text within a curriculum, and includes a readyselection of test questions. Free with qualified adoptions.Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care
Tags: Medical / Allied Health Services / Respiratory Therapy, Medical / Nursing / General,