Evidence-based Health and Well-being Assessment: A Guide to Best Practice
- ISBN-10
- 0826164536
- ISBN-13
- 9780826164537
- Category
- Evidence-based medicine
- Pages
- 700
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-11-28
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Authors
- Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Kate Gawlik, Alice Teall
Description
The first book to teach physical assessment techniques based on evidence and clinical relevance. Grounded in an empirical approach to history-taking and physical assessment techniques, this text for advanced health care providers and students focuses on patient well-being and health promotion. It is based on an analysis of current evidence and up-to-date guidelines and recommendations and underscores the evidence, acceptability, and clinical relevance behind physical assessment techniques. Evidence-Based Health and Well-Being Assessment offers the unique perspective of teaching both a holistic and scientific approach to assessment. Chapters are consistently structured for ease of use to include anatomy and physiology, key history questions and considerations, physical examination, laboratory considerations, imaging considerations, evidence-based practice recommendations, and differential diagnoses related to normal and abnormal findings. Case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways aid retention and countless illustrations, images, and videos demonstrate advanced history-taking and assessment techniques. Instructor resources include PowerPoint slides, test bank with multiple-choice questions, essay questions, and an image bank. This is the physical assessment text of the future. Key Features: Delivers the evidence, acceptability, and clinical relevance behind advanced history-taking and assessment techniques Eschews "traditional" techniques that do not demonstrate evidence-based reliability Focuses on the most current clinical guidelines and recommendations from resources such as the US Preventative Services Task Force Focuses on the use of modern technology for assessment Aids retention through case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways Demonstrates advanced techniques with countless illustrations, images, and videos Includes robust instructor resources-- PowerPoint slides, test bank with multiple-choice questions, essay questions, and an image bank Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers
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