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Informationen zum Autor Anna Crouch and Clency Meurier are both Senior Lecturers at University of Northampton. Klappentext Health assessment is central to effective planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. All nurses are accountable for the care they provide and need to be able to accurately determine patient needs in order to plan and deliver evidence-based care. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment provides students with the knowledge required to consider the many different factors which can influence patient's health, comfort, well-being and recovery and to confidently assess patient needs. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment explores concepts of holism, health and illness, factorsto consider when assessing patients, communication skills needed for assessment, and all aspects of holistic assessment including physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual factors and nutritional needs. Zusammenfassung Provides a concise! accessible introduction to health assessment Includes physical! psychological! social! cultural and spiritual health assessment Explores essential concepts in assessment and care planning Within the Vital Notes for Nurses series Adopts a holistic approach. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgements xii Dedication xiv List of contributors xv 1 The human body (C. Meurier) 1 Section 1: Introduction 1 Anatomical terms 2 Levels of organisation of the body 4 Hierarchy of functions 5 The basic structure of cells 5 Homeostasis 8 Organ systems 11 Section 2: The integumentary system 11 Structure of the skin 12 Thermoregulation and the skin 14 Section 3: The musculoskeletal system 14 The human skeleton 14 Bone 14 Joints 15 Muscular tissue 16 Section 4: The nervous system 17 Structure and function of the nervous system 17 The central nervous system 19 The autonomic nervous system 22 Sensations 23 Somatic senses 23 Pain 23 Section 5: The special senses 24 The eye 24 The ear 26 Section 6: The endocrine system 28 Hormones 28 Negative and positive feedback mechanisms 28 Section 7: The respiratory system 28 The mechanism of breathing 31 The transport of oxygen 32 The transport of carbon dioxide 33 Section 8: The cardiovascular system 33 The blood 33 The heart 34 Blood vessels: arteries, capillaries and veins 37 Section 9: The lymphatic and immune system 38 Components 38 Functions 38 Section 10: The digestive system 40 Functions 40 Organs of the digestive system and their location 40 Section 11: The urinary system 43 The kidney and its functions 44 Section 12: The reproductive system 46 Female reproductive system 47 The male reproductive organs 49 2 Nursing assessment and care planning (J. Aldridge, A. Eshun and C. Meurier) 52 Introduction 52 Nursing assessment and the nursing process 53 Advantages of using a conceptual model in assessment 71 Key issues and developments 72 3 Concepts of health, illness and holism (C. Meurier) 76 Introduction 76 Being 'healthy' 77 Health beliefs and health behaviour 80 Illness, sickness and disease 82 Seeing the person as a whole 84 Assessment 87 4 Factors to consider when assessing patients (A. Crouch, G. Rumbold, M. Thompson and W. Turner) 95 Section 1: Introduction 95 Ethical aspects of assessment 95 Respect for persons - definition 96 Privacy 98 Confidentiality 99 Resp...
