Handbook for Focus on Adult Health

Download or read book Handbook for Focus on Adult Health written by Linda Honan Pellico and published by LWW. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This comprehensive yet concise clinical reference presents need-to-know information on over 170 commonly encountered diseases and disorders. The easy-to-use, colorful, consistent, and alphabetized format enables readers to gain quick access to vital information on pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations and assessments, diagnostic methods, medical and nursing management, and complications. Special features include: nursing process sections that include all of the steps of the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, nursing interventions, and evaluation. Nursing alerts that offer brief tips or highlight red-flag warnings for clinical practice. Gerontologic considerations that highlight information pertaining specifically to the care of older adults, who comprise the fastest-growing segment of our population."--Publisher.