Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Edition:
4
ISBN/ISSN:
9781975281854
Publication Date:
February 1, 2027
2027-02-01
9781975281854
Continuing the respected Bates tradition, Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 4th Edition, by Beth Hogan Quigley ...
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Continuing the respected Bates tradition, Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 4th Edition, by Beth Hogan Quigley brings the depth and rigor of the renowned Bates approach to undergraduate nursing education. Written specifically for the nursing scope of practice, it gives students an in-depth understanding of how to take a meaningful health history, perform a systematic physical examination, distinguish expected variations from abnormal findings, and recognize what those findings may reveal about the patient.
The text emphasizes healthy patients and common findings and conditions, helping students master the examination without being overwhelmed by rare or obscure disorders. Anatomy and physiology review, focused health-history questions, physical examination techniques, documentation, health promotion, and patient counseling come together in a comprehensive resource that strengthens both assessment skills and clinical understanding.
The 4th Edition makes this trusted approach even more relevant to today’s students. Expanded Clinical Tips strengthen connections to clinical practice, while updated case scenarios in every chapter create frequent opportunities for application. Extensive illustrations and photographs clarify anatomy, examination techniques, and findings, with more diverse patient representation. Pediatric assessment is now integrated within relevant body-system chapters, helping students consider developmental differences as a natural part of the examination process.
Updated evidence and a new two-column design make the comprehensive content current, accessible, and easier to navigate. For faculty who want students to go beyond memorizing assessment steps to understand the art and science of a thorough physical examination, Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking provides the depth, visual guidance, and nursing perspective to help them examine with skill and confidence.
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Edition4ISBN/ISSN9781975281854Product FormatVitalsource Interactive eBookEdition4Publication DateFebruary 1, 2027
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- BETH HOGAN-QUIGLEY
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UNIT 1: Foundations
Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Assessment and Social and Structural Determinants of Health
Chapter 2: Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment in Health Assessment
Chapter 3: Interviewing and Communication
Chapter 4: The Health History
Chapter 5: Cultural and Spiritual Assessment
Chapter 6: Physical Examination: Getting Started
Chapter 7: General Survey Including Vital Signs and Pain
Chapter 8: Nutrition and Hydration
UNIT 2: Body Systems
Chapter 9: The Integumentary System
Chapter 10: The Head and Neck
Chapter 11: The Eyes
Chapter 12: Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
Chapter 13: The Respiratory System
Chapter 14: The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15: The Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
Chapter 16: The Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems
Chapter 17: The Breasts and Axillae
Chapter 18: The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 19: Mental Status and Mental Health Assessment
Chapter 20: The Nervous System
Chapter 21: Reproductive Systems
Chapter 22: Putting the Physical Examination All Together
UNIT 3: Special Lifespan
Chapter 23: Assessing Older Adults
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- EXPANDED Clinical Tips bring more clinical context into every chapter, helping students connect assessment content with real-world situations and recognize clinically significant findings.
- UPDATED case scenarios in every chapter give students frequent opportunities to apply assessment concepts to realistic clinical situations and strengthen clinical judgment.
- ENHANCED visual learning uses extensive illustrations and photographs of anatomy, assessment techniques, and abnormal findings, with more diverse representation of patients.
- NEW integrated pediatric assessment threads pediatric considerations through relevant body-system chapters so students can compare techniques and findings across the lifespan as they learn each system.
- NEW two-column design makes comprehensive assessment content easier to scan, navigate, and use for learning and review.
- Key nursing health-history questions help students ask pertinent subjective questions and gather focused information for each body system.
- Typical vs. clinically significant comparison tables help learners distinguish expected findings from findings that may require further assessment.
- UPDATED health promotion and counseling keeps prevention and patient-education guidance current and relevant to today’s nursing practice.
- UPDATED clinical literature supports content with current evidence and reinforces evidence-based assessment.
- Comprehensive history taking and physical examination coverage develops the communication, observation, examination, and documentation skills central to nursing assessment.
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