TY - BOOK AU - Springhouse TI - Nurse's Quick Check: Signs and Symptoms SN - 9781469885889 AV - RT48 -- .N853 2006eb U1 - 616.07/5 PY - 2005/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer Health KW - Nursing assessment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Nursing diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Symptoms -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Electronic books N1 - Signs & -- Symptoms -- Contents -- Contributors and consultants -- Foreword -- Signs & -- Symptoms -- Additional signs and symptoms -- Evaluating a symptom -- Selected references -- Index N2 - Designed for quick reference in the hospital hallway or at the nurses' station, this handbook presents succinct, bulleted, up-to-the-minute information on over 300 common signs and symptoms. It provides a rapid refresher on the key facts a nurse needs to understand: the variations, possible causes, and clinical significance of a sign or symptom. Signs and symptoms are alphabetically organized and each is presented on an easy-to-scan two-page spread. Numerous illustrations and tables are included. Special logos highlight emergency interventions for life-threatening signs and symptoms and techniques to help pinpoint or further characterize a particular finding UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2032443 ER -