Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 11th Edition (Guide to Physical Exam & History Taking (Bates))

944 Pages·2011·49.49 MB·English

by  Beth Hogan-Quigley MSN RN CRNP, Mary Louise Palm MS RN, Lynn S. Bickley MD

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B A T E S '
NURSING GUIDE
TO
Physical Examination
and History Taking
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B A T E S '
NURSING GUIDE
TO
Physical Examination
and History Taking
Beth Hogan-Quigley, MSN, RN, CRNP
Family and Community Health Department
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary Louise Palm, MS, RN
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Rhode Island College of Nursing
Kingston, Rhode Island
Lynn S. Bickley, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Heartfelt love and appreciation to my family:
Peter for navigating the seas with me with love and support.
Colleen and Megan for being the beams of sunlight that brighten my days.
Jim and Betty for providing me with the compass to chart my journey.
Sharon, Jim, Jan, and Laurie for “cruising” along the voyage.
And for remembering Kristin, who shines on all of us.
Beth Hogan-Quigley
With much appreciation and thanks to my family:
My husband, William J. Palm, for his support and love during this project.
My children, Aileene, Bill, and Andy, with love.
Mary Louise Palm
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To Lynn S. Bickley, MD and Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH for creating an
outstanding textbook that gave us the base to adapt the material for the
undergraduate nursing student. Their thorough coverage of assessment
techniques and superb writing style was a wonderful foundation for us to
utilize. They set the standard for excellence in textbook writing.
We appreciate the many professionals at Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
who provided guidance throughout the creation of Bates’ Nursing Guide to
Physical Examination and History Taking. To Peter Darcy, Jean Roden-
berger, and Renee Gagliardi, who brought us into the project. Katherine
Burland, our product manager, and Mary Kinsella, who both provided day
to day guidance. Our thanks to artist Anne Rains, who created drawings and
altered pictures and turned our thoughts into graphics.
We would also like to thank the team at Aptara with a special thank you to
Chris Miller, project manager, who was always available to answer questions
at a moment’s notice.
To Colleen Quigley for computer expertise and graphics.
To all our colleagues, who provided expertise and support for our endeavor
and helped make this text a reality. To Patricia Burbank DNsc, RN who pro-
vided wording on sensitive topics.
To our students, past and present, who are the reason we teach and who
inspire us to create and use better teaching tools.
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