Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-198) and index.
Assessment and the functional health patterns -- The nursing history and examination : collection and interpretation of information -- Health precept ion--health management pattern -- Nutritional--metabolic pattern -- Elimination pattern -- Activity--exercise pattern -- Sleep--rest pattern -- Cognitive--perceptual pattern -- Self-perception--self-concept pattern -- Role--relationship pattern -- Sexuality--reproductive pattern -- Coping--stress tolerance pattern -- Value--belief pattern -- Assessment data : analysis and interpretation -- Individual assessment guidelines.
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Uses functional health patterns to help students acquire relevant assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses, and to select appropriate nursing interventions - emphasizing the connection between diagnostic judgment and therapeutic judgment. This guide offers an overview of assessment and functional health patterns.