Clinical Diagnosis

Philip Jevon

Wiley, Jan 31, 2011 - Medical - 216 pages

The role and function of the nurse is rapidly changing. Some nurses are now required to undertake clinical diagnosis of the patient, a responsibility traditionally undertaken by a doctor. Clinical Diagnosis helps prepare nurses to fulfill this role, providing them with the skills and underpinning knowledge to make clinical diagnoses of patients effectively. Each chapter follows the same layout for each symptom or sign, exploring the definition, causes, history, precipitating factors, associated signs and symptoms, important considerations, relevant clinical examination, and investigations and tests.

• The first UK text to explore clinical diagnosis from a nursing perspective
• In the Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses series
• Written by an authority in the field
• Concise, accessible, and evidence-based

About the author

Phil Jevon is Resuscitation Officer/ Clinical Skills Lead at The Manor Hospital, Walsall. He runs and directs the Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS, ILS, EPLS Courses and still works regularly in the clinical area. A key part of his role is to provide simulation training for medical students on SIMMAN in clinical examination/diagnosis skills – he has recently been awarded honorary Clinical lecturer in recognition of this work.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Clinical Diagnosis; Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
• Editor: Philip Jevon
• Publisher: Wiley, 2011
• ISBN: 1444340034, 9781444340037
• Length: 216 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Critical Care; Medical / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care; Medical / Nursing / General