This text instructs nurses on how to evaluate heart and breath sounds, with a CD containing 96 examples cross-referenced to the text. It covers cardiac and respiratory anatomy and physiology, assessment, and types of sounds and their characteristics. Brief case examples and many illustrations are included. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This volume of the new Nursing Know-How series offers how-to guidance on the latest techniques for evaluating heart and breath sounds. The book is written in paragraph and bulleted format, with numerous illustrations and flow charts.
Know-How icons offer expert tips on where to listen with the stethoscope, how to differentiate sounds, what technique works best, and how to evaluate findings. Case Clip icons present real-life emergent scenarios, showing what the nurse heard and how the rapid response team intervened to avert crisis. Age Alert icons offer guidelines on age-specific differences in sounds and assessment techniques.
An accompanying audio CD contains over 80 heart sounds and over 60 breath sounds, keyed to the text.
This volume of the new Nursing Know-How series offers how-to guidance on the latest techniques for evaluating heart and breath sounds. The book is written in paragraph and bulleted format, with numerous illustrations and flow charts. Know-How icons offer expert tips on where to listen with the stethoscope, how to differentiate sounds, what technique works best, and how to evaluate findings. Case Clip icons present real-life emergent scenarios, showing what the nurse heard and how the rapid response team intervened to avert crisis. Age Alert icons offer guidelines on age-specific differences in sounds and assessment techniques. An accompanying audio CD contains over 80 heart sounds and over 60 breath sounds, keyed to the text.
