Fundamentals of assessment and care planning for nurses / Ian Peate.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nature of nursing -- The provision of care -- Critical thinking and clinical decision making -- The nursing process -- Care plans -- Models of nursing -- The skills of assessment and planning care -- Assessment tools -- Assessing the musculoskeletal system -- Assessing the circulatory system -- Assessing the cardiac system -- Assessing the gastrointestinal system -- Assessing the renal system -- Assessing the respiratory system -- Assessing the male reproductive system -- Assessing the female reproductive system -- Assessing the nervous system -- Assessing the endocrine system -- Assessing the immune system -- Assessing the skin.

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