Jones, Rhonda M. <br/><br/>
Patient assessment in pharmacy practice / 
Rhonda M. Jones and Raylene M. Rospond 
 - Baltimore, Maryland :  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,  c2003 
 - vii, 521 pages :  color illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part One: Overview of patient assessment --  1. Patient assessment and the pharmaceutical care process -- 2. Cultural considerations in patient assessment -- 3. Health and medication history -- 4. Principles and methods of the basic physical examination -- 5. General assessment and vital signs -- 6. Nutritional assessment -- 7. Pain assessment -- Part Two: Assessment of body systems.  -- 8. Skin, hair, and nails -- 9. Eyes and ears -- 10. Head and neck -- 11. Respiratory system -- 12. Cardiovascular system -- 13. Peripheral vascular system -- 14. Gastrointestinal system -- 15. Hepatic system -- 16. Renal system -- 17. Musculoskeletal system -- 18. Nervous system -- 19. Mental status -- 20. Endocrine system -- 21. The male patient -- 22. The female patient. 
<br/><br/> Patient assessment in pharmacy practice, a textbook for pharmacy students and practitioners, presents a practical approach to assessing the patient's health-related problems. With the implementation of pharmaceutical care, the pharmacist is responsible for not only delivery of the drug product, but also improving the health outcomes of the patient. An integral part of the pharmaceutical care process involves patient assessment skills. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>683302566 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RS 67 .J65 2003