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• A clear, approachable writing style in an attractive and user-friendly format.
• Integrated lifespan content.
• Transcultural considerations in both a separate chapter and highlighted throughout.
• Hundreds of meticulously prepared four-color illustrations.
• Sample charting of normal findings and sample clinical case studies.
• Integration of the complete health assessment in a photo essay at the end of the book, where all the steps of assessment are put together in a choreographed whole.
• Student CD-ROM bound into every copy includes case studies, printable health promotion guides, and a comprehensive head-to-toe video on assessing the adult.

• Features hundreds of new full-color photos.
• Includes new chapters on screening for domestic violence and pain assessment.

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Great deal!	Customer Rating:
I purchase this book for an online class and the price I got was $12 better than at the university bookstore!

Finally...an easy-to-read nursing textbook!!

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I absolutely love this book. It is so much easier to read than any of the other 50 or so textbooks I have weighing down my bookshelves. I don't know if it's the un-fussy writing style, or the abundance of pictures that make it more interesting than others like it, but I will say that for once, I do not dread my reading assignments. Thanks for such an interesting book! (When I start my career, I will upgrade to the next edition for sure)

Paying more for shipping does not provide better service.	Customer Rating:
After reading another review, I discovered a CD may not be part of the book I purchased. This is not good. The CD is part of the learning process and allows the student to assimilate the learnings from the book with the CD information. Also, I paid for 1 day fed. express shipping and the book did not arrive on the date expected.

College student

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This book does have good layout by using seperate chapters for the different systems and has abnormal findings with pictures in every chapter. But It is not detailed enough. I would sometimes find myself looking for more information because it doesn't go too much farther then describing something briefly. I would like to find a more detailed book but this is the one my nursing class required. And it has no glossary for definition of terms.

Physical Examination & Health Assessment	Customer Rating:
When I recieved the book it was still in its original wrapping, brand new. I recieved it in timely manner. No problems.