Take your health assessment skills to the next level by mastering diagnostic and clinical reasoning with Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 7th Edition. This comprehensive guide goes beyond basic physical examinations to help you accurately evaluate common conditions. Organized by patient symptoms or complaints, the book adopts a systematic approach starting with a chief concern rather than a specific diagnosis or disease, guiding you step-by-step through the diagnostic reasoning process to reach a clinical diagnosis.

The seventh edition includes new chapters on veterans’ health and contemporary approaches in primary care settings, as well as updated content on important issues such as race, ethnicity, and gender identity. Written by a team of advanced practitioners led by Joyce E. Dains, this AJN award-winning text equips you to think like an expert clinician. ISBN  978-0323832069