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D'Amico, Donita

Health & physical assessment in nursing. / Donita D'Amico, and Colleen Barbarito - Upper Saddle River, NJ Pearson/Prentice Hall - xxvi, 906p : ills. coll, appendix, glossary, refs.,index 1 CD-ROM (Inside front cover)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: Unit I: Introduction to health assessment: Health assessment -- Wellness and health promotion -- Health assessment across the life span -- Cultural considerations -- Psychosocial assessment -- Unit II: Intro
duction to physical assessment: Techniques and equipment -- General survey -- Pain assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- The health history -- Unit III Physical assessment: Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, neck, and related lymphatics -- eye -- Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- Respiratory system -- Breasts and axillae -- Cardiovascular system -- peripheral vascular system -- Abdomen -- Urinary system -- Male reproductive system -- Female reproductive system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Unit IV: Physical assessment across the life span: Assessment of infants, children, and adolescents -- The pregnant female -- Assessing the older adult.

ISBN: 9780130493736 0130493732

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing assessment - --Outlines, syllabi, etc
Physical diagnosis - --Outlines, syllabi etc

LC Class. No.: RT48.D36

Dewey Class. No.: 616.07'5