TY - BOOK AU - Jensen,Sharon TI - Nursing health assessment: a best practice approach. SN - 9780781780629 (hbk : alk. paper) AV - RT48.J46 PY - 2011/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer Health KW - Nursing Assessment KW - methods KW - Case Reports KW - Medical History Taking KW - Physical Examination N1 - 1 CD-ROM (inside front cover) - Missing; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: The nurse's role in health assessment -- The interview and therapeutic dialogue -- The health history -- Techniques of physical examination and equipment -- Documentation and interdisciplinary communication -- General survey and vital signs assessment -- Pain assessment -- Nutrition assessment -- Assessment of development stages -- Mental health assessment -- Assessment of social, cultural and spiritual health -- Assessment of human violence -- Skin and nails assessment -- Head and neck with lymphatics assessment -- Eyes assessment -- Ears Assessment-- Nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat assessment -- Thorax lungs assessment -- Heart and neck vessels assessment -- Peripheral vascular and lymphatic assessment -- Breasts and axillae assessment -- Abdominal assessment -- Musculoskeletal assessment -- Neurological assessment -- Male genitalia and rectal assessment -- Female genitalia and rectal assessment -- Pregnant women -- Newborns and infants -- Children and adolescents -- Older adults -- Head-to- toe assessment of the adult-- ER -