Health assessment for nursing practice / Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens,
Material type: TextPublisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2005Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 748 pages : ills (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): Nursing assessment | Nursing Assessment -- methods | Medical History Taking | Physical ExaminationDDC classification: 616.07/5 LOC classification: RT48 | .W55 2013Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-585) and index.
Contents : Foundations for health assessment: Why learn health assessment? -- Develo0pmental assessment throughout the life span -- Ethnic and cultural considerations -- Interviewing to obtain a health history -- Techniques and equipment for physical assessment -- General inspection and measurement of vital signs -- Mental health and mental status assessment -- Pain assessment -- Sleep assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- Health assessment and documentation: skin, hair, and nails -- Lymphatic system -- Head and neck -- Nose, paranasal sinuses, mouth, and oropharynx -- Ears and auditory system -- Eyes and visual system -- Lungs and respiratory system -- Heart and peripheral vascular system -- Breast and axillae -- Abdomen and gastrointestinal system -- Female genitalia and reproductive system -- Male genitalia and reproductive system -- Anus, rectum, and prostate -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Assessment of the pregnant client -- Head -to-toe examination and documentation
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