Health assessment for nursing practice
By: Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens, Christine A. Tanner.
Contributors: Giddens, Jean.; Tanner, Christine A., 1947-
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Mosby; Mosby/Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 646
ISBN-13: 9780323053228
Subjects: Nursing assessment; Nursing Assessment -- methods; Medical History Taking; Physical Examination
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why learn health assessment?; title: Ethnic and cultural considerations; title: Interviewing to obtain a health history; title: Techniques and equipment for physical assessment; title: General inspection and measurement of vital signs; title: Pain assessment; title: Mental health assessment; title: Sleep assessment; title: Nutritional assessment; title: Health assessment of the adult; title: Skin, hair, nails; title: Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat; title: Lung and respiratory system; title: Heart and peripheral vascular system; title: Abdomen and gastrointestinal system; title: Musculoskeletal system; title: Neurologic system; title: Breasts and axillae; title: Reproductive system and the perineum; title: Health assessment across the lifespan; title: Developmental assessment throughout the lifespan; title: Assessment of the infant and child; title: Assessment of the pregnant client; title: Assessment of the older adult; title: Putting it all together; title: Conducting a head-to-toe assessment; title: Documenting the health assessment.