Health assessment for nursing practice /
Wilson, Susan Fickertt.
Health assessment for nursing practice / Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens. - 4th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2009. - xxii, 646 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 619-624) and index.
Why Learn Health Assessment? -- Ethnic and Cultural Considerations -- Interviewing to Obtain a Health History -- Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment -- General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs -- Pain Assessment -- Mental Health and Mental Status Assessment -- Sleep Assessment -- Nutritional Assessment -- Skin, Hair, and Nails -- Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat -- Lung and Respiratory System -- Heart and Peripheral Vascular System -- Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System -- Musculoskeletal System -- Neurologic System -- Breasts and Axillae -- Reproductive System and the Perineum -- Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span -- Assessment of the Infant and Child -- Assessment of the Pregnant Client -- Assessment of the Older Adult -- Conducting a Head-to-Toe Assessment -- Documenting the Health Assessment -- North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nursing Diagnoses -- Health History Using Functional Health Patterns -- Conversion Tables -- Abbreviations -- Answer Key. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E.
9780323053228 (hardcover : alk. paper) 032305322X (hardcover : alk. paper)
2008025937
101476242 DNLM
Nursing assessment.
Nursing Assessment--methods.
Medical History Taking.
Physical Examination.
Medicine and health
RT48 / .W55 2008
616.07
2008 L-746 WY 100.4 / W753h 2009
Health assessment for nursing practice / Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens. - 4th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2009. - xxii, 646 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 619-624) and index.
Why Learn Health Assessment? -- Ethnic and Cultural Considerations -- Interviewing to Obtain a Health History -- Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment -- General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs -- Pain Assessment -- Mental Health and Mental Status Assessment -- Sleep Assessment -- Nutritional Assessment -- Skin, Hair, and Nails -- Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat -- Lung and Respiratory System -- Heart and Peripheral Vascular System -- Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System -- Musculoskeletal System -- Neurologic System -- Breasts and Axillae -- Reproductive System and the Perineum -- Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span -- Assessment of the Infant and Child -- Assessment of the Pregnant Client -- Assessment of the Older Adult -- Conducting a Head-to-Toe Assessment -- Documenting the Health Assessment -- North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nursing Diagnoses -- Health History Using Functional Health Patterns -- Conversion Tables -- Abbreviations -- Answer Key. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E.
9780323053228 (hardcover : alk. paper) 032305322X (hardcover : alk. paper)
2008025937
101476242 DNLM
Nursing assessment.
Nursing Assessment--methods.
Medical History Taking.
Physical Examination.
Medicine and health
RT48 / .W55 2008
616.07
2008 L-746 WY 100.4 / W753h 2009