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Health assessment for nursing practice / Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens.

By: Wilson, Susan FickerttContributor(s): Giddens, JeanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2009Edition: 4th edDescription: xxii, 646 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN: 9780323053228 (hardcover : alk. paper); 032305322X (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Nursing assessment | Nursing Assessment -- methods | Medical History Taking | Physical Examination | Medicine and healthDDC classification: 616.07 LOC classification: RT48 | .W55 2008NLM classification: 2008 L-746 | WY 100.4
Contents:
Ch. 1. Why Learn Health Assessment? -- Ch. 2. Ethnic and Cultural Considerations -- Ch. 3. Interviewing to Obtain a Health History -- Ch. 4. Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment -- Ch. 5. General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs -- Ch. 6. Pain Assessment -- Ch. 7. Mental Health and Mental Status Assessment -- Ch. 8. Sleep Assessment -- Ch. 9. Nutritional Assessment -- Ch. 10. Skin, Hair, and Nails -- Ch. 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat -- Ch. 12. Lung and Respiratory System -- Ch. 13. Heart and Peripheral Vascular System -- Ch. 14. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System -- Ch. 15. Musculoskeletal System -- Ch. 16. Neurologic System -- Ch. 17. Breasts and Axillae -- Ch. 18. Reproductive System and the Perineum -- Ch. 19. Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span -- Ch. 20. Assessment of the Infant and Child -- Ch. 21. Assessment of the Pregnant Client -- Ch. 22. Assessment of the Older Adult -- Ch. 23. Conducting a Head-to-Toe Assessment -- Ch. 24. Documenting the Health Assessment -- App. A. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nursing Diagnoses -- App. B. Health History Using Functional Health Patterns -- App. C. Conversion Tables -- App. D. Abbreviations -- App. E. Answer Key.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 619-624) and index.

Ch. 1. Why Learn Health Assessment? -- Ch. 2. Ethnic and Cultural Considerations -- Ch. 3. Interviewing to Obtain a Health History -- Ch. 4. Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment -- Ch. 5. General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs -- Ch. 6. Pain Assessment -- Ch. 7. Mental Health and Mental Status Assessment -- Ch. 8. Sleep Assessment -- Ch. 9. Nutritional Assessment -- Ch. 10. Skin, Hair, and Nails -- Ch. 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat -- Ch. 12. Lung and Respiratory System -- Ch. 13. Heart and Peripheral Vascular System -- Ch. 14. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System -- Ch. 15. Musculoskeletal System -- Ch. 16. Neurologic System -- Ch. 17. Breasts and Axillae -- Ch. 18. Reproductive System and the Perineum -- Ch. 19. Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span -- Ch. 20. Assessment of the Infant and Child -- Ch. 21. Assessment of the Pregnant Client -- Ch. 22. Assessment of the Older Adult -- Ch. 23. Conducting a Head-to-Toe Assessment -- Ch. 24. Documenting the Health Assessment -- App. A. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nursing Diagnoses -- App. B. Health History Using Functional Health Patterns -- App. C. Conversion Tables -- App. D. Abbreviations -- App. E. Answer Key.

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