Health assessment and physical examination /
Estes, Mary Ellen Zator
Health assessment and physical examination / Mary Ellen Zator Estes - Fifth edition. - Australia : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2014 - xxix, 1114 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Unit 1 : Laying the foundation -- Chapter 1 : Critical thinking and the nursing process -- Chapter 2 : Communication techniques and the patient interview -- Chapter 3 : The complete health history including documentation -- Unit 2 : Special assessment -- Chapter 4 : Developmental assessment -- Chapter 5 : Cultural assessment -- Chapter 6 : Spiritual assessment -- Chapter 7 : Nutritional assessment -- Unit 3 : Physical examination -- Chapter 8 : Physical examination techniques -- Chapter 9 : General survey, vital signs, and pain -- Chapter 10 : Skin, hair, and nails -- Chapter 11 : Head, neck, and regional lymph nodes -- Chapter 12 : Eyes -- Chapter 13 : Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- Chapter 14 : Breasts and regional lymph nodes -- Chapter 15 : Thorax and lungs -- Chapter 16 : Heart -- Chapter 17 : Peripheral vasculature and lymphatic system -- Chapter 18 : Abdomen -- Chapter 19 : Musculoskeletal system -- Chapter 20 : Mental status and neurological techniques -- Chapter 21 : Female genitalia -- Chapter 22 : Male genitalia -- Chapter 23 : Anus, rectum, and prostate -- Unit 4 : Special populations -- Chapter 24 : The pregnant patient -- Chapter 25 : The pediatric patient -- Chapter 26 : The older adult patient -- Unit 5 : Putting it all together -- Chapter 27 : The complete health history and physical examination
Health assessment forms the foundation of all nursing care, Assessment is an ongoing process that evaluates the whole person as a physical, psychosocial, and functional being, whether the patient is young or old.
9781133610939
NURSING ASSESSMENT
RT 48 .E88 2014
Health assessment and physical examination / Mary Ellen Zator Estes - Fifth edition. - Australia : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2014 - xxix, 1114 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Unit 1 : Laying the foundation -- Chapter 1 : Critical thinking and the nursing process -- Chapter 2 : Communication techniques and the patient interview -- Chapter 3 : The complete health history including documentation -- Unit 2 : Special assessment -- Chapter 4 : Developmental assessment -- Chapter 5 : Cultural assessment -- Chapter 6 : Spiritual assessment -- Chapter 7 : Nutritional assessment -- Unit 3 : Physical examination -- Chapter 8 : Physical examination techniques -- Chapter 9 : General survey, vital signs, and pain -- Chapter 10 : Skin, hair, and nails -- Chapter 11 : Head, neck, and regional lymph nodes -- Chapter 12 : Eyes -- Chapter 13 : Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- Chapter 14 : Breasts and regional lymph nodes -- Chapter 15 : Thorax and lungs -- Chapter 16 : Heart -- Chapter 17 : Peripheral vasculature and lymphatic system -- Chapter 18 : Abdomen -- Chapter 19 : Musculoskeletal system -- Chapter 20 : Mental status and neurological techniques -- Chapter 21 : Female genitalia -- Chapter 22 : Male genitalia -- Chapter 23 : Anus, rectum, and prostate -- Unit 4 : Special populations -- Chapter 24 : The pregnant patient -- Chapter 25 : The pediatric patient -- Chapter 26 : The older adult patient -- Unit 5 : Putting it all together -- Chapter 27 : The complete health history and physical examination
Health assessment forms the foundation of all nursing care, Assessment is an ongoing process that evaluates the whole person as a physical, psychosocial, and functional being, whether the patient is young or old.
9781133610939
NURSING ASSESSMENT
RT 48 .E88 2014