Health assessment for nursing practice / Susan Fickertt Wilson and Jean Giddens
Material type:
- 9780323053228
- RT 48 .W55 2009

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National University - Manila | LRC - Main General Circulation | Nursing | GC RT 48 .W55 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | c.1 | Available | NULIB000001413 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foundations for health assessment -- 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 -- Health assessment of the adult -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat -- Lungs and respiratory system -- Heart and peripheral vascular system -- Abdomen and gastrointestinal system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Breasts and axillae -- Reproductive system and the perineum -- Health assessment across the lifespan -- Developmental assessment throughout the lifespan -- 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 --
Using a nursing-oriented, holistic approach, this straightforward text provides you with a visual presentation to conducting physical examinations. This textbook clearly delineates the routine exam techniques from those exams for special circumstances or advanced practice
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