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050			_aRT 48 .W55 2009
100			_aWilson, Susan Fickertt _eauthor
245		0	_aHealth assessment for nursing practice / _cSusan Fickertt Wilson and Jean Giddens
250			_aFourth edition.
260			_aSt. Louis, Missouri : _bMosby Elsevier, _cc2009
300			_axxii, 646 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c29 cm.
365			_bUSD6848
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aFoundations 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 --
520			_aUsing 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
650			_aDIAGNOSTICS CLINIQUES
700			_aGiddens, Jean _eco-author
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