Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment / 8th ed.
Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment /
[edited by] Janet R. Weber.
- 8th ed.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, c2005.
- 788 p. : col ill. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 757-769) and index.
Obtaining a nursing health history -- Collecting subjective and objective data -- Performing physical assessment skills -- Assessing psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development -- Assessing mental status and substance abuse -- Assessing general status and vital signs -- Assessing pain : the 5th vital sign -- Assessing for violence -- Assessing nutritional status -- Assessing skin, hair, and nails -- Assessing head and neck -- Assessing eyes -- Assessing ears -- Assessing mouth, throat, nose, and sinuses -- Assessing thorax and lungs -- Assessing breasts and lymphatic system -- Assessing heart and neck vessels -- Assessing peripheral vascular system -- Assessing abdomen -- Assessing musculoskeletal system -- Assessing neurological system -- Assessing male genitalia and rectum -- Assessing female genitalia and rectum -- Assessing childbearing women -- Assessing newborns and infants -- Assessing older adults.
9781451142822 (alk. paper)
Nursing Assessment--methods--Handbooks.
Medical History Taking--methods--Handbooks.
Physical Examination--methods--Handbooks.
616.075 / WEB
Includes bibliographical references (pages 757-769) and index.
Obtaining a nursing health history -- Collecting subjective and objective data -- Performing physical assessment skills -- Assessing psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development -- Assessing mental status and substance abuse -- Assessing general status and vital signs -- Assessing pain : the 5th vital sign -- Assessing for violence -- Assessing nutritional status -- Assessing skin, hair, and nails -- Assessing head and neck -- Assessing eyes -- Assessing ears -- Assessing mouth, throat, nose, and sinuses -- Assessing thorax and lungs -- Assessing breasts and lymphatic system -- Assessing heart and neck vessels -- Assessing peripheral vascular system -- Assessing abdomen -- Assessing musculoskeletal system -- Assessing neurological system -- Assessing male genitalia and rectum -- Assessing female genitalia and rectum -- Assessing childbearing women -- Assessing newborns and infants -- Assessing older adults.
9781451142822 (alk. paper)
Nursing Assessment--methods--Handbooks.
Medical History Taking--methods--Handbooks.
Physical Examination--methods--Handbooks.
616.075 / WEB