Nursing Health Assessment : a best practice approach - Jensen, Sharon, 1955- (Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, 2015)
Unit 1: Foundations of nursing health assessment -- The nurses role in health assessment -- The health history and interview -- Physical examination techniques and equipment. Unit 2: General examinations -- Vital signs and general survey -- Pain assessment -- Nutrition assessment -- Assessment of developmental stages -- Mental health and violence assessment -- Asssessment of social, cultural, and spiritual health. Unit 3: Regional examinations -- Skin, hair, and nails assessment -- Head and neck, including lymph nodes and vessels -- Eyes assessment -- Ears assessment -- Nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat -- Thorax and lung assessment -- Heart and neck vessels assessment -- Peripheral vascular and lymphatic assessment -- Breasts and axillae assessment -- Abdominal assessment -- Musculoskeletal assessment -- Neurological assessment -- Male genitalia and rectal assessment -- Femal genitalia and rectal assessment. Unit 4: Special populations and foci -- Pregnant women -- Newborns and infants -- Children and adolescents -- Older adults. Unit 5: Putting it all together -- Assessment of the hospitalized adult -- Head-to-toe assessment of the adult.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nursing assessment; Nursing assessment -- standards; Nursing assessment -- methods -- Case Reports; Medical history taking -- methods -- Case Reports; Physical examination -- methods -- Case Reports