Health Assessment for Nursing Practice
By- Susan Wilson, RN, PhD, CS, FNP, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Health and Social Welfare, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK; Emeritus Associate Professor, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
- Jean Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Coordinator, MSN Nursing Education Concentration, College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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.
Paperback, 632 Pages
Published: September 2012
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-09151-0
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I. Foundations for Health Assessment
1. Why Learn Health Assessment?
2. Ethnic Cultural Considerations
3. Interviewing to Obtain a Health History
4. Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment
5. General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs
6. Pain Assessment
7. Mental Health Assessment
8. Sleep Assessment
9. Nutritional Assessment
II. Health Assessment of the Adult
10. Skin Hair, Nails
11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
12. Lung and Respiratory System
13. Heart and Peripheral Vascular System
14. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
15. Musculoskeletal System
16. Neurologic System
17. Breasts and Axillae
18. Reproductive System and the Perineum
III. NEW! Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
19. Developmental Assessment Throughout the Lifespan
20. NEW! Assessment of the Infant and Child
21. Assessment of the Pregnant Client
22. NEW! Assessment of the Older Adult
IV. Putting It All Together
23. Conducting a Head-to-Toe Assessment
24. Documenting the Health Assessment
