Health assessment for nursing practice. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Wilson, Susan Fickertt; Giddens, Jean
• Contents: 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
• Edition: 5th ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Mosby
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.075; Nursing assessment; Medical history taking; Nursing diagnosis
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323294171; 0323294170
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.