Health assessment for nursing practice. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens.
• Authors: Wilson, Susan Fickertt; Giddens, Jean
• Contents: I: Foundations for health assessment. Introduction to health assessment ; Obtaining a health history ; Techniques and equipment for physical assessment ; General inspection and measurement of vital signs ; Culture competence ; Pain assessment ; Mental health assessment ; Nutritional assessment. -- II: 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. -- III: Health assessment across the life span. Development assessment throughout the life span ; Assessment of the infant, child, and adolescent ; Assessment of the pregnant patient ; Assessment of the older adult. -- IV: Synthesis and application of health assessment. Conducting a head-to-toe examination ; Documenting the comprehensive health assessment ; Adapting health assessment.
• Edition: 7th edition
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Mosby
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (560 pages)
• Subjects: 616.07/5; 616.075 WIL 2021; Nursing assessment; Physical diagnosis; Medical history taking; Nursing Assessment -- methods; Physical Examination; Medical History Taking; Diagnostics infirmiers; Diagnostics cliniques; Anamnèse; Nursing assessment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323763196; 0323763197
• 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.