Physical examination & health assessment /
Jarvis, Carolyn.
Physical examination & health assessment / Physical examination and health assessment Carolyn Jarvis ; original illustrations by Pat Thomas ; assessment photographs by Kevin Strandberg. - 3rd edition - Philadelphia : Saunders, c2000. - xx, 956 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unit I. Assessment of the whole person.
1. Assessment for health and illness
2. Developmental tasks and health promotion across the life cycle
3. Transcultural considerations in assessment
4. The interview
5. The complete health history
6. Mental status assessment
7. Nutritional assessment.
Unit II. Physical examination
8. Assessment techniques and approach to the clinical setting
9. General survey, measurement, vital signs
10. Skin, hair, and nails
11. Head and neck, including regional lymphatics
12. Eyes
13. Ears
14. Nose, mouth, and throat
15. Breasts and regional lymphatics
16. Thorax and lungs
17. Heart and neck vessels
18. Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system.
19. Abdomen
20. Musculoskeletal system
21. Neurologic system
22. Male genitalia
23. Anus, rectum, and prostate.
24. Female genitalia
25. The pregnant female
Unit IV. Integration of the health assessment.
26. The complete health assessment: putting it all together.
27. Critical Thinking in health assessment
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Physical diagnosis.
Nursing assessment.
Physical Examination--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.
Nursing Assessment--methods.
WB 205 J383p 2000
Physical examination & health assessment / Physical examination and health assessment Carolyn Jarvis ; original illustrations by Pat Thomas ; assessment photographs by Kevin Strandberg. - 3rd edition - Philadelphia : Saunders, c2000. - xx, 956 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unit I. Assessment of the whole person.
1. Assessment for health and illness
2. Developmental tasks and health promotion across the life cycle
3. Transcultural considerations in assessment
4. The interview
5. The complete health history
6. Mental status assessment
7. Nutritional assessment.
Unit II. Physical examination
8. Assessment techniques and approach to the clinical setting
9. General survey, measurement, vital signs
10. Skin, hair, and nails
11. Head and neck, including regional lymphatics
12. Eyes
13. Ears
14. Nose, mouth, and throat
15. Breasts and regional lymphatics
16. Thorax and lungs
17. Heart and neck vessels
18. Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system.
19. Abdomen
20. Musculoskeletal system
21. Neurologic system
22. Male genitalia
23. Anus, rectum, and prostate.
24. Female genitalia
25. The pregnant female
Unit IV. Integration of the health assessment.
26. The complete health assessment: putting it all together.
27. Critical Thinking in health assessment
0721684246 9780721684246
Physical diagnosis.
Nursing assessment.
Physical Examination--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.
Nursing Assessment--methods.
WB 205 J383p 2000