Health assessment for nursing practice / June M. Thompson, Susan F. Wilson

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

1 Why learn health assessment?
2 Developmental assessment through the lifespan
3 Ethic and cultural considerations
4 Interviewing to obtain a health history
5 Equipment for physical assessment
6 Techniques of physical assessment
7 Nutritional assessment
8 skin, hair, and nails
9 Lymphatic system
10 Head and neck
11 Nose, paranasal sinuses mouth, and oropharynx
12 Ears and auditory system
13 Eyes and visual system
14 Lungs and respiratory system
15 Heart and peripheral vascular system
16 Breasts and axillae
17 Abdomen and gastrointestinal system
18 Female genitalia and reproductive system
19 Male genitalia
20 Anus rectum and prostate
21 Musculoskeletal system
22 Neurologic system and mental status
23 Head to toe examination and documentation