Physical examination & health assessment /
Physical examination and health assessment
Carolyn Jarvis
- 6th edition.
- St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2012.
- xv, 880 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents;
Unit 1: Assessment of the whole person 1. Evidence-based assessment 2. Cultural competence: cultural care 3. The interview 4. The complete health history 5. Mental status assessment 6. Substance use assessment 7. Domestic violence assessment
Unit 2: Approach to the clinical setting 8. Assessment techniques and the clinical setting 9. General survey, measurement and vital signs 10. Pain assessment: the fifth vital sign 11. Nutritional assessment
Unit 3: Physical examination 12. Skin, hair and nails 13. Head, face and neck, including regional lymphatics 14. Eyes 15. Ears 16. Nose, mouth and throat 17. Breasts and regional lymphatics 18. Thorax and lungs 19. heart and neck vessels 20. Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system 21. Abdomen 22. Musculoskeletal system 23. Neurologic system 24. Male genitourinary system 25. Anus, rectum, and prostate 26. Female genitourinary system
Unit 4: Integration of the health assessment 27. The complete health assessment: Putting it all altogether 28. Reassessment of the hospitalized adult 29. The pregnant female 30. Functional assessment of the older adult