Nursing health assessment : student applications /
Patricia M. Dillon.
- Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, c2003.
- vii, 335 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unit I: Understanding Assessment; 1. Health Assessment and the Nurse 2. The Health History 3. Approach to the Physical Assessment;
Unit II: Promoting Health; 4. Teaching the Patient 5. Assessing Wellness 6. Assessing Nutrition 7. Spiritual Assessment
Unit III: Systems Physical Assessment 8. Assessing the Integumentary System 9. Assessing the Head, Face, and Neck 10. Assessing the Eye and Ear 11. Assessing the Respiratory System 12. Assessing the Cardiovascular System 13. Assessing the Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Systems 14. Assessing the Breasts 15. Assessing the Abdomen 16. Assessing the Female Genitourinary System 17. Assessing the Male Genitourinary System 18. Assessing the Motor-Musculoskeletal System 19. Assessing the Sensory-Neurological System 20. Putting it All Together
Unit IV: Adapting Assessment to Special Populations 21. Assessing the Mother-to-Be 22. Assessing the Newborn and Infant 23. Assessing the Toddler and Preschooler 24. Assessing the School-age Child and Adolescent 25. Assessing the Older Adult
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Nursing assessment. Nursing assessment--Case studies. Nursing Assessment--examination questions. Medical History Taking--methods--examination questions. Physical Examination--methods--examination questions.