Physical examination & health assessment /
Physical examination and health assessment
Carolyn Jarvis
- 5th edition.
- St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2008.
- vi, 330 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents;
Unit 1: Assessment of the whole person 1. Critical thinking in health assessment 2. Developmental tasks and health promotion across the life cycle 3. Cultural competence: Cultural care 4. The interview etc.
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 etc.
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
Minimum system requirements: Intel Pentium processor (Pentium II or higher recommended); Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, and XP; Macintosh Power PC with System 8.6 or later (including OS X 10.1); Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0+ and Netscape 4.7+; Monitor 800 x 600 screen resolution, 256 colors; 16 bit 22khz audio card (SoundBlaster compatible); 64 MB RAM.