TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jarvis,Carolyn
TI  - Physical examination & health assessment
SN  - 9781416032434 
U1  - 616.0754 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - St. Louis, Mo.
PB  - Saunders/Elsevier
KW  - Physical diagnosis
KW  - Nursing assessment
N1  - 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 


ER  -