Nursing health assessment :
Fitzgerald, Margaret A.
Nursing health assessment : concepts and activities/ Margaret A. Fitzgerald. - Philadelphia: Springhouse, 1994. - xxx, 993 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unit 1: Foundations of nursing health assessment -- The nurses role in health assessment -- The health history and interview -- Physical examination techniques and equipment. Unit 2: General examinations -- Vital signs and general survey -- Pain assessment -- Nutrition assessment -- Assessment of developmental stages -- Mental health and violence assessment -- Asssessment of social, cultural, and spiritual health. Unit 3: Regional examinations -- Skin, hair, and nails assessment -- Head and neck, including lymph nodes and vessels -- Eyes assessment -- Ears assessment -- Nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat -- Thorax and lung assessment -- Heart and neck vessels assessment -- Peripheral vascular and lymphatic assessment -- Breasts and axillae assessment -- Abdominal assessment -- Musculoskeletal assessment -- Neurological assessment -- Male genitalia and rectal assessment -- Femal genitalia and rectal assessment. Unit 4: Special populations and foci -- Pregnant women -- Newborns and infants -- Children and adolescents -- Older adults. Unit 5: Putting it all together -- Assessment of the hospitalized adult -- Head-to-toe assessment of the adult.
9781451192865 (alk. paper) 145119286X (alk. paper)
2014028217
101636905 DNLM
Nursing assessment.
Nursing Assessment--standards.
Nursing Assessment--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.
Physical Examination--methods.
Case Reports.
RT48 / JEN 1994
WY 100.4
Nursing health assessment : concepts and activities/ Margaret A. Fitzgerald. - Philadelphia: Springhouse, 1994. - xxx, 993 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unit 1: Foundations of nursing health assessment -- The nurses role in health assessment -- The health history and interview -- Physical examination techniques and equipment. Unit 2: General examinations -- Vital signs and general survey -- Pain assessment -- Nutrition assessment -- Assessment of developmental stages -- Mental health and violence assessment -- Asssessment of social, cultural, and spiritual health. Unit 3: Regional examinations -- Skin, hair, and nails assessment -- Head and neck, including lymph nodes and vessels -- Eyes assessment -- Ears assessment -- Nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat -- Thorax and lung assessment -- Heart and neck vessels assessment -- Peripheral vascular and lymphatic assessment -- Breasts and axillae assessment -- Abdominal assessment -- Musculoskeletal assessment -- Neurological assessment -- Male genitalia and rectal assessment -- Femal genitalia and rectal assessment. Unit 4: Special populations and foci -- Pregnant women -- Newborns and infants -- Children and adolescents -- Older adults. Unit 5: Putting it all together -- Assessment of the hospitalized adult -- Head-to-toe assessment of the adult.
9781451192865 (alk. paper) 145119286X (alk. paper)
2014028217
101636905 DNLM
Nursing assessment.
Nursing Assessment--standards.
Nursing Assessment--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.
Physical Examination--methods.
Case Reports.
RT48 / JEN 1994
WY 100.4