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Nursing health assessment : concepts and activities/ Margaret A. Fitzgerald.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia: Springhouse, 1994.Description: xxx, 993 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781451192865 (alk. paper)
  • 145119286X (alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RT48 JEN 1994
NLM classification:
  • WY 100.4
Contents:
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.
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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.

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