Companion to: Health assessment in nursing / Janet Weber, Jane H. Kelley. 4th ed. c2010. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Obtaining a nursing health history -- Collecting objective and subjective data -- Performing physical assessment skills -- Assessing mental status -- Assessing general status and vital signs -- Assessing pain : the fifth vital sign -- Assessing victims of violence -- Assessing nutrition -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head and neck -- Eyes -- Ears -- Mouth, throat, nose, and sinuses -- Thorax and lungs -- Breasts -- Heart -- Peripheral vascular system -- Abdomen -- Female genitalia and urinary system -- Male genitalia and urinary system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Nervous system -- Assessing childbearing women -- Assessing newborns and infants -- Assessing frail elderly clients.
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