Health assessment for nursing practice
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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St. Louis, Missouri :
Mosby/Elsevier,
©2009
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| Edición: | 4th edition. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foundations for health assessment.
- Why learn health assessment?
- Ethnic and cultural considerations.
- Interviewing to obtain a health history.
- Techniques and equipment for physical assessment.
- General inspection and measurement of vital signs.
- Pain assessment.
- Mental health and mental status assessment.
- Sleep assessment.
- Nutritional assessment.
- Health assessment of the adult.
- Skin, hair, and nails.
- Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
- Lung and respiratory system.
- Heart and peripheral vascular system.
- Abdomen and gastrointestinal system.
- Musculoskeletal system.
- Neurologic system.
- Breasts and axillae.
- Reproductive system and the perineum.
- Health assessment across the lifespan.
- Developmental assessment throughout the lifespan.
- Assessment of the infant and child.
- Assessment of the pregnant client.
- Assessment of the older adult.
- Conducting a head-to-toe assessment.
- Documenting the health assessment.