Health & physical assessment in nursing /
Health and physical assessment in nursing
Donita D'Amico, Colleen Barbarito.
- 1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH ASSESSMENT: Health assessment -- Wellness and health promotion -- Health assessment across the life span -- Cultural considerations -- Psychosocial assessment -- UNIT II: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT: Techniques and equipment -- General survey -- Pain assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- The health history -- UNIT III: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT: Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, neck, and related lymphatics -- Eye -- Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- Respiratory system -- Breasts and axillae -- Cardiovascular system -- Peripheral vascular system -- Abdomen -- Urinary system -- Male reproductive system -- Female reproductive system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- UNIT IV: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN: Assessment of infants, children, and adolescents -- The pregnant female -- Assessing the older adult -- Appendixes -- Glossary.
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 98 or newer and Macintosh 9.x and OSX.
0130493732 9780130493736
2005048928
Nursing assessment--Outlines, syllabi, etc. Physical diagnosis--Outlines, syllabi, etc.