Health Assessment & Physical Examination

by Estes, Mary Ellen Zator

• ISBN13: 9780766824102
• ISBN10: 0766824101
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-06
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

The premier book of its kind, Health Assessment & Physical Examination, third edition, is designed to teach you to assess a patient's physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health as a foundation to nursing care. The skills of interviewing, documentation, inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation are refined to teach you to make effective clinical judgments that promote healthy positive outcomes.

Table of Contents

Unit I: Laying the Foundation

1. The Nursing Process

2. The Patient Interview

3. The Complete Health History

Unit II: Special Assessments

4. Developmental Assessment

5. Cultural Assessment

6. Spiritual Assessment

7. Nutritional Assessment

Unit III: Physical Assessment

8. Physical Assessment Techniques

9. General Assessment and Vital Signs

10. Skin, Hair, and Nails

11. Head and Neck

12. Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

13. Breasts and Regional Nodes

14. Thorax and Lungs

15. Heart and Peripheral Vasculature

16. Abdomen

17. Musculoskeletal System

18. Mental Status and Neurological Techniques

19. Female Genitalia

20. Male Genitalia

21. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate

Unit IV: 22. Pregnant Patient

23. Pediatric Patient

Unit V: Putting It All Together

Reference and Bibliography

Glossary

Index

Abbreviations