Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment/Includes an Assessment Ruler

by Weber, Janet

• ISBN13: 9780397549382
• ISBN10: 0397549385
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-11-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Table of Contents

The Nursing Health History	p. 1
Definition and Purpose	p. 1
Nursing Model versus Medical Model	p. 4
Guidelines for Obtaining a Nursing Health History	p. 6
Components of the Nursing Health History	p. 9
Client Profile	p. 10
Developmental History	p. 11
Health Perception-Health Management Pattern	p. 12
Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern	p. 13
Elimination Pattern	p. 15
Activity-Exercise Pattern	p. 16
Sexuality-Reproduction Pattern	p. 17
Sleep-Rest Pattern	p. 19
Sensory-Perceptual Pattern	p. 20
Cognitive Pattern	p. 21
Role-Relationship Pattern	p. 22
Self-Perception-Self-Concept Pattern	p. 24
Coping-Stress Tolerance Pattern	p. 25
Value-Belief Pattern	p. 26
Physical Assessment	p. 29
General Physical Survey	p. 36
Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment	p. 52
Head, Neck, and Cervical Lymph Node Assessment	p. 66
Mouth, Oropharynx, Nose, and Sinus Assessment	p. 76
Mouth and Oropharynx Assessment	p. 76
Nose and Sinus Assessment	p. 88
Eye Assessment	p. 96
Ear Assessment	p. 116
Thoracic and Lung Assessment	p. 130
Cardiac Assessment	p. 146
Peripheral Vascular Assessment	p. 166
Breast Assessment	p. 184
Abdominal Assessment	p. 194
Genitourinary-Reproductive Assessment	p. 214
Assessment of Inguinal Area	p. 214
Assessment of External Rectal Area	p. 216
Assessment of Female Genitalia	p. 217
Assessment of Male Genitalia	p. 221
Musculoskeletal Assessment	p. 234
Neurological Assessment	p. 258
Mental Status Assessment	p. 259
Cranial Nerve Assessment	p. 265
Sensory Nerve Assessment	p. 272
Motor Assessment	p. 276
Cerebellar Assessment	p. 276
Reflex Assessment	p. 280
Maternal Physical Assessment	p. 296
Prenatal Maternal Assessment	p. 297
Prenatal Fetal Assessment	p. 301
Intrapartal Maternal Assessment	p. 306
Postpartal Maternal Assessment	p. 318
Nutritional Assessment	p. 330
App. I. Nursing Assessment Form Based on Functional Health Patterns	p. 350
App. II. Developmental Information - Age 1 Month to 18 Years	p. 362
App. III. Immunization Tables	p. 370
App. IV. Psychosocial Development Tasks of the Young Adult, Mature Adult, and Aging Adult	p. 374
App. V. Height-Weight-Head Circumference Charts for Children	p. 376
App. VI. Height and Weight Tables for Adults	p. 384
App. VII. Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Screener	p. 389
App. VIII. Recommended Daily Dietary Allowances	p. 390
App. IX. Protein and Calorie Counter	p. 394
App. X. Selected Laboratory Values for Adults and Children	p. 398
App. XI. Sample Adult Nursing Health History and Physical Assessment	p. 406
App. XII. Sample Pediatric Nursing Health History and Physical Assessment	p. 422
App. XIII. Collaborative Problems	p. 432
App. XIV. Nursing Diagnoses Grouped According to Functional Health Patterns	p. 436
References	p. 440
Index	p. 443
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