MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01874cam a22003258a 4500
001 2008025937
003 DLC
005 20080630130206.0
008 080610s2009 mou b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008025937
020 $a9780323053228 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(DNLM)101476242
040 $aDNLM/DLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRT48$b.W55 2008
060 10 $aWY 100.4$bW753h 2009
082 00 $a616.07/5$222
100 1 $aWilson, Susan Fickertt.
245 10 $aHealth assessment for nursing practice /$cSusan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens.
250 $a4th ed.
260 $aSt. Louis, Mo. :$bMosby,$cc2009.
263 $a0810
300 $ap. ;$ccm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWhy 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 assessment -- Sleep assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- Health assessment of the adult -- Skin, hair, 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 -- Putting it all together -- Conducting a head-to-toe assessment -- Documenting the health assessment.
650 0 $aNursing assessment.
650 12 $aNursing Assessment$xmethods.
650 22 $aMedical History Taking.
650 22 $aPhysical Examination.
700 1 $aGiddens, Jean.