Health assessment & physical examination - Estes, Mary Ellen Zator; |iOnline version:|tHealth assessment & physical examination.|b3rd ed.|dClifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2006|w(OCoLC)607695849 (Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, 2006)
Critical thinking and the nursing process -- The patient interview -- The complete health history including documentation -- Developmental assessment -- Cultural assessment -- Spiritual assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- Physical assessment techniques -- General survey, vital signs, and pain -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, neck, and regional lymphatics -- Eyes -- Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- Breasts and regional nodes -- Thorax and lungs -- Heart and peripheral vasculature -- Abdomen - - Musculoskeletal system -- Mental status and neurological techniques -- Female genitalia -- Male genitalia -- Anus, rectum, and prostate -- Pregnant patient -- Pediatric patient -- The complete health history and physical examination.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nursing assessment; Physical diagnosis; Nursing Assessment; Physical Examination -- nursing