Nurses' handbook of health assessment /
Janet R. Weber.
- 6th ed.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, c2008.
- viii, 696 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 664-669) and index.
The nursing health history -- Components of the nursing health history -- Physical assessment -- General physical survey -- Pain assessment: the fifth vital sign -- Nutritional assessment -- Skin, hair, and nail assessment -- Head and neck assessment -- Eye assessment -- Ear assessment -- Mouth, throat, nose, and sinus assessment -- Thoracic and lung assessment -- Breast assessment -- Heart assessment -- Peripheral vascular assessment -- Abdominal assessment -- Genitourinary assessment -- Musculoskeletal assessment -- Neurologic assessment -- Assessment of the childbearing woman -- Assessment of newborns and infants -- Assessment of families using violence.
Nursing assessment--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Nursing Assessment--methods--Handbooks. Medical History Taking--methods--Handbooks. Physical Examination--methods--Handbooks.