Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Health assessment and the nurse -- The Health history -- Approach to the physical assessment -- Assessing pain -- Approach to the mental health assessment -- Teaching the patient -- Assessing wellness -- Assessing nutrition -- Spiritual assessment -- Assessing the integumentary system -- Assessing the head, face and neck -- Assessing the eye and ear -- Assessing the respiratory system -- Assessing the cardiovascular system -- Assessing the peripheral-vascular and lymphatic systems -- Assessing the breasts -- Assessing the abdomen -- Assessing the female genitourinary system -- Assessing the male genitourinary system -- Assessing the motor-musculoskeletal system -- Assessing the sensory-neurologic system -- Putting it all together -- Assessing the mother-to-be -- Assessing the newborn and infant -- Assessing the toddler and preschooler -- Assessing the school-age child and adolescent -- Assessing the older adult --