TY - BOOK AU - Hogan-Quigley,Beth AU - Palm,Mary Louise AU - Bickley,Lynn S. TI - Bates' nursing guide to physical examination and history taking. SN - 9780781780698 (alk. paper) AV - RC76.H67 U1 - 616.07/54 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Physical diagnosis KW - Medical history taking KW - Nursing assessment KW - Nursing Assessment KW - Medical History Taking KW - Physical Examination N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Introduction to health assessment -- Critical thinking in health assessment -- Interviewing and communication -- The health history -- Cultural and spiritual assessment -- Physical examination -- Beginning the physical examination: general survey, vital signs, and pain -- Nutrition -- The integumentary system -- The head and neck -- Eyes, ears, nose, mouth and throat -- The respiratory system -- The cardiovascular system -- The peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system -- The gastrointestinal and renal systems -- The breasts and axillae -- The musculoskeletal system -- Mental status -- The nervous system -- Reproductive systems -- Putting it all together -- Assessing children: infancy through adolescence -- Assessing older adults -- ER -