Nursing health assessment: a critical thinking case studies approach. /
Patricia M. Dillon.
- 2nd ed.
- Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co., 2007.
- xix, 1090 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.
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 --
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Nursing assessment Nursing Assessment--Case studies Nursing Assessment--Case Reports Medical History Taking--methods--Case Reports. Physical Examination--methods--Case Reports