Health Assessment in Nursing

• UNIT 1 Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis
  • Chapter 1           The Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment
  • Chapter 2           Collecting Subjective Data: The Interview and Health History
  • Chapter 3           Collecting Objective Data: The Physical Examination  
  • Chapter 4           Validating and Documenting Data   
  • Chapter 5           Thinking Critically to Analyze Data to Make Informed Clinical Judgments
• UNIT 2 Integrative Holistic Nursing Assessment
  • Chapter 6           Assessing Mental Status Including Risk for Substance Abuse   
  • Chapter 7           Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development    
  • Chapter 8           Assessing General Health Status and Vital Signs       
  • Chapter 9           Assessing Pain   
  • Chapter 10         Assessing for Violence      
  • Chapter 11         Assessing Culture            
  • Chapter 12         Assessing Spirituality and Religious Practices           
  • Chapter 13         Assessing Nutritional Status           
• UNIT 3 Nursing Assessment of Physical Systems
  • Chapter 14         Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails      
  • Chapter 15         Assessing Head and Neck
  • Chapter 16         Assessing Eyes   
  • Chapter 17         Assessing Ears   
  • Chapter 18         Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses            
  • Chapter 19         Assessing Thorax and Lungs         
  • Chapter 20         Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System    
  • Chapter 21         Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels
  • Chapter 22         Assessing Peripheral Vascular System        
  • Chapter 23         Assessing Abdomen         
  • Chapter 24         Assessing Musculoskeletal System
  • Chapter 25         Assessing Neurologic System        
  • Chapter 26         Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum         
  • Chapter 27         Assessing Female Genitalia, Anus, and Rectum        
  • Chapter 28         Pulling It All Together: Integrated Head-To-Toe Assessment    
• UNIT 4 Nursing Assessment of Special Groups
  • Chapter 29         Assessing Childbearing Women     
  • Chapter 30         Assessing Newborns and Infants    
  • Chapter 31         Assessing Children and Adolescents           
  • Chapter 32         Assessing Older Adults     
  • Chapter 33         Assessing Families          
  • Chapter 34         Assessing Communities     
• Appendix A         Nursing History Guide       
• Appendix B         Physical Assessment Guide           
• Appendix C        Manual of Collaborative Problems   
• Glossary

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