Canadian Bates' Guide to Health Assessment for Nurses

This adaptation of Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking has been revised to meet the needs of the Canadian Nursing market. Content has been expanded on health promotion, symptom analysis, client teaching, and documentation, with individual chapters added on pain, nutrition, and psychosocial assessment to be consistent with the needs of nursing student. The classic strengths of the Bates franchise remain; namely, precise explanations of technique, clear and compelling visuals, and the easy-to-use two-column approach.

1 The Broad Scope of Health Promotion in Health Assessment *CAN* 2 Cultural Considerations in Health Assessment *CAN* 3 The Health History: Subjective Data Collection 4 The Physical Examination: Objective Data Collection 5 Documenting and Analyzing Findings 6 General Surveys and Vital Signs 7 Pain Assessment *CAN 8 Nutritional Assessment *CAN 9 Psychosocial and Mental Status Assessment 10 The Skin, Hair, and Nails 11 The Head and Neck 12 The Eyes 13 The Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Throat 14 The Thorax and Lungs 15 The Cardiovascular System 16 The Breasts and Axillae 17 The Abdomen 18 The Peripheral Vascular System 19 The Musculoskeletal System 20 The Nervous System 21 Male Genitalia and Hernias 22 Female Genitalia 23 The Anus, Rectum, and Prostrate 24 Assessing the Woman Who Is Pregnant 25 The Older Adult