Wilson, Susan Fickertt. <br/><br/>
Health assessment for nursing practice  [[Book] /] 
Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens. 
 - 4th. ed. 
 - St. Louis, Mo. :  Mosby/Elsevier,  2009. 
 - xxii, 646 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  29 cm. + CD+  1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references (p. 619-624) and index. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 619-624) and index. 
<br/><br/>Foundations for health assessment -- Why learn health assessment? -- Ethnic and cultural considerations -- Interviewing to obtain a health history -- Techniques and equipment for physical assessment -- General inspection and measurement of vital signs -- Pain assessment -- Mental health and mental status assessment -- Sleep assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- Health assessment of the adult -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat -- Lungs and respiratory system -- Heart and peripheral vascular system -- Abdomen and gastrointestinal system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Breasts and axillae -- Reproductive system and the perineum -- Health assessment across the lifespan -- Developmental assessment throughout the lifespan -- Assessment of the infant and child -- Assessment of the pregnant client -- Assessment of the older adult -- Conducting a head-to-toe assessment -- Documenting the health assessment. 
<br/><br/> All age. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323053228 032305322X (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101476242  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing assessment.<br/>Nursing Assessment--methods.<br/>Medical History Taking.<br/>Physical Examination.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.075 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 100.4  / W H 2008 L-746