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" Health assessment for nursing practice / "
Susan Fickertt Wilson, (PhD, RN, Emeritus Assoicate Professor, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas), Jean Foret Giddens, (PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Yingling Endowed Chair of Nursing, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia).
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875157
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Wilson, Susan Fickertt
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Health assessment for nursing practice /\ Susan Fickertt Wilson, (PhD, RN, Emeritus Assoicate Professor, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas), Jean Foret Giddens, (PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Yingling Endowed Chair of Nursing, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia).
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6th edition.
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St. Louis, Missouri :: Elsevier,, [2016]
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, ©2017
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xii, 534 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ;; 28 cm
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0323377769
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: 9780323377768
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-523), glossary and index.
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Unit I : Foundations for health assessment. Introduction to health assessment -- Obtaining a health history -- Techniques and equipment for physical assessment -- General inspection and measurement of vital signs -- Cultural assessment -- Pain assessment -- Mental health assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- Unit II : 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 -- Unit III : Health assessment across the life span. Developmental assessment throughout the life span -- Assessment of the infant, child, and adolescent -- Assessment of the pregnant patient -- Assessment of the older adult -- Unit IV : Synthesis and application of health assessment. Conducting a head-to-toe examination -- Documenting the comprehensive health assessment -- Adapting health assessment to the hospitalized patient.
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Nursing assessment.
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Nursing assessment.
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Nursing Assessment-- methods.
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Medical History Taking.
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Physical Examination.
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RT48.W55 2017
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2016 J-241
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WY 100.4
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Giddens, Jean
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