Health Assessment for Nursing Practice 2/e is a full-colour, nursing-focused assessment text that features a practical approach to learning. The book employs a body system approach to assessment that concludes with coverage of the head-to-be integrated examination. Other chapters address equipment, techniques, interviewingnutrition and cultural considerations.
Why Learn Health Assessment?; Developmental Assessment Through the Life Span; Ethnic and Cultural Considerations; Interviewing and Taking a History; Equipment for Physical Assessment and General Assessment; Nutritional Assessment; Skin, Hair and Nails; Lymphatic System; Head and Neck; Nose, Paranasal Sinuses, Mouth and Oropharynx; Ears and Auditory Systems; Eyes and Visual System; Lungs and Respiratory System; Heart and Peripheral Vascular System; Breasts and Axillae; Abdomen; Female Genitalia and Reproductive System; Male Genitalia; Anus, Rectum and Prostate; Musculoskeletal System; Neurologic System and Mental Status Examination; Head-to-Toe Examination.