Health Assessment in Nursing
ISBN: 9780781762403 | 0781762405
Format: Trade BookPublisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Pub. Date: 2/21/2006
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Weber and Kelley's Health Assessment in Nursing has evolved into a complete suite of products poised to help both the student and the instructor. In addition to a revised text, Lab Manual, and Handbook, this edition brings a complete online course and a brand-new head-to-toe assessment video. The text itself boasts an improved layout, a vibrant new art program, and four new chapters on pain assessment, nutritional assessment, spiritual assessment, and assessment of families using violence.
| Conceptual Overview of Nursing Health Assessment | p. 1 |
| Nurse's Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing Data | p. 3 |
| The Client in Context: Culture, Spirituality, Family, and Community | p. 13 |
| Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis | p. 27 |
| Collecting Subjective Data | p. 29 |
| Collecting Objective Data | p. 49 |
| Validating and Documenting Data | p. 63 |
| ... MORE | p. 75 |
| Nursing Assessment of the Adult | p. 83 |
| General Survey, Mental Status Exam, and Vital Signs | p. 85 |
| Pain Assessment | p. 107 |
| Nutritional Assessment | p. 119 |
| Spiritual Assessment | p. 143 |
| Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment | p. 157 |
| Head and Neck Assessment | p. 191 |
| Eye Assessment | p. 213 |
| Ear Assessment | p. 253 |
| Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinus Assessment | p. 273 |
| Thoracic and Lung Assessment | p. 297 |
| Breast and Lymphatic Assessment | p. 329 |
| Heart and Neck Vessel Assessment | p. 351 |
| Peripheral Vascular Assessment | p. 391 |
| Abdominal Assessment | p. 425 |
| Female Genitalia Assessment | p. 469 |
| Male Genitalia Assessment | p. 505 |
| Anus, Rectum, and Prostate Assessment | p. 529 |
| Musculoskeletal Assessment | p. 549 |
| Neurologic Assessment | p. 593 |
| Pulling it All Together | p. 637 |
| Nursing Assessment of Special Groups | p. 647 |
| Assessment of the Childbearing Woman | p. 649 |
| Assessment of Newborns and Infants | p. 685 |
| Assessment of Children and Adolescents | p. 733 |
| Assessment of the Frail Elderly Client | p. 807 |
| Assessment of the Family | p. 873 |
| Assessment of Families Using Violence | p. 895 |
| Community Assessment | p. 911 |
| Appendices | |
| Sample Adult Nursing Health History and Physical Assessment | p. 931 |
| NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses (2005-2006) | p. 937 |
| Selected Collaborative Problems | p. 941 |
| Mini-nutritional Assessment (MNA) | p. 943 |
| Skin Self-Examination | p. 945 |
| Breast Self-Examination (BSE) | p. 947 |
| Testicular Self-Examination | p. 949 |
| Growth Charts | p. 951 |
| Estimated Calorie Requirements (in Kilocalories) for Each Gender and Age Group at Three Levels of Physical Activity | p. 963 |
| The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan at 1,600-, 2,000-, 2,600-, and 3,100-Calorie Levels | p. 965 |
| USDA Food Guide | p. 967 |
| Glossary | p. 971 |
| Art Credit List | p. 977 |
| Index | p. 979 |
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