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Health assessment & physical examination / Mary Ellen Zator Estes.

By: Estes, Mary Ellen Zator.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Clifton Park, NY : Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2010Edition: 4th ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xxix, 1088 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), port. ; 29 cm. + CD-ROM.ISBN: 9781435427563; 9781439043738 (International ed.).Other title: Health assessment and physical examination.Subject(s): Nursing assessment | Physical diagnosisDDC classification: 616.075 UKW
Contents:
UNIT 1: LAYING THE FOUNDATION: Critical thinking and the nursing process -- The patient interview -- The complete health history including documentation -- UNIT 2: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS: Developmental assessment -- Cultural assessment -- Spiritual assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- UNIT 3: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT: Physical assessment techniques -- General survey, vital signs, and pain -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, neck, and regional lymphatics -- Eyes -- Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- Breasts and regional nodes -- Thorax and lungs -- Heart and peripheral vasculature -- Abdomen -- Musculoskeletal system -- Mental status and neurological techniques -- Female genitalia -- Male genitalia -- Anus, rectum, and prostate -- UNIT 4: SPECIAL POPULATIONS: The pregnant patient -- The pediatric patient -- The elderly patient -- UNIT 5: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: The complete health history and physical examination .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

UNIT 1: LAYING THE FOUNDATION: Critical thinking and the nursing process -- The patient interview -- The complete health history including documentation -- UNIT 2: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS: Developmental assessment -- Cultural assessment -- Spiritual assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- UNIT 3: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT: Physical assessment techniques -- General survey, vital signs, and pain -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, neck, and regional lymphatics -- Eyes -- Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- Breasts and regional nodes -- Thorax and lungs -- Heart and peripheral vasculature -- Abdomen -- Musculoskeletal system -- Mental status and neurological techniques -- Female genitalia -- Male genitalia -- Anus, rectum, and prostate -- UNIT 4: SPECIAL POPULATIONS: The pregnant patient -- The pediatric patient -- The elderly patient -- UNIT 5: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: The complete health history and physical examination .

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Microsoft Windows 2000 w/SP 4, Windows XP w/SP 2, Windows Vista w/SP 1.

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