Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment

The nursing health history; components of the nursing health history; physical assessment; general physical survey; skin, hair, and nail assessment; head, neck, and cervical lymph node assessment; mouth, oropharynx, nose, and sinus assessment; eye assessment; ear assessment; thoracic and lung assessment; cardiac assessment; peripheral vascular assessment; breast assessment; abdominal assessment; genitourinary -reproductive assessment - assessment of female genitalia, assessment of male genitalia, assessment of inguinal area, assessment of external rectal area; musculoskeletal assessment; neurological assessment -mental status assessment, cranial nerve assessment, sensory nerve assessment, motor assessment, cerebellar assessment, reflex assessment; nutritional assessment; maternal physical assessment - prenatal maternal assessment, prenatal foetal assessment, intrapartal maternal assessment, postpartal maternal assessment; initial new-born physical assessment. Appendices: nursing assessment form based on functional health patterns; developmental information - age 1 month to 18 years; recommended childhood immunisation schedule unites States, January-December 2000; psychosocial developmental tasks of the young adult, mature adult, and ageing adult; height-weight-head circumference charts for children; height and weight tables fop adults; Rosenbaum pocket vision screener; recommended daily dietary allowances; protein and calorie counter; selected laboratory values for adults and children; sample adult nursing health history and physical assessment; sample paediatric nursing health history and physical assessment; assessment of family functional health patterns; nursing diagnoses (wellness, risk, and actual) grouped according to functional health patterns; collaborative problems.