Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

Why Learn Health Assessment? . Developmental Assessment Through the Life Span . Ethnic and Cultural Considerations . Interviewing to Obtain a Health History . Equipment for Physical Assessment . Techniques of Physical Assessment . Mental Health Assessment . Comfort and Pain Assessment . Sleep and Rest Assessment . Nutritional Assessment . Skin, Hair, and Nails . Lymphatic System . Head and Neck . Nose, Paranasal Sinuses, Mouth, and Oropharynx . Ears and Auditory System . Eyes and Visual System . Lungs and Respiratory System . Heart and Peripheral Vascular System . Breasts and Axillae . Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System . Female Genitalia and Reproductive System . Male Genitalia . Anus, Rectum, and Prostate . Musculoskeletal System . Neurologic System . Assessment of the Pregnant Client . Head-to-Toe Examination and Documentation of Height