Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment

Unit 1  Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis

Chapter 1 Obtaining a Nursing Health History: Guidelines and Frameworks
Chapter 2 Performing the Physical Assessment: Skills and Techniques 
Chapter 3 Validating, Analyzing, Documenting, and Communicating Data 


Unit 2  Integrative Holistic Nursing Assessment

Chapter 4 Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development
Chapter 5 Assessing Mental Status and Substance Abuse
Chapter 6 Assessing General Health Status and Vital Signs 
Chapter 7 Assessing Pain
Chapter 8 Assessing for Violence 
Chapter 9 Assessing Nutritional Status 


UNIT 3  Nursing Assessment of Physical Systems

Chapter 10 Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails
Chapter 11 Assessing Head and Neck
Chapter 12 Assessing Eyes
Chapter 13 Assessing Ears
Chapter 14 Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses 
Chapter 15 Assessing Thorax and Lungs 
Chapter 16 Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System 
Chapter 17 Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels 
Chapter 18 Assessing Peripheral Vascular System 
Chapter 19 Assessing Abdomen 
Chapter 20 Assessing Musculoskeletal System 
Chapter 21 Assessing Neurologic System 
Chapter 22 Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum 
Chapter 23 Assessing Female Genitalia and Rectum


UNIT 4  Nursing Assessment of Special Groups

Chapter 24 Assessing Childbearing Women 
Chapter 25 Assessing Newborns and Infants 
Chapter 26 Assessing Older Adults 


Appendices
1 Nursing Assessment Form Based on Functional Health Patterns 
2 Physical Assessment Guide: Pulling It All Together 
3 Sample Adult Nursing Health History and Physical Assessment 
4 Assessment of Family Functional Health Patterns 
5 Child Cognitive (Piaget) And Psychosocial (Erickson) Development (Birth To 18 Years) 
6 Collaborative Problems 
7 Spanish Translation for Nursing Health History and Physical Examination 
Index