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Physical examination & health assessment /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarvis, Carolyn (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2016.
Edition:Seventh edition.
Subjects:
Medical history taking > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medicine.
Nursing assessment > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical Examination > methods.
Nursing Assessment > methods.
Medical History Taking > methods.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Evidence-based assessment
  • Cultural competence
  • The interview
  • The complete health history
  • Mental status assessment
  • Substance use assessment
  • Domestic and family violence assessments
  • Assessment techniques and safety in the clinical setting
  • General survey, measurement, vital signs
  • Pain assessment: the fifth vital sign
  • Nutritional assessment
  • Skin, hair, and nails
  • Head, face, and neck, including regional lymphatics
  • Eyes
  • Ears
  • Nose, mouth, and throat
  • Breasts and regional lymphatics
  • Thorax and lungs
  • Heart and neck vessels
  • Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system
  • Abdomen
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Neurologic system
  • Male genitourinary system
  • Anus, rectum, and prostate
  • Female genitourinary system
  • The complete health assessment: adult
  • The complete physical assessment: infant, child, and adolescent
  • Bedside assessment and electronic health recording
  • The pregnant woman
  • Functional assessment of the older adult.