Nursing health assessment : a best practice approach /
Sharon Jensen
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2011
- xxx, 967 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Unit 1 -- Foundations of Nursing Health Assessment -- 1. The Nurse's Role in Health Assessment -- 2. The Interview and Therapeutic Dialogue -- 3. The Health History -- 4. Techniques of Physical Examination and Equipment -- 5. Documentation and Interdisciplinary Communication -- Unit 2 -- General Examinations -- 6. General Survey and Vital Signs Assessment -- 7. Pain Assessment -- 8. Nutrition Assessment -- 9. Assessment of Developmental Stages -- 10. Mental Health Assessment -- 11. Assessment of Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Health -- 12. Assessment of Human Violence -- Unit 3 -- Regional Examinations -- 13. Skin, Hair, and Nails Assessment -- 14. Head and Neck with Lymphatics Assessment -- 15. Eyes Assessment -- 16. Ears Assessment -- 17. Nose, Sinuses, Mouth, and Throat Assessment -- 18. Thorax and Lungs Assessment -- 19. Heart and Neck Vessels Assessment -- 20. Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Assessment -- 21. Breasts and Axillae Assessment -- 22. Abdominal Assessment -- 23. Musculoskeletal Assessment -- 24. Neurological Assessment -- 25. Male Genitalia and Rectal Assessment -- 26. Female Genitalia and Rectal Assessment -- Unit 4 -- Special Populations and Foci -- 27. Pregnant Women -- 28. Newborns and Infants -- 29. Children and Adolescents -- 30. Older Adults -- Unit 5 -- Putting it All Together -- 31. Head-to-Toe Assessment of the Adult
"Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach reflects a progressive and modern view of nursing practice. The text combines elements of traditional Health Assessment texts with innovative elements that facilitate understanding of how best to obtain accurate data from patients. It not only includes thorough and comprehensive examinations for each specific topic, but also presents strategies for adapting questions and techniques when communication is challenging, the patient's responses are unexpected, or the patient's condition changes over time. Unique features assist with application and analysis, enhancing critical thinking skills and better preparing all readers for active practice. A real-life approach is introduced at the beginning of each chapter and continued throughout. This includes recurring features that provide related questions, additional data, and variations that challenge one to modify responses. These cases encourage the progressive building and synthesis of knowledge. In addition to the case studies, other distinctive aspects of this text include the following: Emphasis on health promotion, risk-factor reduction, evidence-based critical thinking, and diagnostic reasoning. The end of the chapter demonstrates how to use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to cluster data and to analyze findings. End-of-chapter review sections contain questions and critical thinking challenges related to the previously established case study. Additionally, the last section of each chapter focuses on prioritizing and modifying assessment to promote the best care possible, and summarizing multiple findings to create appropriate plans for patient's health"--Provided by publisher