Nursing Health Assessment: A Clinical Judgment Approach
Sharon Jensen
4th Edition
, Table of Contents
Chapter 01 The Nurse's Role in Health Assessment 1
Chapter 02 Health History and Interview 10
Chapter 03 Assessment Techniques, Safety, and Infection Control 20
Chapter 04 Documentation and Interprofessional Communication 29
Chapter 05 Vital Signs and General Survey 37
Chapter 06 Pain Assessment 46
Chapter 07 Nutrition Assessment 55
Chapter 08 Assessment of Developmental Stages 64
Chapter 09 Mental Health, Violence, and Substance Use Disorder 74
Chapter 10 Cultural Assessment 84
Chapter 11 Skin, Hair, and Nails Assessment 94
Chapter 12 Head and Neck, with Vision and Hearing Basics 103
Chapter 13 Eye Assessment for Advanced and Specialty Practice 112
Chapter 14 Ear Assessment for Advanced and Specialty Practice 120
Chapter 15 Nose, Sinuses, Mouth, and Throat Assessment 129
Chapter 16 Thorax and Lungs Assessment 139
Chapter 17 Heart and Neck Vessels Assessment 148
Chapter 18 Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics Assessment 157
Chapter 19 Breast and Axillae Assessment 166
Chapter 20 Abdominal Assessment 175
Chapter 21 Musculoskeletal Assessment 184
Chapter 22 Neurological and Mental Status Assessment 193
Chapter 23 Male Genitalia and Rectum Assessment 202
Chapter 24 Female Genitalia and Rectum Assessment 211
Chapter 25 Pregnancy 219
Chapter 26 Newborns and Infants 228
Chapter 27 Children and Adolescents 236
Chapter 28 Older Adults 245
Chapter 29 Assessment of the Hospitalized Adult 255
Chapter 30 Head-to-Toe Assessment of Adult 265