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• Title:Health assessment for nursing practice / Susan Fickertt Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens.
  
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• Author/Creator:Wilson, Susan Fickertt.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Giddens, Jean.
  
• Published/Created:St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, ©2009.
  

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  • Call Number: WY100.4 .W753 2009
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Nursing assessment.
  
• Medical Subjects: Nursing Assessment--methods.
  Medical History Taking.
  Physical Examination.
  
• Edition:4th ed.
  
• Description:xxii, 646 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
  
• Notes:"Evolve learning system"--Cover.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-624) and index.
  
• ISBN:032305322X (cloth)
  9780323053228 (cloth)
  
• Contents:Ch. 1. Why Learn Health Assessment?
  Ch. 2. Ethnic and Cultural Considerations
  Ch. 3. Interviewing to Obtain a Health History
  Ch. 4. Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment
  Ch. 5. General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs
  Ch. 6. Pain Assessment
  Ch. 7. Mental Health and Mental Status Assessment
  Ch. 8. Sleep Assessment
  Ch. 9. Nutritional Assessment
  Ch. 10. Skin, Hair, and Nails
  Ch. 11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
  Ch. 12. Lung and Respiratory System
  Ch. 13. Heart and Peripheral Vascular System
  Ch. 14. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
  Ch. 15. Musculoskeletal System
  Ch. 16. Neurologic System
  Ch. 17. Breasts and Axillae
  Ch. 18. Reproductive System and the Perineum
  Ch. 19. Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span
  Ch. 20. Assessment of the Infant and Child
  Ch. 21. Assessment of the Pregnant Client
  Ch. 22. Assessment of the Older Adult
  Ch. 23. Conducting a Head-to-Toe Assessment
  Ch. 24. Documenting the Health Assessment
  App. A. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nursing Diagnoses
  App. B. Health History Using Functional Health Patterns
  App. C. Conversion Tables
  App. D. Abbreviations
  App. E. Answer Key.