Library Catalogue

Physical examination & health assessment /

Jarvis, Carolyn,

Physical examination & health assessment / Physical examination and health assessment bY Carolyn Jarvis ; original illustrations by Pat Thomas, ; assessment photographs by Kevin Strandberg. - 17th ed.- - St Louis Missouri: Elsevier, c2016. - xv, 874 P. : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9781455728107 1455728101

2015458568

101654388 DNLM


Physical diagnosis.
Nursing assessment.
Physical Examination--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.
Nursing Assessment--methods.
Nursing assessment.
Physical diagnosis.

RC76 / .J37 2016

616.0754

WB 205 / J38p 2016

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