Full Description
Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of Nursing Assessment. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post-tests with rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts. Prentice Hall's Nursing Reviews & Rationales Series includes a bonus NCLEX-RN® Test Prep Companion Websit, to provide additional review. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" information covering all of the components of making a nursing assessment including: nursing history, psychological and social examination, physical examination, and the documentation of the assessment, and much more!
Contents
Chapter 1 Health History
Chapter 2 Techniques of Physical Assessment
Chapter 3 Psychosocial Assessment
Chapter 4 Nutritional Assessment
Chapter 5 Cardiovascular Assessment
Chapter 6 Respiratory Assessment
Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal Assessment
Chapter 8 Neurological Assessment
Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Assessment
Chapter 10 Breasts and Axillae Assessment
Chapter 11 Female Genitourinary Assessment
Chapter 12 Male Genitourinary Assessment
Chapter 13 Skin, Hair, and Nails Assessment
Chapter 14 Eye Assessment
Chapter 15 Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment
Appendix
Index
