Full Description
Health assessment is a process that evaluates the whole person as a physical, psychosocial and functional being, whether they're young or old, well or ill. This market-leading text presents health assessment, physical examination information and skills for health professionals who complete these types of assessments.
Health Assessment and Physical Examination takes you from basic concepts to more advanced health assessment. It uses the ENAP (Examine-Normal-Abnormal-Pathophysiology) approach to allow you to collect useful information. A case study at the end of each chapter walks you through an assessment example.
The text includes advanced topics as well as 'Urgent findings', which highlights serious or life-threatening signs and critical assessment findings that need immediate attention.
Contents
UNIT 1- Laying the foundation
1. The nursing role in health assessment and physical examination
2. The health consumer interview approaches incorporating developmental considerations
3. The complete health history including documentation
4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' health
UNIT 2- Physical examination
5. Physical assessment techniques
6. Examination requirements for every consumer
7. Mental status and neurological techniques
8. Integumentary
9. Head, neck and regional lymph nodes
10. Eyes
11. Ears, nose, mouth and throat
12. Breasts and regional nodes
13. Respiratory
14. Cardiovascular
15. Gastrointestinal
16. Musculoskeletal
17. Genitourinary and reproductive genitalia
18. Anus, rectum and prostate
UNIT 3- Specific lifespan populations
19. The pregnant woman
20. The paediatric consumer
21. The older adult
UNIT 4- Putting it all together
22. Health assessment and physical examination in context
