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Assessment
Nurses’ Handbook of Health Assessment, Eighth Edition,
International Edition
Janet R. Weber, RN, EdD
978-1-4511-8898-1 • October 2013 • Spiralbound • 7.125” x 4.25” • 800 pp.
978-1-4511-4282-2 • North American Edition : Available in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands only
Renowned for its holistic perspective and step-by-step approach,
Nurses’ Handbook of Health Assessment
, this pocket-size text takes
you through every stage of the nursing assessment for adults and
special populations. The book’s “see” and “do” guidance provides all
that you need to perform a range of common assessment procedures
with confidence.
Look inside to find…
• Renowned three-column format showing assessment techniques,
normal findings, and abnormal findings side by side to enhance
comprehension.
• Step-by-step guidance clearly demonstrating the “what,” “why,”
and “how” of each phase of the assessment process.
• The latest NANDA nursing diagnoses and updated teaching tips
helping you promote patient self-care.
• Pediatric, geriatric, and cultural considerations for each body
system showing important variations for these special populations.
Features
• Icons appear in client teaching sections to help highlight this key
information.
• Icons help identify safety tips and clinical tips - vital information
needed to ensure best practice.
• Abnormal Findings boxes cue the student to important variations to
note during assessment.
Table of Contents
Unit 1:
Nursing Data Collection,
Documentation, and Analysis
Ch. 1: Obtaining a Nursing Health History
Ch. 2: Collecting Objective and Subjective
Data
Ch.3: Performing Physical Assessment Skills
Unit 2:
Integrative Holistic Nursing
Assessment
Ch.4: Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and
Moral Development
Ch.5: Assessing Mental Status and Substance
Abuse
Ch.6: Assessing General Status and Vital
Signs
Ch. 7: Assessing Pain: The 5th Vital Sign
Ch. 8: Assessing for Violence
Ch. 9: Assessing Nutritional Status
Unit 3:
Nursing Assessment of
Physical Systems
Ch. 10: Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails
Ch. 11: Assessing Head and Neck
Ch. 12: Assessing Eyes
Ch. 13: Assessing Ears
Ch. 14: Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose,
and Sinuses
Ch. 15: Assessing Thorax and Lungs
Ch. 16: Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic
System
Ch. 17: Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels
Ch. 18: Assessing Peripheral Vascular System
Ch. 19: Assessing Abdomen
Ch. 20: Assessing Musculoskeletal System
Ch. 21: Assessing Neurologic System
Ch. 22: Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum
Ch. 23: Assessing Female Genitalia and
Rectum
Unit 4:
Nursing Assessment of Special
Groups
Ch. 24: Assessing Childbearing Women
Ch. 25: Assessing Newborns and Infants
Ch. 26: Assessing Older Adults
Appendices
Lippincott’s Head-to-Toe Health
Assessment
Janet R. Weber, RN, EdD
This dynamic video follows a nursing student as she performs a head-
to-toe examination in real time. With guidance from her instructor, the
student exhibits proper assessment techniques and demonstrates how
assessment of specific body systems can be integrated into a seamless
comprehensive exam. Because it focuses on the most common
techniques used in nursing, it is ideal for beginning students.
978-0-7817-8891-5 • DVD-ROM • February 2006