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Assessment
Nurses’HandbookofHealthAssessment, EighthEdition,
International Edition
JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD
978-1-4511-8898-1 •October2013 • Spiralbound • 7.125” x4.25” •800pp.
978-1-4511-4282-2 •NorthAmericanEdition :Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly
Renowned for its holistic perspective and step-by-step approach,
Nurses’ HandbookofHealthAssessment
, 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 tofind…
• Renowned three-column format showingassessment techniques,
normal findings, andabnormal findings sideby side toenhance
comprehension.
• Step-by-stepguidance clearlydemonstrating the “what,” “why,”
and “how”of eachphaseof theassessment process.
• The latestNANDAnursingdiagnoses andupdated teaching tips
helpingyoupromotepatient self-care.
• Pediatric, geriatric, and cultural considerations for eachbody
system showing important variations for these special populations.
Features
• Icons appear in client teaching sections tohelphighlight this key
information.
• Icons help identify safety tips and clinical tips - vital information
needed toensurebest practice.
• Abnormal Findings boxes cue the student to important variations to
noteduringassessment.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
NursingDataCollection,
Documentation, andAnalysis
Ch. 1:Obtaining aNursingHealthHistory
Ch. 2: CollectingObjective and Subjective
Data
Ch.3: Performing Physical Assessment Skills
Unit2:
IntegrativeHolisticNursing
Assessment
Ch.4: Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and
MoralDevelopment
Ch.5: AssessingMental Status and Substance
Abuse
Ch.6: AssessingGeneral Status andVital
Signs
Ch. 7: Assessing Pain:The 5thVital Sign
Ch. 8: Assessing forViolence
Ch. 9: AssessingNutritional Status
Unit3:
NursingAssessmentof
Physical Systems
Ch. 10: Assessing Skin,Hair, andNails
Ch. 11: AssessingHead andNeck
Ch. 12: AssessingEyes
Ch. 13: AssessingEars
Ch. 14: AssessingMouth,Throat,Nose,
and Sinuses
Ch. 15: AssessingThorax andLungs
Ch. 16: AssessingBreasts andLymphatic
System
Ch. 17: AssessingHeart andNeckVessels
Ch. 18: Assessing Peripheral Vascular System
Ch. 19: AssessingAbdomen
Ch. 20: AssessingMusculoskeletal System
Ch. 21: AssessingNeurologic System
Ch. 22: AssessingMaleGenitalia andRectum
Ch. 23: Assessing FemaleGenitalia and
Rectum
Unit4:
NursingAssessmentofSpecial
Groups
Ch. 24: AssessingChildbearingWomen
Ch. 25: AssessingNewborns and Infants
Ch. 26: AssessingOlder Adults
Appendices
Lippincott’sHead-to-ToeHealth
Assessment
JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD
This dynamic video follows a nursing student as she performs a head-
to-toeexamination in real time.Withguidance fromher instructor, the
student exhibits proper assessment techniques anddemonstrates how
assessment of specific body systems canbe integrated into a seamless
comprehensive exam. Because it focuses on the most common
techniques used innursing, it is ideal for beginning students.
978-0-7817-8891-5 •DVD-ROM •February2006