Practical guide to health assessment through the life span /
[Book]
Mildred O. Hogstel, Linda Cox Curry.
3rd ed.
Philadelphia, PA :
F.A. Davis Co.,
c2001.
xxi, 478 p. :
ill. ;
19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Client Interview and Health History -- Overview of the Nursing Process -- Communication Skills -- Health History Guidelines -- Tips for Interviewing -- Interviewing -- Information Needed for a Complete Health History -- Psychosocial History -- Mental Status Assessment -- Functional Assessment -- Review of Systems (Symptoms) -- Pediatric Additions to the Health History -- Geriatric Additions to the Health History -- Cultural and Ethnic Assessment -- Family Assessment -- Family Caregiver Assessment -- Environmental Assessment -- Summary at End of Total Health History -- Part 2. Physical Examination -- Physical Examination Guidelines -- Preparation Guidelines -- Physical Examination Guidelines -- Techniques in Physical Assessment -- Pediatric Adaptations -- Geriatric Adaptations -- Cultural and Ethnic Variations -- Suggested Sequence of the Health Examination -- General Guidelines for Documentation of Findings -- Part 3. Body Organ and System Assessment -- General Overview (With Examples) -- Vital Signs -- Integument -- Head -- Neck -- Eyes -- Ears -- Nose and Sinuses -- Mouth and Throat -- Lungs and Thorax -- Breasts and Axillae -- Cardiovascular System -- Abdomen -- Musculoskeletal System -- Neurologic System -- Male Genitourinary System and Rectum -- Female Genitourinary System and Rectum -- Pregnancy -- Appendix A. NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses -- Appendix B. Age Categories and Labels and Words Used for Older People -- Appendix C. Sample Health History Form -- Appendix D. Sample Mental Status Flow Sheet -- Appendix E. Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (Test of Cognitive Function) -- Appendix F. Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living -- Appendix G. Apgar Scoring System -- Appendix H. Immunization Schedule: Pediatric and Adult -- Appendix I. Pediatric Developmental Milestones --