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"Health Assessment in Nursing, 5e provides all of the background needed for interviewing the client and performing assessment making this the perfect text for students learning Assessment. The unique 3-column format used for teaching students assessment techniques (Assessment Procedures/Normal Findings/Abnormal Findings) breaks the process down into easy-to-understand units. The COLDSPA mnemonic (Character, Onset, Location, Duration, Severity, Pattern, and Associated factors) provides logical structure for the patient interview helping students to remember the most essential questions to ask a client. A new chapter "Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development" focuses on those areas of development for young adults, middle-age adults, and older adutls ensuring that the nurse will perform a holistic nursing assessment. New integrated case study guides students through the assessment process helping them to develop the diagnostic reasoning skills every nurse needs. New Evidence-Based Practice Health Promotion and Disease Prevention boxes include Healthy People 2020 goals ensuring best practice. The new art program and interior design enhance readability allowing students to develop the necessary skills needed to perform accurate and timely health assessments"--Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note:Unit 1: Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis Chapter 1. Nurse's Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing Data Chapter 2. Collecting Subjective Data: The Interview and Health History Chapter 3. Collecting Objective Data: The Physical Examination Chapter 4. Validating and Documenting Data Chapter 5. Thinking Critically to Analyze Data and Make Informed Nursing Judgments Unit 2: Integrative Holistic Nursing Assessment Chapter 6. Assessing Mental Status and Substance Abuse Chapter 7. Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development Chapter 8. Assessing General Status and Vital Signs Chapter 9. Assessing Pain: The 5th Vital Sign Chapter 10. Assessing for Violence Chapter 11. Assessing Culture Chapter 12. Assessing Spirituality and Religious Practices Chapter 13. Assessing Nutritional Status Unit 3: Nursing Assessment of Physical Systems Chapter 14. Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails Chapter 15. Assessing Head and Neck Chapter 16. Assessing Eyes Chapter 17. Assessing Ears Chapter 18. Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses Chapter 19. Assessing Thorax and Lungs Chapter 20. Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System Chapter 21. Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels Chapter 22. Assessing Peripheral Vascular System Chapter 23. Assessing Abdomen Chapter 24. Assessing Musculoskeletal System Chapter 25. Assessing Neurological System Chapter 26. Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum Chapter 27. Assessing Female Genitalia and Rectum Chapter 28. Pulling It All Together: Integrated Head-to-Toe Assessment Unit 4: Nursing Assessment of Special Groups Chapter 29. Assessing Childbearing Women Chapter 30. Assessing Newborns and Infants Chapter 31. Assessing Children and Adolescents Chapter 32. Assessing the Elderly Chapter 33. Assessing Families Chapter 34. Assessing Communities Unit 1: Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and AnalysisChapter 1Nurse's Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing DataChapter 2Collecting Subjective Data: The Interview and Health HistoryChapter 3Collecting Objective Data: The Physical ExaminationChapter 4Validating and Documenting DataChapter 5Thinking Critically to Analyze Data and Make Informed Nursing JudgmentsUnit 2: Integrative Holistic Nursing AssessmentChapter 6Assessing Mental Status and Substance AbuseChapter 7Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral DevelopmentChapter 8Assessing General Status and Vital SignsChapter 9Assessing Pain: The 5th Vital SignChapter 10Assessing for ViolenceChapter 11Assessing CultureChapter 12Assessing Spirituality and Religious PracticesChapter 13Assessing Nutritional StatusUnit 3: Nursing Assessment of Physical SystemsChapter 14Assessing Skin, Hair, and NailsChapter 15Assessing Head and NeckChapter 16Assessing EyesChapter 17Assessing EarsChapter 18Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and SinusesChapter 19Assessing Thorax and LungsChapter 20Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic SystemChapter 21Assessing Heart and Neck VesselsChapter 22Assessing Peripheral Vascular SystemChapter 23Assessing AbdomenChapter 24Assessing Musculoskeletal SystemChapter 25Assessing Neurologic SystemChapter 26Assessing Male Genitalia and RectumChapter 27Assessing Female Genitalia and RectumChapter 28PUL> Unit 4: Nursing Assessment of Special GroupsChapter 29Assessing Childbearing WomenChapter 30Assessing Newborns and InfantsChapter 31Assessing Children and AdolescentsChapter 32Assessing Older AdultsChapter 33Assessing FamiliesChapter 34Assessing CommunitiesAppendicesA: Nursing History ChecklistB: Physical Assessment ChecklistC: NANDA Approved Nursing DiagnosesD: Selected Collaborative ProblemsE: Canada's Food GuideGlossary "Health Assessment in Nursing, 5th edition, provides all of the background needed for interviewing the client and performing assessment making this the perfect text for students learning Assessment. The unique 3-column format used for teaching students assessment techniques (Assessment Procedures/Normal Findings/Abnormal Findings) breaks the process down into easy-to-understand units. The COLDSPA mnemonic (Character, Onset, Location, Duration, Severity, Pattern, and Associated Factors) provides logical structure for the patient interview helping students to remember the most essential questions to ask a client. A new chapter "Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development" focuses on those areas of development for young adults, middle-age adults, and older adults ensuring that the nurse will perform a holistic nursing assessment. New integrated case study guides students through the assessment process helping them to develop the diagnostic reasoning skills every nurse needs. New Evidence-Based Practice Health Promotion and Disease Prevention boxes include Healthy People 2020 goals ensuring best practice. The new art program and interior design enhance readability allowing students to develop the necessary skills needed to perform accurate and timely health assessments"--Publisher's description « Health Assessment in Nursing, 5e provides all of the background needed for interviewing the client and performing assessment making this the perfect text for students learning Assessment. The unique 3-column format used for teaching students assessment techniques (Assessment Procedures/Normal Findings/Abnormal Findings) breaks the process down into easy-to-understand units. The COLDSPA mnemonic (Character, Onset, Location, Duration, Severity, Pattern, and Associated factors) provides logical structure for the patient interview helping students to remember the most essential questions to ask a client. A new chapter "Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development" focuses on those areas of development for young adults, middle-age adults, and older adults ensuring that the nurse will perform a holistic nursing assessment. New integrated case study guides students through the assessment process helping them to develop the diagnostic reasoning skills every nurse needs. New Evidence-Based Practice Health Promotion and Disease Prevention boxes include Healthy People 2020 goals ensuring best practice. The new art program and interior design enhance readability allowing students to develop the necessary skills needed to perform accurate and timely health assessments »-- Résumé de l'éditeur "Health Assessment in Nursing, 5e provides all of the background needed for interviewing the client and performing assessment making this the perfect text for students learning Assessment. The unique 3-column format used for teaching students assessment techniques (Assessment Procedures/Normal Findings/Abnormal Findings) breaks the process down into easy-to-understand units. The COLDSPA mnemonic (Character, Onset, Location, Duration, Severity, Pattern, and Associated factors) provides logical structure for the patient interview helping students to remember the most essential questions to ask a client. A new chapter "Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development" focuses on those areas of development for young adults, middle-age adults, and older adults ensuring that the nurse will perform a holistic nursing assessment. New integrated case study guides students through the assessment process helping them to develop the diagnostic reasoning skills every nurse needs. New Evidence-Based Practice Health Promotion and Disease Prevention boxes include Healthy People 2020 goals ensuring best practice. The new art program and interior design enhance readability allowing students to develop the necessary skills needed to perform accurate and timely health assessments"--Provided by publisher