NURS142: Health Assessment in Nursing

by Bugosh, McAlicher, and Zaharchuk

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This Health Assessment in Nursing textbook is an open educational resource developed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students. It is aligned with the Harrisburg Area Community College's nursing curriculum for the Physical Assessment course NURS142 that describes techniques for obtaining a complete health history and performing a basic physical assessment using a body systems approach.

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Publisher
Harrisburg Area Community College
Subjects
Medicine
Licence
CC BY-SA, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. About this Book
  6. Licensing
  7. About the Authors
  8. 1: Health Assessment in Nursing
  9. 1.1: Introduction
  10. 1.2: The Nursing Process
  11. 1.3: Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning
  12. 1.4: Regulations and Standards
  13. 1.5: Nursing Education and the NCLEX
  14. 1.6: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  15. 1.7: Initial and Emergency Assessment
  16. 1.8: Focused Assessments
  17. 1.9: Summary
  18. 2: The General Survey Assessment
  19. 2.1: General Survey Assessment Introduction
  20. 2.2: Initiating Patient Interaction
  21. 2.3: Basic Concepts
  22. 2.4: Expected Versus Unexpected Findings
  23. 2.5: Sample Documentation
  24. 2.6: Checklist for General Survey
  25. 2.7: Learning Activity
  26. 2.8: II Glossary
  27. 2.9: New Page
  28. 3: The Health History
  29. 3.1: Health History Introduction
  30. 3.2: Health History Basic Concepts
  31. 3.3: Components of a Health History
  32. 3.4: Demographic and Biological Data
  33. 3.5: Reason for Seeking Health Care
  34. 3.6: Current and Past Medical History
  35. 3.7: Family Health History
  36. 3.8: Functional Health and Activities of Daily Living
  37. 3.9: Review of Body Systems
  38. 3.10: Sample Documentation
  39. 3.11: Checklist for Obtaining a Health History
  40. 3.12: Learning Activities
  41. 3.13: III Glossary
  42. 3.14: Chapter Resources A- Sample Health History Form
  43. 4: Integumentary Assessment
  44. 4.1: Integumentary Assessment Introduction
  45. 4.2: Basic Integumentary Concepts
  46. 4.3: Common Integumentary Conditions
  47. 4.4: Integumentary Assessment
  48. 4.5: Sample Documentation
  49. 4.6: Checklist for Integumentary Assessment
  50. 4.7: Learning Activity
  51. 4.8: IV Glossary
  52. 5: Head and Neck Assessment
  53. 5.1: Head and Neck Assessment Introduction
  54. 5.2: Head and Neck Basic Concepts
  55. 5.3: Common Conditions of the Head and Neck
  56. 5.4: Head and Neck Assessment
  57. 5.5: Sample Documentation
  58. 5.6: Checklist for Head and Neck Assessment
  59. 5.7: Supplementary Videos on Head and Neck Assessment
  60. 5.8: Learning Activity
  61. 5.9: V Glossary
  62. 6: Eye and Ear Assessment
  63. 6.1: Eye and Ear Assessment Introduction
  64. 6.2: Eye and Ear Basic Concepts
  65. 6.3: Eye and Ear Assessment
  66. 6.4: Sample Documentation
  67. 6.5: Checklist for Eye and Ear Assessment
  68. 6.6: Supplementary Video on Eye Assessment
  69. 6.7: Learning Activity
  70. 6.8: VI Glossary
  71. 7: Respiratory Assessment
  72. 7.1: Respiratory Assessment Introduction
  73. 7.2: Respiratory Basic Concepts
  74. 7.3: Respiratory Assessment
  75. 7.4: Sample Documentation
  76. 7.5: Checklist for Respiratory Assessment
  77. 7.6: Supplementary Videos on Respiratory Assessment
  78. 7.7: Learning Activities
  79. 7.8: VII Glossary
  80. 8: Cardiovascular Assessment
  81. 8.1: Cardiovascular Assessment Introduction
  82. 8.2: Cardiovascular Basic Concepts
  83. 8.3: Cardiovascular Assessment
  84. 8.4: Sample Documentation
  85. 8.5: Checklist for Cardiovascular Assessment
  86. 8.6: Supplementary Videos on Cardiovascular Assessment
  87. 8.7: Learning Activities
  88. 8.8: VIII Glossary
  89. 9: Abdominal Assessment
  90. 9.1: Abdominal Assessment Introduction
  91. 9.2: Gastrointestinal System Basic Concepts
  92. 9.3: Genitourinary System Basic Concepts
  93. 9.4: Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Assessment
  94. 9.5: Sample Documentation
  95. 9.6: Checklist for Abdominal Assessment
  96. 9.7: Supplementary Video on Abdominal Assessment
  97. 9.8: Learning Activities
  98. 9.9: IX Glossary
  99. 10: Musculoskeletal Assessment
  100. 10.1: Musculoskeletal Assessment Introduction
  101. 10.2: Musculoskeletal Basic Concepts
  102. 10.3: Common Musculoskeletal Conditions
  103. 10.4: Musculoskeletal Assessment
  104. 10.5: Sample Documentation
  105. 10.6: Checklist for Musculoskeletal Assessment
  106. 10.7: Learning Activities
  107. 10.8: X Glossary
  108. 11: Neurological Assessment
  109. 11.1: Neurological Assessment Introduction
  110. 11.2: Basic Neurological Concepts
  111. 11.3: Neurological Assessment
  112. 11.4: Assessing Mental Status
  113. 11.5: Assessing Cranial Nerves
  114. 11.6: Assessing Sensory Function
  115. 11.7: Assessing Motor Strength
  116. 11.8: Assessing Cerebellar Function
  117. 11.9: Assessing Reflexes
  118. 11.10: Neurological Assessment
  119. 11.11: Sample Documentation
  120. 11.12: Checklist for Neurological Assessment
  121. 11.13: Learning Activities
  122. 11.14: XI Glossary
  123. Back Matter
  124. Index
  125. Glossary
  126. Detailed Licensing