# NURS142: Health Assessment in Nursing

- By: Bugosh, McAlicher, and Zaharchuk
- Publisher: Harrisburg Area Community College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu)
- Licence: CC BY-SA
- Read at LibreTexts: https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/med-23105/pdf

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.