Pocket Guide for Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach

Cover Page
......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Clinical Consultant......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
UNIT 1: Basic Assessment Concepts......Page 11
Interviewing and Therapeutic Communication......Page 13
Health History: Subjective Data Collection......Page 20
Infection Control and Related Issues......Page 28
Cardinal Techniques of Physical Assessment......Page 32
Equipment......Page 38
Lifespan Considerations......Page 39
Cultural Considerations......Page 40
UNIT 2: General Health Assessments......Page 41
Acute Assessment......Page 43
Objective Data Collection......Page 44
Subjective Data Collection......Page 68
Objective Data Collection......Page 73
Common Associated Nursing Diagnoses, Outcomes, and Interventions......Page 78
Subjective Data Collection......Page 83
Objective Data Collection......Page 89
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with Mental Health......Page 96
UNIT 3: Regional Examinations......Page 107
Subjective Data Collection......Page 109
Objective Data Collection......Page 113
Common Associated Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions......Page 121
Subjective Data Collection......Page 134
Objective Data Collection......Page 138
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with the Head and Neck......Page 145
Subjective Data Collection......Page 150
Objective Data Collection......Page 154
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with the Eyes......Page 167
Subjective Data Collection......Page 177
Objective Data Collection......Page 181
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions......Page 187
Subjective Data Collection......Page 192
Objective Data Collection......Page 197
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions......Page 205
Subjective Data Collection......Page 212
Objective Data Collection......Page 216
Common Associated Nursing Diagnoses, Outcomes, and Interventions......Page 228
Subjective Data Collection......Page 233
Objective Data Collection......Page 237
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions for Cardiovascular Conditions......Page 245
Subjective Data Collection......Page 253
Objective Data Collection......Page 257
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions for the Peripheral Vascular System......Page 267
Subjective Data Collection......Page 273
Objective Data Collection......Page 277
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with Breasts......Page 288
Subjective Data Collection......Page 291
Objective Data Collection......Page 298
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with the Abdomen......Page 310
Subjective Data Collection......Page 316
Objective Data Collection......Page 321
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with the Musculoskeletal System......Page 343
Subjective Data Collection......Page 356
Objective Data Collection......Page 360
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Intervention Associated with the Neurological System......Page 375
Subjective Data Collection......Page 391
Objective Data Collection......Page 397
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with the Male Genital System......Page 406
Subjective Data Collection......Page 418
Objective Data Collection......Page 424
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions......Page 434
UNIT 4: Health Assessment Across the Lifespan......Page 443
Subjective Data Collection......Page 445
Objective Data Collection......Page 447
Subjective Data Collection......Page 461
Objective Data Collection......Page 466
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Associated with Pregnancy......Page 473
Subjective Data Collection......Page 474
Objective Data Collection......Page 480
Subjective Data Collection......Page 506
Objective Data Collection......Page 514
Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions for Older Adults......Page 522
CHAPTER 6......Page 523
CHAPTER 8......Page 524
CHAPTER 10......Page 525
CHAPTER 14......Page 526
CHAPTER 17......Page 527
CHAPTER 21......Page 528
Index......Page 529