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Nurses’HandbookofHealthAssessment, EighthEdition, International Edition JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD 978-1-4511-8898-1 •October2013 • Spiralbound • 7.125” x4.25” •800pp. 978-1-4511-4282-2 •NorthAmericanEdition :Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly

Renowned for its holistic perspective and step-by-step approach, Nurses’ HandbookofHealthAssessment , this pocket-size text takes you through every stage of the nursing assessment for adults and special populations. The book’s “see” and “do” guidance provides all that you need to perform a range of common assessment procedures with confidence. Look inside tofind… • Renowned three-column format showingassessment techniques, normal findings, andabnormal findings sideby side toenhance comprehension. • Step-by-stepguidance clearlydemonstrating the “what,” “why,” and “how”of eachphaseof theassessment process. • The latestNANDAnursingdiagnoses andupdated teaching tips helpingyoupromotepatient self-care. • Pediatric, geriatric, and cultural considerations for eachbody system showing important variations for these special populations. Features • Icons appear in client teaching sections tohelphighlight this key information. • Icons help identify safety tips and clinical tips - vital information needed toensurebest practice. • Abnormal Findings boxes cue the student to important variations to noteduringassessment.

Table of Contents Unit1: NursingDataCollection, Documentation, andAnalysis Ch. 1:Obtaining aNursingHealthHistory Ch. 2: CollectingObjective and Subjective Data Ch.3: Performing Physical Assessment Skills Unit2: IntegrativeHolisticNursing Assessment Ch.4: Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and MoralDevelopment Ch.5: AssessingMental Status and Substance Abuse Ch.6: AssessingGeneral Status andVital Signs Ch. 7: Assessing Pain:The 5thVital Sign Ch. 8: Assessing forViolence Ch. 9: AssessingNutritional Status Unit3: NursingAssessmentof Physical Systems Ch. 10: Assessing Skin,Hair, andNails Ch. 11: AssessingHead andNeck Ch. 12: AssessingEyes Ch. 13: AssessingEars Ch. 14: AssessingMouth,Throat,Nose, and Sinuses Ch. 15: AssessingThorax andLungs Ch. 16: AssessingBreasts andLymphatic System Ch. 17: AssessingHeart andNeckVessels Ch. 18: Assessing Peripheral Vascular System Ch. 19: AssessingAbdomen Ch. 20: AssessingMusculoskeletal System Ch. 21: AssessingNeurologic System Ch. 22: AssessingMaleGenitalia andRectum Ch. 23: Assessing FemaleGenitalia and Rectum Unit4: NursingAssessmentofSpecial Groups Ch. 24: AssessingChildbearingWomen Ch. 25: AssessingNewborns and Infants Ch. 26: AssessingOlder Adults Appendices

Assessment

Lippincott’sHead-to-ToeHealth Assessment

JanetR.Weber, RN, EdD This dynamic video follows a nursing student as she performs a head- to-toeexamination in real time.Withguidance fromher instructor, the student exhibits proper assessment techniques anddemonstrates how assessment of specific body systems canbe integrated into a seamless comprehensive exam. Because it focuses on the most common techniques used innursing, it is ideal for beginning students.

978-0-7817-8891-5 •DVD-ROM •February2006