Student Laboratory Manual for Health Assessment for Nursing Practice,
Edition 8Editors: By Susan Fickertt Wilson, PhD, RN
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01 Apr 2025
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Get the review and practice you need to solidify your health assessment skills! This practical laboratory manual corresponds to Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition, leading you through an assessment lab session for each of the textbook’s major topics and examination procedures. Step-by-step worksheets serve as a guide to techniques and as practice in documenting a comprehensive physical examination.
Key Features
- UPDATED! Content throughout matches the eighth edition of Health Assessment for Nursing Practice
- UPDATED! Performance Checklists help ensure you have mastered each assessment skill
- Comprehensive guide equips you to practice assessment skills in the health assessment laboratory
- Perforated worksheets align to each major chapter of the Health Assessment for Nursing Practice textbook
- Dual function allows this lab manual serve as both a guide and as practice in documenting a comprehensive health assessment and physical examination
About the author
By Susan Fickertt Wilson, PhD, RN, Emeritus Associate Professor, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
1. Introduction to Health Assessment
2. Obtaining a Health History
3. Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment
4. General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs
5. Cultural Competence
6. Pain Assessment
7. Mental Health Assessment
8. Nutritional Assessment
9. Skin, Hair, and Nails
10. Head and Neck
11. Eyes
12. Ears, Nose, and Throat
13. Respiratory System
14. Cardiovascular System
15. Abdomen
16. Musculoskeletal System
17. Neurologic System
18. Breasts and Axillae
19. Female Reproductive System
20. Male Reproductive System
21. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
22. Assessment of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
23. Assessment of the Pregnant Patient
24. Assessment of the Older Adult
25. Conducting a Head-to-Toe Examination
26. Adapting Health Assessment
2. Obtaining a Health History
3. Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment
4. General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs
5. Cultural Competence
6. Pain Assessment
7. Mental Health Assessment
8. Nutritional Assessment
9. Skin, Hair, and Nails
10. Head and Neck
11. Eyes
12. Ears, Nose, and Throat
13. Respiratory System
14. Cardiovascular System
15. Abdomen
16. Musculoskeletal System
17. Neurologic System
18. Breasts and Axillae
19. Female Reproductive System
20. Male Reproductive System
21. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
22. Assessment of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
23. Assessment of the Pregnant Patient
24. Assessment of the Older Adult
25. Conducting a Head-to-Toe Examination
26. Adapting Health Assessment
ISBN:
9780443125225
Page Count:
320
Retail Price
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Students in ADN-level nursing programs; students in BSN-level nursing programs; students in RN-to-BSN programs