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Title

Practical guide to health assessment through the lifespan / Mildred O. Hogstel, Rhonda Keen-Payne.

Author

Hogstel, Mildred O.

Publication

Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

Keen-Payne, Rhonda.

Description

xix, 411 pages : illustrations (some color); 19 cm

Subjects

• Nurses Instruction
• Medical History Taking
• Handbook
• Nursing assessment > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Physical Examination
• Nursing Assessment

Genre/Form

• Handbook.
• Nurses Instruction.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Pt. 1. The Client Interview and Health History -- Pt. 2. The Physical Examination -- Pt. 3. Body Organ and System Assessment -- Appendix A: NANDA Approved Nursing Diagnoses -- Appendix B: Age Categories and Labels and Words Used for Older People -- Appendix C: Sample Health History Form -- Appendix D: Sample Mental Status Flow Sheet -- Appendix E: Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) -- Appendix F: KATZ Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living -- Appendix G: Apgar Scoring System -- Appendix H: Pediatric Immunization Schedule -- Appendix I: Pediatric Developmental Milestones -- Appendix J: Sample of Community Resources Available for Older People -- Appendix K: Sample Cultural Assessment Guide -- Appendix L: Common Disorders of Aging Minorities -- Appendix M: Sample Physical Assessment Form With Guide -- Appendix N: Seven Warning Signs of Cancer -- Appendix O: Suggested Schedule of Health Screening for People Age 65 and Older With No Symptoms --
• Appendix P: The ABCDs of Melanoma -- Appendix Q: Food Guide Pyramid -- Appendix R: Height and Weight Tables -- Appendix S: Physical Signs of Malnutrition and Deficiency State -- Appendix T: Ten Tips for Healthy Aging -- Appendix U: Comparison of Joint Diseases -- Appendix V: Glasgow Coma Scale -- Appendix W: Dermatomes -- Appendix X: Client Positions -- Appendix Y: Conversion Rules -- Appendix Z: Weights and Measures -- Appendix AA: Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales.

ISBN

0803601301

LCCN

96000328

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries