Previous edition : 2010

Nurse's Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing Data -- Collecting Subjective Data: The Interview and Health History -- Collecting Objective Data: The Physical Examination -- Validating and Documenting Data -- Thinking Critically to Analyze Data and Make Informed Nursing Judgments -- Assessing Mental Status and Substance Abuse -- Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development -- Assessing General Status and Vital Signs -- Assessing Pain: The 5th Vital Sign -- Assessing for Violence -- Assessing Culture -- Assessing Spirituality and Religious Practices -- Assessing Nutritional Status -- Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails -- Assessing Head and Neck -- Assessing Eyes -- Assessing Ears -- Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses -- Assessing Thorax and Lungs -- Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System -- Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels -- Assessing Peripheral Vascular System -- Assessing Abdomen -- Assessing Musculoskeletal System -- Assessing Neurologic System -- Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum -- Assessing Female Genitalia and Rectum -- Putting It All Together: Integrated Head-to-Toe Assessment -- Assessing Childbearing Women -- Assessing Newborns and Infants -- Assessing Children and Adolescents -- Assessing Older Adults -- Assessing Families -- Assessing Communities.

Serves as a laboratory manual and a study guide for the student. This title helps students develop their assessment skills using the interview guides and assessment guides.