1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Text features - p. v 6. About the Australian adapting editors - p. vi 7. About the US author - p. vi 8. Australian and New Zealand contributors - p. vii 9. Contributors to US edition - p. viii 10. Australian and New Zealand reviewers - p. ix 11. Preface - p. x 12. Contents - p. xi 13. List of Tables - p. xii 14. List of Illustrations - p. xiii 15. UNIT 1. Approaches and contexts of health assessment in nursing - p. xiii 16. 1. The context and frameworks of health assessment - p. xiii 17. 2. Critical thinking in health assessment - p. 7 18. 3. Developmental tasks across the life span - p. 15 19. 4. Cultural safety - p. 40 20. 5. Screening for family violence and abuse - p. 60 21. 6. Screening for substance abuse - p. 79 22. UNIT 2. Health assessment tools and techniques - p. 88 23. 7. The health assessment interview - p. 88 24. 8. The health history - p. 109 25. 9. Physical assessment techniques - p. 119 26. 10. General survey and vital signs - p. 133 27. UNIT 3. Assessing mental health, neurological and sensory function - p. 165 28. 11. Mental health assessment - p. 165 29. 12. Neurological assessment - p. 193 30. 13. Pain assessment - p. 268 31. 14. Eye assessment - p. 290 32. 15. Ear assessment - p. 336 33. UNIT 4. Assessing cardiovascular function - p. 364 34. 16. Peripheral vascular assessment - p. 364 35. 17. Cardiac assessment - p. 393 36. UNIT 5. Assessing respiratory function - p. 439 37. 18. Upper airways assessment - p. 439 38. 19. Lower airways assessment - p. 461 39. UNIT 6. Assessing musculoskeletal function - p. 503 40. 20. Musculoskeletal assessment - p. 503 41. UNIT 7. Assessing nutrition and metabolic function - p. 562 42. 21. Nutritional and metabolic assessment - p. 562 43. 22. Skin, hair and nails assessment - p. 605 44. UNIT 8. Urinary and bowel function - p. 655 45. 23. Abdominal assessment - p. 655 46. 24. Assessment of urinary function - p. 691 47. 25. Assessment of bowel function - p. 709 48. UNIT 9. Assessing sexuality and reproductive function - p. 726 49. 26. Female sexual and reproductive assessment - p. 726 50. 27. Male sexual and reproductive assessment - p. 766 51. 28. Breasts assessment - p. 800 52. 29. Assessing the pregnant woman - p. 828 53. 30. Using health assessment in clinical practice: Putting it all together - p. 866 54. Illustration credits - p. 878 55. Index - p. 878 56. Weblinks - p. 878
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Text features - p. v 6. About the Australian adapting editors - p. vi 7. About the US author - p. vi 8. Australian and New Zealand contributors - p. vii 9. Contributors to US edition - p. viii 10. Australian and New Zealand reviewers - p. ix 11. Preface - p. x 12. Contents - p. xi 13. List of Tables - p. xii 14. List of Illustrations - p. xiii 15. UNIT 1. Approaches and contexts of health assessment in nursing - p. xiii 16. 1. The context and frameworks of health assessment - p. xiii 17. 2. Critical thinking in health assessment - p. 7 18. 3. Developmental tasks across the life span - p. 15 19. 4. Cultural safety - p. 40 20. 5. Screening for family violence and abuse - p. 60 21. 6. Screening for substance abuse - p. 79 22. UNIT 2. Health assessment tools and techniques - p. 88 23. 7. The health assessment interview - p. 88 24. 8. The health history - p. 109 25. 9. Physical assessment techniques - p. 119 26. 10. General survey and vital signs - p. 133 27. UNIT 3. Assessing mental health, neurological and sensory function - p. 165 28. 11. Mental health assessment - p. 165 29. 12. Neurological assessment - p. 193 30. 13. Pain assessment - p. 268 31. 14. Eye assessment - p. 290 32. 15. Ear assessment - p. 336 33. UNIT 4. Assessing cardiovascular function - p. 364 34. 16. Peripheral vascular assessment - p. 364 35. 17. Cardiac assessment - p. 393 36. UNIT 5. Assessing respiratory function - p. 439 37. 18. Upper airways assessment - p. 439 38. 19. Lower airways assessment - p. 461 39. UNIT 6. Assessing musculoskeletal function - p. 503 40. 20. Musculoskeletal assessment - p. 503 41. UNIT 7. Assessing nutrition and metabolic function - p. 562 42. 21. Nutritional and metabolic assessment - p. 562 43. 22. Skin, hair and nails assessment - p. 605 44. UNIT 8. Urinary and bowel function - p. 655 45. 23. Abdominal assessment - p. 655 46. 24. Assessment of urinary function - p. 691 47. 25. Assessment of bowel function - p. 709 48. UNIT 9. Assessing sexuality and reproductive function - p. 726 49. 26. Female sexual and reproductive assessment - p. 726 50. 27. Male sexual and reproductive assessment - p. 766 51. 28. Breasts assessment - p. 800 52. 29. Assessing the pregnant woman - p. 828 53. 30. Using health assessment in clinical practice: Putting it all together - p. 866 54. Illustration credits - p. 878 55. Index - p. 878 56. Weblinks - p. 878
