cover image - Student Laboratory Manual for Health Assessment for Nursing Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780443125577
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 04-17-2025
Page Count: 320
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $37.99

Student Laboratory Manual for Health Assessment for Nursing Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

by Susan Fickertt Wilson, PhD, RN

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Student Laboratory Manual for Health Assessment for Nursing Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780443125577
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 04-17-2025
Page Count: 320
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $37.99
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Give your students the review and practice they need to master comprehensive health assessment skills! This practical laboratory manual corresponds to Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition, leading students 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.
    • UPDATED! Content throughout matches the 8th edition of Health Assessment for Nursing Practice
    • UPDATED! Performance Checklists help ensure students have mastered each assessment skill
    • Comprehensive guide equips students 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
  • 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
  • Susan Fickertt Wilson, PhD, RN, Emeritus Associate Professor, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
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