| The broad scope of health promotion in health assessment -- Cultural considerations in health assessment -- Interviewing and the health history : subjective data -- The physical examination : objective data collection -- Documenting findings, analyzing data, and nursing diagnoses -- General survey and vital signs -- Pain assessment -- Nutrition assessment -- Psychosocial and mental status assessment -- The skin, hair, and nails -- The head and neck -- The eyes -- The ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- The thorax and lungs -- The cardiovascular system -- The breasts and axillae -- The abdomen -- The peripheral vascular system -- The musculoskeletal system -- The nervous system -- Male genitalia and hernias -- Female genitalia -- The anus, rectum, and prostate -- Assessing the woman who is pregnant -- The older adult. |