Hogan-Quigley, Beth.

Bates' nursing guide to physical examination and history taking / Nursing guide to physical examination and history taking Beth Hogan-Quigley, Mary Louise Palm, Lynn S. Bickley. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012. - xviii, 924 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to health assessment -- Critical thinking in health assessment -- Interviewing and communication -- The health history -- Cultural and spiritual assessment -- Physical examination -- Beginning the physical examination : general survey, vital signs, and pain -- Nutrition -- The integumentary system -- The head and neck -- The eyes -- Ears, nose, mouth, and throat -- The respiratory system -- The cardiovascular system -- The peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system -- The gastrointestinal and renal systems -- The breasts and axillae -- The musculoskeletal system -- Mental status -- The nervous system -- Reproductive systems -- Putting it all together -- Assessing children : infancy through adolescence -- Assessing older adults.

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Physical diagnosis.
Medical history taking.
Nursing assessment.
Nursing Assessment.
Medical History Taking.
Physical Examination.

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