Nurses' handbook of health assessment

Obtaining a nursing health history

Collecting subjective and objective data

Performing physical assessment skills

Assessing psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development

Assessing mental status and substance abuse

Assessing general status and vital signs

Assessing pain : the 5th vital sign

Assessing for violence

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

Assessing childbearing women

Assessing newborns and infants

Assessing older adults.

Obtaining a nursing health history

Collecting subjective and objective data

Performing physical assessment skills

Assessing psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development

Assessing mental status and substance abuse

Assessing general status and vital signs

Assessing pain : the 5th vital sign

Assessing for violence

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 neurological system

Assessing male genitalia and rectum

Assessing female genitalia and rectum

Assessing childbearing women

Assessing newborns and infants

Assessing older adults.