NURS142: Health Assessment in Nursing (Bugosh, McAlicher, and Zaharchuk)
- Page ID
- 23105
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This Health Assessment in Nursing textbook is an open educational resource with a CC BY-SA 4.0 license developed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students. It is aligned with the Harrisburg Area Community College's nursing curriculum for the Physical Assessment course NURS142 that describes techniques for obtaining a complete health history and performing a basic physical assessment using a body systems approach.
- Front Matter
- 1: Health Assessment in Nursing
- 2: The General Survey Assessment
- 3: The Health History
- 4: Integumentary Assessment
- 5: Head and Neck Assessment
- 6: Eye and Ear Assessment
- 7: Respiratory Assessment
- 8: Cardiovascular Assessment
- 9: Abdominal Assessment
- 10: Musculoskeletal Assessment
- 11: Neurological Assessment
- Back Matter