Health Assessment
Vital Notes for Nurses
1. Edition October 2005
360 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Health assessment is central to effective planning, implementation
and evaluation of nursing care. All nurses are accountable for the
care they provide and need to be able to accurately determine
patient needs in order to plan and deliver evidence-based care.
Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment provides students
with the knowledge required to consider the many different factors
which can influence patient's health, comfort, well-being and
recovery and to confidently assess patient needs.
Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment explores
concepts of holism, health and illness, factors to consider when
assessing patients, communication skills needed for assessment, and
all aspects of holistic assessment including physical,
psychological, social, cultural and spiritual factors and
nutritional needs.
* Provides a concise, accessible introduction to health
assessment
* Includes physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual
health assessment
* Explores essential concepts in assessment and care planning
* Within the Vital Notes for Nurses series
* Adopts a holistic approach
Chapter 2 Nursing Assessment and Care Planning.
Chapter 3 Concepts of health, illness and of holism.
Chapter 4 Factors to consider when assessing patients.
Chapter 5 Communication skills for holistic assessment.
Chapter 6 Physical assessment.
Chapter 7 Assesssment of Nutritional Status.
Chapter 8 Social Assessment in Health Care.
Chapter 9 Psychological Assessment.
Chapter 10 Cultural and Spiritual Health Assessment
nursing students it was designed for but also qualified nurses and
other professional wishing to brush up their assessment
skills.'
The Higher Education Academy, Health Education and
Practice
