Assessment made incredibly easy!

Part I: Beginning the assessment -- Health history -- Fundamental physical assessment techniques -- Nutritional assessment -- Mental health assessment -- Part II: Assessing body systems -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Neurologic system -- Eyes -- Ears, nose, and throat -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory system -- Breasts and axillae -- Gastrointestinal system -- Female genitourinary system -- Male genitourinary system -- Musculoskeletal system Appendices Practice makes perfect (Posttest) Glossary Selected references Credits.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Assessment Made Incredibly Easy, 5e presents nursing assessment skills in the reader-friendly Incredibly Easy! format that makes learning fun. With an appealing 4-color interior and light-hearted humor throughout, the text provides the know-how nurses need to obtain pertinent health histories, perform physical examinations, and recognize normal and abnormal findings. Abundant full-color illustrations, charts, memory joggers, and other special features help nurses master assessment techniques and remember key information. The Practice Makes Perfect self-test includes updated NCLEX(r)-style questions with rationales for correct and incorrect answers. A companion Website offers ancillary materials, including an image bank, printable study cards, and numerous games newly added for this 5th edition.