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Names: Jensen, Sharon, 1955- author.
Title: Nursing health assessment : a best practice approach/Sharon Jensen, MN, RN, Assistant Professor,
Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Description: Third edition. | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2019] |
Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018032854 | eISBN 9781496358431 | VST 9781496358417
Subjects: LCSH: Nursing assessment—Methodology—Case studies. | Medical
history taking—Methodology—Case studies. | Periodic health
examinations—Methodology—Case studies.
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INSPIRATION
“The most important practical advice that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.”
(Florence Nightingale, Notes on nursing: What it is, and what it is not, 1860)
We truly hope that this text lays out real-life situations so that nurses understand the importance of
observation, with subjective and objective assessment as the process on which all nursing is based.
DEDICATION
To the students, whose effort and ability allow me the privilege of serving as a guide and mentor
during their education.
To my parents, Jack and Gwen Erickson, who instilled in me my strong work ethic and
understanding of community.
Thank you to my siblings, Mike Erickson, Kathy Keithly, Alan Erickson, and their families, who have
supported me during this process.
To honor my children, Anna and Chris Megrey, and Eric Jensen, for their care.
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CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE THIRD EDITION*
Kandice S. Bowman, RN, MSN, PNP, CPNP
Instructor
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
Chapter 14: Ear Assessment for Advanced and Specialty Practice
Yvonne D’Arcy, MS, APN-C, CNS, FAANP
Pain Management and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Chapter 6: Pain Assessment
Monica Deshpande, MSN, FNP
Instructor
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
Chapter 14: Ear Assessment for Advanced and Specialty Practice
Jessica E. Gay, MSN, RNC-MNN
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Kansas City, Kansas
Chapter 25: Pregnant Woman
Nan M. Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC
Professor
College of Nursing
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Chapter 27: Children and Adolescents
Jane Leach, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Wilson School of Nursing
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, Texas
Chapter 26: Newborns and Infants
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Kari Magill, BSN, RN, CNOR
Retinal Service Lead, Operating Rooms
Kellogg Eye Center
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Chapter 13: Eye Assessment for Advanced and Specialty Practice
Amy Metteer-Storer, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Chapter 2: The Health History and Interview
Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Assessment
Jessica Nishikawa, DNP, NP-c
Nurse Practitioner
Straub Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Chapter 28: Older Adults
Barbara L. Parker, MS, FNP, CNM
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Chapter 25: Pregnant Woman
Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN
Dean and Professor
School of Nursing
Louisiana State University Health–New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chapter 23: Male Genitalia and Rectal Assessment
Diane Marie Schadewald, DNP, MSN, WHNP, FNP
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chapter 24: Female Genitalia and Rectal Assessment
Debra Lee Servello, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Associate Professor and Chair
School of Nursing
Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island
Mindy Stites, MSN, APRN, CCNS, ACNS-BC, CCRN
Chapter 5: Vital Signs and General Survey
Chapter 17: Heart and Neck Vessels Assessment
Chapter 20: Abdominal Assessment
Chapter 30: Head-to-Toe Assessment of the Adult
Franz H. Vergara, PhD, DNP, RN, ONC, CCM
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Nurse Educator
Department of Central Nursing Administration
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Chapter 21: Musculoskeletal Assessment
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Mary Viergutz, RN, MSN, JD
Former Director
Healthcare Risk Management
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chapter 10: Cultural Assessment
Chapter 29: Assessment of the Hospitalized Adult
Margaret A. Wallace, RN, FNP, CORLN
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Otolaryngology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Chapter 15: Nose, Sinuses, Mouth, and Throat
Yvette D. Wilson, MSN, APRN-CNS, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Doctoral Candidate
Burn Intensive Care, Surgical Intensive Care and Burn Wound Unit
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Chapter 11: Skin, Hair, and Nails Assessment
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SECOND EDITION
Laura A. Blue, RN, MSN-Ed
Instructor
University of Hawai’i at Manoa, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene
Honolulu, Hawaii
Chapter 3: Techniques of Assessment and Safety
Margie Bridges, MN, ARNP-BC, RNC-OB
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Chapter 26: Newborns and Infants
Ruth Chaplen, RN, DNP, ACNS-BC, AOCN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Rochester College, School of Nursing
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Chapter 16: Thorax and Lung Assessment
Yvonne D’Arcy, MS, APN-C, CNS, FAANP
Pain Management and Palliative Care
Nurse Practitioner
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