Health Assessment in Nursing
Edition:
8
ISBN/ISSN:
9781975250980
Publication Date:
October 1, 2025
2025-10-01
9781975250980
Weber’s Health Assessment in Nursing, 8th Edition, combines evidence-based practices with practical tools to help nursing educators teach essential assessment ...
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Weber’s Health Assessment in Nursing, 8th Edition, combines evidence-based practices with practical tools to help nursing educators teach essential assessment skills effectively. Renowned for its clarity, the text organizes normal and abnormal findings side by side, making complex concepts accessible for instruction and preparing students for clinical success.
Faculty have long appreciated the text’s balanced, comprehensive approach, designed to meet diverse teaching needs. The 8th Edition retains the trusted colorful layout and organization, while incorporating updated assessment guidelines and alignment with AACN Essentials for competency-based education. New features include the Lippincott® CoursePoint Hair, Skin, and Nails Atlas, showcasing diverse skin tones to promote inclusive care, and a video on transgender patient history-taking, enhancing culturally competent communication skills.
With detailed guidance on interviewing, physical examinations, and documentation, the text builds student confidence in delivering safe, evidence-based care. Faculty benefit from robust CoursePoint+ resources, including adaptive quizzing, virtual simulations, and pre-lecture tools that simplify preparation and enrich learning.
This trusted resource equips educators with everything needed to deliver engaging, up-to-date instruction, while preparing students to provide accurate, patient-centered care in diverse healthcare settings.
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Edition8ISBN/ISSN9781975250980Product FormatPaperback BookTrim Size8 3/8 x 10 7/8Edition8Publication DateOctober 1, 2025
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- JANET R. WEBER
- JANE HARMON KELLEY-LANDAETA
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UNIT 1 Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis
Chapter 1: Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment
Chapter 2: Collecting Subjective Data: The Interview and Health History
Chapter 3: Collecting Objective Data: Physical Exam Techniques
Chapter 4: Validating and Documenting Data
Chapter 5: Thinking Critically to Analyze Data and Make Informed Clinical Judgments
UNIT 2 Integrative Holistic Nursing Assessment
Chapter 6: Assessing Mental Status Including Risk for Substance Use
Chapter 7: Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development
Chapter 8: Assessing General Health Status and Vital Signs
Chapter 9: Assessing Pain
Chapter 10: Assessing for Violence
Chapter 11: Assessing Culture
Chapter 12: Assessing Spirituality and Religious Practices
Chapter 13: Assessing Nutritional Status
UNIT 3 Nursing Assessment of Physical Systems
Chapter 14: Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails
Chapter 15: Assessing Head and Neck
Chapter 16: Assessing Eyes
Chapter 17: Assessing Ears
Chapter 18: Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses
Chapter 19: Assessing Thorax and Lungs
Chapter 20: Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System
Chapter 21: Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels
Chapter 22: Assessing Peripheral Vascular System
Chapter 23: Assessing Abdomen
Chapter 24: Assessing Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 25: Assessing Neurologic System
Chapter 26: Assessing Male Genitalia, Anus, Prostate, and Rectum
Chapter 27: Assessing Female Genitalia, Anus, and Rectum
Chapter 28: Pulling It All Together: Integrated Head-to-Toe Assessment
UNIT 4 Nursing Assessment of Special Groups
Chapter 29: Assessing Childbearing Clients
Chapter 30: Assessing Newborns and Infants
Chapter 31: Assessing Children and Adolescents
Chapter 32: Assessing Older Adults
Chapter 33: Assessing Families
Chapter 34: Assessing Communities
Appendix A Nursing Health History Guide
Appendix B Physical Assessment Guide
Appendix C Manual of Collaborative Problems
Appendix D Andrews/Boyle Transcultural Nursing Assessment Guide for Individuals and Families
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- NEW! Hair, Skin, and Nails Atlas, now available in Lippincott® CoursePoint+, enhances inclusive care skills with clinically accurate visuals of conditions across various skin tones.
- NEW! Video on Transgender Client History-Taking empowers students with affirming communication techniques and health screening insights to provide respectful care.
- NEW! Inclusive Language equips students with culturally responsive communication tools to care for diverse client populations.
- UPDATED! Threaded Case Studies show the full assessment process, from interviews to SBAR communication, focusing on accurate documentation techniques across clinical systems.
- Unfolding Client Stories, developed with the NLN and integrated with vSim® for Nursing, are scenarios that challenge students to apply assessment knowledge to real-life cases.
- UPDATED! Collecting Objective Data: Physical Examination Guidance features up-to-date guidance paired with Abnormal Findings boxes, helping students identify, document, and respond to diverse patient assessments.
- Nursing Concepts Integration highlights key nursing concepts at the start of each chapter, supporting concept-based curricula.
- UPDATED! Evidence based health promotion boxes reflect Healthy People 2030 goals with actionable strategies for risk reduction and client education.
- UPDATED! Clinical assessment tools provide ready-to-use self-assessments and questionnaires for immediate application during client care.
- UPDATED! Assessment guides introduce essential equipment and techniques to build students' hands-on confidence.
- UPDATED! Safety tips highlight critical precautions to ensure the safety of both patients and practitioners.
- UPDATED! Clinical Tips share practical insights for making accurate clinical judgments.
- UPDATED! Older adult variations cover age-related findings, specialized interview techniques, and tailored physical exams.
- Routine vs. focused assessment charts clearly differentiate between foundational nursing practices and advanced techniques.
- Interdisciplinary SBAR communication demonstrates clear, structured documentation using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation framework.
- Concept Mastery Alerts simplify complex nursing concepts to effectively reinforce fundamental skills.
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