cover image - Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323550048
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 02-13-2019
Page Count: 896
Imprint: Saunders
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

by Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323550048
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 02-13-2019
Page Count: 896
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $127.99
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With an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis’s Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition is the most authoritative, complete, and easily implemented solution for health assessment in nursing. This tightly integrated learning package continues to center on Carolyn Jarvis’s trademark clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the patient lifespan. It’s packed with vivid illustrations, step-by-step guidance and evidence-based content to provide a complete approach to health assessment skills and physical examination. With a fresh focus on today’s need-to-know information, the 8th edition integrates QSEN and interprofessional collaboration, features enhanced inclusion of LGBTQ considerations, includes a new standalone Vital Signs chapter, and provides enhanced EHR and documentation content.

New Edition Expected Availability: 03-09-2023

Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
9th Edition

Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN: 9780323811729
    • NEW! Standalone Vital Signs chapter and refocused nutrition content include an expanded emphasis on the national epidemic of obesity
    • NEW! Enhanced integration of QSEN and interprofessional collaboration emphasize how to ensure patient safety during the physical exam and how to collaborate with other health professionals to promote optimal health
    • NEW! Enhanced inclusion of LGBTQ issues and revamped and refocused Cultural Assessment chapter equip you with the skills to practice with greater sensitivity and inclusivity
    • NEW! Health Promotion and Patient Teaching sections underscore the unique role of nurses (especially advanced practice nurses) in health promotion
    • The most trusted name in health assessment for nurses, now in its 8th edition!
    • A clear, conversational, step-by-step, evidence-based approach to physical examination and health assessment of patients throughout the lifespan
    • A consistent format from chapter to chapter features sections on Structure and Function, Subjective Data, Objective Data, Documentation and Critical Thinking, and Abnormal Findings to help you learn to assess systematically
    • UPDATED! An unsurpassed collection of more than 1,100 full-color illustrations has been updated to vividly showcase anatomy and physiology, examination techniques, and abnormal findings
    • Enhanced content on the electronic health record, charting, and narrative recording exemplify how to document assessment findings using state-of-the-art systems with time-tested thoroughness
    • Engaging learning resources include assessment video clips; NCLEX® Exam review questions; case studies with critical thinking activities; audio clips of heart, lung, and abdominal sounds; assessment checklists, and much more
    • Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes present opportunities for patient teaching and health promotion while performing the health assessment
    • Developmental Competence sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults
    • Culture and Genetics sections include information on biocultural and transcultural variations in an increasingly diverse patient population
  • 1. Evidence-Based Assessment
    2. Cultural Assessment
    3. The Interview
    4. The Complete Health History
    5. Mental Status Assessment
    6. Substance Use Assessment
    7. Domestic and Family Violence Assessment
    8. Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
    9. General Survey and Measurement
    10. Vital Signs
    11. Pain Assessment
    12. Nutrition Assessment
    13. Skin, Hair, and Nails
    14. Head, Face, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics
    15. Eyes
    16. Ears
    17. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
    18. Breasts, Axillae, and Regional Lymphatics
    19. Thorax and Lungs
    20. Heart and Neck Vessels
    21. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
    22. Abdomen
    23. Musculoskeletal System
    24. Neurologic System
    25. Male Genitourinary System
    26. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
    27. Female Genitourinary System
    28. The Complete Health Assessment: Adult
    29. The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent
    30. Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation
    31. The Pregnant Woman
    32. Functional Assessment of the Older Adult
  • Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University; Certified Nurse Practitioner (retired), Bloomington, Illinois, USA
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