cover image - Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323711227
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 02-06-2019
Page Count: 320
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $45.99

Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 8th Edition

by Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323711227
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 02-06-2019
Page Count: 320
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $45.99
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Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide and Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8th Edition gives students the tools they need to master physical examination and health assessment skills. Corresponding to the best-selling Jarvis textbook, this guide features reading assignments, terminology reviews, application activities, review questions, clinical learning objectives, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers at the back to facilitate both learning and review. The 8th Edition has been thoroughly updated throughout with a fresh focus on interprofessional collaboration to prepare students for the skills laboratory and interprofessional collaborative practice.

    • Authoritative review and guidance for student laboratory experiences personally written by Dr. Jarvis to give students a seamlessly integrated study and clinical experience.
    • NEW! Updated content throughout corresponds to the 8th edition of the Jarvis textbook and reflects the latest research and evidence-based practice.
    • NEW! Enhanced integration of interprofessional collaboration helps students create an SBAR report based on a brief case.
    • Consistent format throughout includes Purpose, Reading Assignment, Terminology Review, Study Guide, and Review Questions in each chapter.
    • Essential review and guidance for laboratory experiences familiarizes students with physical examination forms and offers practice in recording narrative accounts of patient history and examination findings.
    • Study Guide in each chapter includes short-answer and fill-in-the-blank questions.
    • The only full-color illustrated lab manual available for a nursing health assessment textbook enhances learning value with full-color anatomy and physiology labeling activities and more.
    • NEW! Updated content throughout corresponds to the 8th edition of the Jarvis textbook and reflects the latest research and evidence-based practice.
    • NEW! Enhanced integration of interprofessional collaboration exercises helps you create an SBAR report based on a brief case.
  • 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
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