cover image - Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323827812
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 02-14-2023
Page Count: 368
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.99

Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 9th Edition

by Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP and Ann L. Eckhardt, PhD, RN

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323827812
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 02-14-2023
Page Count: 368
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.99
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Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills in the lab and in clinical practice. Corresponding to the bestselling Jarvis textbook, this guide features terminology reviews, application activities, clinical judgment questions, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers to study questions at the back of the book to facilitate both learning and review. The 9th edition has been thoroughly updated with a fresh focus on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), with case studies featuring new NGN question formats to prepare you not only for the skills laboratory, but for success on the NCLEX® and in interprofessional collaborative practice.

    • Authoritative review and guidance for laboratory experiences, personally written by the textbook authors, provide a seamlessly integrated study and clinical experience
    • Consistent format includes Terminology Review, Study Guide, and Clinical Judgment Questions in each chapter
    • Physical examination forms familiarize you with what you will encounter in clinical practice and offer practice in documenting the patient history and examination findings
    • The only full-color, illustrated lab manual available for a nursing health assessment textbook with anatomy exercises that align with the main text
    • NEW! Clinical judgment exercises equip you for success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), including questions with an increased focus on clinical judgment, robust single-episode case studies that employ the latest NGN question types, and unfolding case studies which reflect the language of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model
    • NEW! Chapter 33 includes unfolding case studies for the NGN that present opportunities for you to practice prioritizing, decision-making, and using clinical judgment skills
    • NEW! Increased emphasis on activities focused on higher cognitive levels (Applying and above)
    • UPDATED! Critical Thinking Exercises offer suggested readings based on your participation in the skills lab and discussions with your instructor
    • UPDATED! Content corresponds to the 9th edition of the Jarvis textbook and incorporates the latest research and evidence-based practice
  • UNIT I ASSESSMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON
    1 Evidence-Based Assessment
    2 Cultural Assessment
    3 The Interview
    4 The Complete Health History
    5 Mental Status Assessment
    6 Substance Use Assessment
    7 Family Violence and Human Trafficking

    UNIT II APPROACH TO THE CLINICAL SETTING
    8 Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
    9 General Survey and Measurement
    10 Vital Signs
    11 Pain Assessment
    12 Nutrition Assessment

    UNIT III PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
    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

    UNIT IV INTEGRATION: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
    28 The Complete Health Assessment: Adult
    29 The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent
    30 Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation
    31 Pregnancy
    32 Functional Assessment of the Older Adult

    UNIT V UNFOLDING CASE STUDIES
    33 Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Examination–Style Unfolding Case Studies
  • Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University; Certified Nurse Practitioner (retired), Bloomington, Illinois, USA and Ann L. Eckhardt, PhD, RN, Associate Chair of Clinical Education, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Department of Graduate Nursing, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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