cover image - Jarvis' Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780443282126
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 888
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $153.99

Jarvis' Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 10th Edition

by Ann L. Eckhardt, PhD, RN and Lydia Bertschi, DNP, ACNP-BC, APRN

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cover image - Jarvis' Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780443282126
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 888
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $153.99
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A proven, evidence-based approach makes it easier to teach and learn health assessment skills! Jarvis' Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 10th Edition, provides a clear, logical, and holistic guide to physical examination across the patient’s lifespan. Full-color illustrations, step-by-step instructions and checklists, and practical insights ensure that students learn all the physical exam skills they need to know. The hub of a complete health assessment solution for nursing students, this book includes an Evolve website with TEACH for Nurses lesson plans, a test bank, assessment video and audio clips for students, and more. It's easy to see why this text is, far and away, #1 in this field.
    • NEW! Updated content throughout the book with Jarvis’ trusted, easy-to-follow approach
    • NEW! Updated evidence-based linkages between environment and health to reflect the impact that climate change has on global health
    • NEW! Updated Documentation and Critical Thinking sections to mimic the electronic health record
    • NEW! Updated content throughout the book in the same easy-to-follow approach that students have come to trust with Jarvis
    • NEW! Updated evidence-based linkages between environment and health to reflect the impact that climate change has on global health
    • NEW! Updated Documentation and Critical Thinking sections to mimic the electronic health record
    • Clear, conversational, step-by-step, evidence-based approach covers physical examination and health assessment of patients throughout the lifespan
    • Consistent chapter format features sections on structure and function, subjective data, objective data, documentation and critical thinking, abnormal findings, and health promotion and patient teaching
    • More than 1,100 full-color illustrations showcase anatomy and physiology, examination techniques, and abnormal findings
    • Abnormal Findings tables help students recognize, classify, and describe key abnormal findings for commonly encountered conditions
    • Coverage of interprofessional collaboration describes how to work together with other health professionals to promote optimal health
    • Developmental Competence sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults
    • Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes discuss opportunities for patient teaching and health promotion while performing the health assessment
    • Separate Vital Signs chapter and focused nutrition content address the national epidemic of obesity
    • Focus on social determinants of health (SODH) addresses the disparities that can affect health outcomes, enabling a whole-health approach
    • Inclusion of sexual and gender issues equip students with the skills to practice with greater sensitivity and understanding
    • Genetics, Environment, and Diversity sections include biocultural and transcultural information on an increasingly diverse patient population
    • Inclusive photos identify common skin conditions in both light skin and dark skin
    • Content on the electronic health record, charting, and narrative recording provides examples of how to document assessment findings using today’s systems
    • Coverage of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) helps prepare students for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)
    • Engaging learning resources on the Evolve website include assessment video clips; review questions for the NCLEX®; case studies for the NGN; audio clips of heart, lung, and abdominal sounds; assessment checklists; and much more
    • This title is also available in Sherpath! Sold separately, this innovative teaching and learning technology offers interactive course content and resources that streamline class preparation and assessment and give students personalized help to reach their learning goals, and also includes the eBook of this title for all-in-one digital course delivery
  • UNIT 1: 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 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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
  • 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 and Lydia Bertschi, DNP, ACNP-BC, APRN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Team, UnityPoint Methodist, Peoria, Illinois, USA
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