Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment
- 9th Edition - January 2, 2023
- Latest edition
- Authors: Carolyn Jarvis, Ann L. Eckhardt
- Language: English
Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition gives you the to… Read more
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Description
Description
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.
Key features
Key features
- 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
Table of contents
Table of contents
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
Appendix A Answers to Clinical Judgment Questions
Appendix B Answers to Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Examination–Style Unfolding Case Studies
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 9
- Latest edition
- Published: February 27, 2023
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Carolyn Jarvis
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