Physical Examination & Health Assessment

Medical Books

Jarvis PhD APN CNP, Carolyn

Nursing

Saunders

With an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis’s Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition isthe 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. 
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<li>The most trusted name in health assessment for nurses,</li> now in its 8th edition!<li>A clear, conversational, step-by-step, evidence-based approach to physical examination and health assessment of patients throughout the lifespan.</li>
<li>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.</li>
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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.</li>
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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.</li>
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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.</li>
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Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes present opportunities for patient teaching and health promotion while performing the health assessment. </li>
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Developmental Competence sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults.</li>
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Culture and Genetics sections include information on biocultural and transcultural variations in an increasingly diverse patient population.</li> </ul>
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<li>NEW! Standalone Vital Signs chapter and refocused nutrition content </li>include an expanded emphasis on the national epidemic of obesity.<li>
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. </li>
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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. </li>
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NEW! Health Promotion and Patient Teaching sections underscore the unique role of nurses (especially advanced practice nurses) in health promotion.</li>
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment

With an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis's Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition is the most widely used, authoritative, complete, and easily implemented learning solution for health assessment in nursing. This hub of a tightly integrated learning package continues to center on Carolyn Jarvis's 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 and physical examination. With an enhanced focus on today's need-to-know information, the 9th edition integrates concepts from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative, concepts of interprofessional collaboration, enhanced transgender considerations, and integrated content and electronic resources for success on the Next Generation NCLEX®. <ul> <li>Clear, conversational, step-by-step, evidence-based approach covers physical examination and health assessment of patients throughout the lifespan.</li> <li>Consistent format from chapter to chapter features sections on structure and function, subjective data, objective data, documentation and critical thinking, abnormal findings, and health promotion and patient teaching to help you learn to assess systematically.</li> <li>Inclusion of LGBTQ issues and Cultural Assessment chapter equip you with the skills to practice with greater sensitivity and inclusivity.</li> <li>Engaging online learning resources 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.</li> <li>Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes present opportunities for patient teaching and health promotion while performing the health assessment.</li> <li>Developmental Competence sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults.</li> <li>Culture and Genetics sections include information on biocultural and transcultural variations in an increasingly diverse patient population.</li> <li>Standalone Vital Signs chapter and focused nutrition content emphasize the national epidemic of obesity.</li> <li>Integration of interprofessional collaboration emphasizes how to ensure patient safety during the physical exam and how to collaborate with other health professionals to promote optimal health.</li> <li>Enhanced content on the electronic health record, charting, and narrative recording exemplifies how to document assessment findings using state-of-the-art systems with time-tested thoroughness.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>UPDATED! Photos identify common skin conditions in both light skin and dark skin, increasing inclusivity and representation for better health outcomes.</li> <li>UPDATED! Expanded transgender considerations promote culturally competent care of this underserved patient population.</li> <li>NEW! Fully integrated print and electronic coverage of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) helps equip you for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN).</li> <li>UPDATED! An unsurpassed collection of more than 1,100 full-color illustrations vividly showcases anatomy and physiology, examination techniques, and abnormal findings.</li> <li>UPDATED! Increased focus on social determinants of health (SODH) addresses the disparities that can affect health outcomes, enabling a whole-health approach.</li> </ul>

Eckhardt PhD RN, Ann L.

Elsevier

This comprehensive, easy-to-read, full-color textbook is a standard in physical assessment that features a holistic approach and a strong nursing perspective. Step-by-step guidelines demonstrate the skills necessary to take a complete health history and perform a thorough physical examination on clients of all ages and cultural backgrounds, as well as pregnant women. This edition includes over 240 new full-color photographs and illustrations depicting a wide range of conditions. It also contains a new chapter on the pregnant female. Video Critical Thinking Questions in each body system chapter correspond with the Saunders Physical Examination and Health Assessment Series. Nursing diagnoses are separated into Risk and Wellness categories. This edition also includes updated appendices on the 1999 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule for the U.S. and the CDC Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions. (Includes a CD ROM with case studies and a FREE SIMON website at: www.harcourthealth.com/SIMON/Jarvis/)

Physical Exam/Health Assessment(Book with CD-ROM)

Computers & Technology

Jarvis

Web Development & Design

Physical Examination and Health Assessment provides all the information necessary to conduct a holistic health assessment across the life span. The physical examination unit is organized by body system, pedagogically and clinically the most logical and efficient way to learn and perform health assessment. Each chapter has five major sections: (1) Structure and Function (A&amp;P); (2) Subjective Data (history); (3) Objective Data (skills, expected findings, and common variations for healthy people and selected abnormal findings); (4) Abnormal Findings (illustrations of related disorders and conditions in atlas format); and (5) Application and Documentation (sample charting, clinical case studies, nursing diagnoses, and critical thinking questions tied to the Saunders video series).
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<li>A clear, approachable writing style in an attractive and user-friendly format.</li>
<li>Integrated lifespan content.</li>
<li>Transcultural considerations in both a separate chapter and highlighted throughout.</li>
<li>Hundreds of meticulously prepared four-color illustrations.</li>
<li>Sample charting of normal findings and sample clinical case studies.</li>
<li>Integration of the complete health assessment in a photo essay at the end of the book, where all the steps of assessment are put together in a choreographed whole.</li>
<li>Student CD-ROM bound into every copy includes case studies, printable health promotion guides, and a comprehensive head-to-toe video on assessing the adult.</li>
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<li>Features hundreds of new full-color photos.</li>
<li>Includes new chapters on screening for domestic violence and pain assessment.</li>
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Literature & Fiction

Classics

Video 16 from the Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment Video Series takes a systematic approach to the complete examination, combining body-system assessments within the same region and concluding with the genitalia. First, it shows how to obtain an overview by observing general appearance, measuring height and weight, inspecting the skin, and assessing vital signs. Then it demonstrates the head-to-toe examination, working from the head and face to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and throat, neck, chest, upper extremities, breasts, neck vessels, heart, abdomen, inguinal area, lower extremities (supine), musculoskeletal system, neurologic system, lower extremities (standing), neuromuscular function, and genitalia and rectum (with variations for men and women).Bonus materials include:Health history topics related to complete examination of an adultA list of equipment for performing a head-to-toe examination of an adultTwo cross-cultural scenes about cultural variations in eye contact and physical contactTwo health promotion scenarios about breast self-examination and testicular self-examinationA list of patient-teaching topics, ranging from periodic health examinations to chemoprophylaxis with vitamins and hormones

Physical Examination and Health Assessment DVD Series: DVD 16: Head-To-Toe Examination of the Adult, Version 2

With an easy-to-read approach and unmatched learning resources, Physical Examination &amp; Health Assessment, 7th Edition offers a clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical exams across the lifespan. A total of 1,200 illustrations, checklists of key exam steps, and practical insights ensure that you learn all the physical exam skills you need to know. Written by Carolyn Jarvis, an experienced educator and clinician, this gold standard in physical examination reflects what is going on in nursing today with coverage of emerging trends and the latest on evidence-based practice. It's easy to see why this text is, far and away, #1 in this field!
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<li>A clear, logical, and streamlined approach simplifies content and helps you learn to perform the complete health assessment: </li> <ul><li>The conversational, easy-to-understand writing style</li></ul> makes learning easier. <li>
A two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, and uses step-by-step photos to clarify examination techniques and expected findings. </li>
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1,200 full-color illustrations present anatomy and physiology, examination techniques, and abnormal findings. </li>
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Abnormal findings tables include more than 300 pathophysiology photos to help in recognizing, sorting, and describing abnormalities. </li> </ul>
<li>Comprehensive coverage reflects the realities of today’s nursing practice: </li> <ul>
<li>NEW content on the Electronic Health Record, charting, and narrative recording provides examples of how to document assessment findings. </li>
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150 NEW normal and abnormal examination photos for the nose, mouth, throat, thorax, and pediatric assessment show findings that are unexpected or that require referral for follow-up care, with cultural diversity and developmental variations. </li>
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UPDATED evidence-based practice content is highlighted and reflects a focus on conducting the most effective, accurate examinations. </li>
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UPDATED case studies provide opportunities to apply your knowledge and develop your analytical skills. </li>
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Checklists for use in RN-to-BSN completion programs provide a refresher for seasoned nurses returning to the classroom. </li> </ul>
<li>A holistic approach to assessment accommodates the diverse types of patients that you will encounter in the real world: </li> <ul>
<li>Documentation and Critical Thinking sections provide real-world clinical examples of specific patients and how to record assessment findings in the patient’s chart, using the SOAP format. </li>
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Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes enable patient teaching and health promotion while performing the health assessment, and now address the key concept of prevention. </li>
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Developmental Competence sections provide age-specific assessment techniques for infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults. </li>
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Culture and Genetics sections include biocultural and transcultural information on an increasingly diverse patient population. </li>
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Spanish-language translations highlight important phrases for improved data gathering and communication during the physical examination with Spanish-speaking patients.</li> </ul>
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NEW evidence-based guidelines reflect a focus on conducting the most effective, qualitative exams.</li>
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NEW Substance Use Assessment chapter addresses this increasingly critical aspect of holistic patient assessments.</li>
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100 new photos of step-by-step examination techniques include all-new exam panoramas for key systems. </li>
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100 new abnormal findings photos provide instant visual cues for findings that are unexpected or that require referral for follow-up care.</li>
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Expanded chapter on assessment of the hospitalized adult provides a focused assessment of the patient in the hospital setting.</li>
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New content on obesity provides current information on this growing health problem.</li> </ul>

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Physical Examination & Health Assessment

Physical Examination and Health Assessment

Physical Examination and Health Assessment

Physical Exam/Health Assessment(Book with CD-ROM)

Physical Examination & Health Assessment

Physical Examination and Health Assessment

Physical Examination and Health Assessment DVD Series: DVD 16: Head-To-Toe Examination of the Adult, Version 2

Physical Examination and Health Assessment