Jarvis's Health Assessment and Physical Examination

Unit 1 Approaches and contexts of health assessment in nursing

1 The context and frameworks of health assessment

2 Clinical reasoning in health assessment

3 Developmental tasks across the life span

4 Cultural safety

5 Screening for family violence and abuse

6 Screening for substance use
Unit 2 Health assessment tools and techniques

7 The health assessment interview

8 The health history

9 Physical assessment techniques

10 General survey and vital signs
Unit 3 Assessing mental health, neurological and sensory function

11 Mental health assessment

12 Neurological assessment

13 Pain assessment

14 Eye assessment

15 Ear assessment
Unit 4 Assessing cardiovascular function

16 Peripheral vascular assessment

17 Cardiac assessment
Unit 5 Assessing respiratory function

18 Upper airways assessment

19 Lower airways assessment
Unit 6 Assessing musculoskeletal function

20 Musculoskeletal assessment
Unit 7 Assessing nutrition and metabolic function

21 Nutritional and metabolic assessment

22 Skin, hair and nails assessment
Unit 8 Urinary and bowel function

23 Abdominal assessment

24 Assessment of urinary function

25 Assessment of bowel function
Unit 9 Assessing sexuality and reproductive function

26 Female sexual and reproductive assessment

27 Male sexual and reproductive assessment

28 Breasts assessment

29 Assessing the pregnant woman
Unit 10 Utilising health assessment in practice

30 Using health assessment to promote safe and quality nursing care