Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Canadian
- 3rd Edition - October 23, 2018
- Imprint: Saunders Canada
- Author: Carolyn Jarvis
- Editors: Annette J. Browne, June MacDonald-Jenkins, Marian Luctkar-Flude
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 7 1 7 2 - 1 5 5 - 4
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Request a sales quoteGet a clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the lifespan! Using easy-to-follow language, detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 3rd Canadian Edition is the gold-standard in physical examination textbooks. This new edition reflects the latest in what is happening in nursing today with coverage of emerging trends, examples of how to document patient assessments using the Electronic Health Record, and new evidence-informed content throughout. It's easy to see why this text is #1 with Canadian nursing students!
- A two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, and uses colour, step-by-step photos to clarify examination techniques and expected findings.
- Sectional colour bars segment body systems according to content (Structure and Function, Subjective Data, Objective Data, Documentation and Critical Thinking, Abnormal Findings).
- Summary checklists offer reviews of key examination steps.
- Documentation and Critical Thinking sections provide real world clinical examples of specific patients and how to document assessment findings.
- Abnormal findings tables help you recognize, sort, and describe abnormalities.
- Separate chapter on Pregnancy provides a thorough foundation for assessing the pregnant patient.
- Developmental Considerations sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Promoting Health boxes focus on this key aspect of Canadian health care.
- Instructions for online access
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- How This Book Is Organized
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Author
- About the Canadian Editors
- Contributors
- Reviewers of the Third Canadian Edition
- Preface
- Dual Focus as Text and Reference
- New to the Third Canadian Edition
- Approaches Used in This Edition
- Conceptual Approach
- Ancillaries
- In Conclusion
- Acknowledgements for the U.S. Seventh Edition
- Acknowledgements for the Third Canadian Edition
- Unit 1 Assessment of the Whole Person
- 1 Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
- Social Determinants of Health Considerations
- References
- 2 Health Promotion in the Context of Health Assessment
- References
- 3 Cultural and Social Considerations in Health Assessment
- Additional Resources
- References
- 4 The Interview
- Developmental Considerations
- Social Determinants of Health Considerations
- Additional Resources
- References
- 5 The Complete Health History
- Social Determinants of Health Considerations
- Developmental Considerations
- References
- 6 Mental Health Assessment
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- References
- 7 Substance Use and Health Assessment
- Additional Resources
- References
- 8 Interpersonal Violence Assessment
- Additional Resources
- References
- Unit 2 Approach to the Clinical Setting
- 9 Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting
- Developmental Considerations
- References
- 10 General Survey, Measurement, and Vital Signs
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- References
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- References
- 11 Pain Assessment
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- References
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- References
- 12 Nutritional Assessment and Nursing Practice
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Nutritional Assessment
- References
- Unit 3 Physical Examination
- 13 Skin, Hair, and Nails
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- References
- References
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Skin, Hair, and Nails Examination
- References
- 14 Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatic System
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- References
- References
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Head, Face, and Neck, Including Examination of Regional Lymphatic System
- 15 Eyes
- Structure and Function
- References
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Eye Examination
- References
- 16 Ears
- Structure and Function
- References
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Ear Examination
- References
- 17 Nose, Mouth, and Throat
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- References
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Nose, Mouth, and Throat Examination
- References
- 18 Breasts and Regional Lymphatic System
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- References
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Breasts and Regional Lymphatic Examination
- References
- 19 Thorax and Lungs
- Structure and Function
- References
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Thorax and Lung Examination
- References
- 20 Heart and Neck Vessels
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- References
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Heart and Neck Vessels Examination
- References
- 21 Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- References
- Special Considerations For Advanced Practice
- Documentation And Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Peripheral Vascular Examination
- References
- 22 The Abdomen
- Structure and Function
- References
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Abdomen Examination
- References
- 23 Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- References
- References
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate Examination
- References
- 24 Musculo-Skeletal System
- Structure and Function
- References
- References
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice: Wrist and Hand
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice: Knee
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice: Spine
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Musculo skeletal Examination
- References
- 25 Neurological System
- Structure and Function
- References
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Summary Checklist: Neurological Examination
- References
- 26 Male Genitourinary System
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Male Genitalia Examination
- Reference
- 27 Female Genitourinary System
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- References
- Objective Data
- Special Considerations for Advanced Practice: External and Internal Genitalia
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Female Genitalia Examination
- References
- Unit 4 Integration of the Health Assessment
- 28 The Complete Health Assessment
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- References
- 29 Bedside Assessment and Electronic Health Recording
- Subjective and Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- References
- 30 Pregnancy
- Structure and Function
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Documentation and Critical Thinking
- Abnormal Findings
- Summary Checklist: Pregnancy Examination
- References
- 31 Functional Assessment of the Older Adult
- Social Determinants of Health Considerations
- References
- Illustration Credits
- Inside Back Cover
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Index
- Key Laboratory Values
- Edition: 3
- Published: October 23, 2018
- Imprint: Saunders Canada
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781771721554
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Annette J. Browne
Dr. Annette J., Browne, RN, PhD, FCAHS Building on her experience as a nurse who lived and worked within First Nations and Inuit communities, Annette’s research has generated a body of evidence aimed at improving healthcare and health outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples affected by health and social inequities. Working in partnership with communities, health and policy leaders, and clinicians, recent studies have focused on: the impact of organizational interventions to improve health equity in primary health care; health promoting interventions with Indigenous women experiencing violence, and; strategies to improve equity-oriented care in emergency departments.
Annette is a member of the EQUIP Health Care research team, and Critical Research in Health and Healthcare Inequities team leader.
Annette is also a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
She has taught advanced health assessment to nurse practitioners and post-RNs for many years, and is the Canadian co-editor of Jarvis’s Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition.
Annette is a settler of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and ally.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Associate Director, Graduate Programs School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, CanadaJM
June MacDonald-Jenkins
June MacDonald-Jenkins, BN, BScN, MSc
Affiliations and expertise
Sr. Dean Faculty of Social and Community Services
Principal, Lakeshore Campus
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, OntarioML
Marian Luctkar-Flude
Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude received her BScN and MScN from the University of Ottawa, her critical care nursing diploma from St. Lawrence College (Kingston), and her PhD from Queen’s University (Kingston). She has over 20 years' medical–surgical nursing experience, over 20 years' experience as an educator, and was named the 2021 Reznick Scholar at Queen’s University, which honours outstanding leadership and longstanding commitment to educational scholarship. She is now an Associate Professor at Queen's University School of Nursing where she has taught Nursing Health Assessment, Nursing Research, Medical-Surgical Nursing and Project in Evidence-Based Practice courses. She has expertise in clinical simulation and curriculum development and is Co-President of the Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-sim), which serves as a platform for simulation collaboration among health educators. Her educational research interests include use of simulation in undergraduate nursing education, interprofessional education, and virtual simulation games, and her clinical research interests include breast cancer survivorship care, neurofeedback for post-cancer cognitive impairment, and knowledge translation interventions for primary care providers and cancer survivors. Dr. Luktcar-Flude is also an editor for Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Reznick Scholar, Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University School of Nursing Kingston, Ontario, CanadaCJ
Carolyn Jarvis
Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APRN, CNP
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University; Certified Nurse Practitioner (retired), Bloomington, Illinois