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Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Canadian

  • 3rd Edition - October 23, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Carolyn Jarvis
  • Editors: Annette J. Browne, June MacDonald-Jenkins, Marian Luctkar-Flude
  • Language: English

Get a clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the lifespan! Using easy-to-follow language, detailed illustrations, summary c… Read more

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Get 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!

Key features

  • 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

Table of contents

UNIT 1: ASSESSMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON

1. Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment

2. Health Promotion in the Context of Health Assessment

3. Cultural Competence: Cultural Care

4. The Interview

5. The Complete Health History

6. Mental Health Assessment

7. Substance Use in the Context of Health Assessment NEW!

8. Interpersonal Violence Assessment

UNIT 2: APPROACH TO THE CLINICAL SETTING

9. Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting

10. General Survey, Measurement, and Vital Signs

11. Pain Assessment

12. Nutritional Assessment and Nursing Practice

UNIT 3: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

13. Skin, Hair, and Nails

14. Head and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatic System

15. Eyes

16. Ears

17. Nose, Mouth, and Throat

18. Breasts and Regional Lymphatic System

19. Thorax and Lungs

20. Heart and Neck Vessels

21. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System

22. Abdomen

23. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate

24. Musculoskeletal System

25. Neurological System

26. Male Genitourinary System

27. Female Genitourinary System

UNIT 4: INTEGRATION OF THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT

28. The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together

29. Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient

30. Pregnancy

31. Functional Assessment of the Older Adult

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 12, 2018
  • Language: English

About the editors

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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 she 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, Canada

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June MacDonald-Jenkins

June MacDonald-Jenkins, BN, BScN, MSc, has been a health care professional for over 30 years, most recently working in the consulting and post-secondary education sector as Senior Dean, Faculty of Social and Community Services, Principal, Lakeshore Campus, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario. Committed to health and community workforce development, she is a collaborative leader dedicated to creating a sense of belonging for everyone and ensuring a safe environment to live, learn, and work through her person-centred approach. June is currently the Chief Administrative Officer at East Cumberland Lodge in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief Administrative Officer, East Cumberland Lodge, Canada

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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, Canada

About the author

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Carolyn Jarvis

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University; Certified Nurse Practitioner (retired), Bloomington, Illinois, USA