Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition
- 4th Edition - May 16, 2023
- Latest edition
- Author: Carolyn Jarvis
- Editors: Annette J. Browne, June MacDonald-Jenkins, Marian Luctkar-Flude
- Language: English
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The practical nursing handbook you can use in the clinical setting! Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition makes it fast and easy to look up essential assessment skills and techniques. This portable clinical guide helps you conduct more effective exams by referring to summaries of examination steps, normal versus abnormal findings, lifespan and multicultural considerations, and over 200 full-colour photos and illustrations. With added content on the electronic health record, charting, paediatrics, pregnant and aging adult patients, and reporting, this handbook is a perfect clinical tool whether you’re a beginner who is learning assessment skills or a practitioner who needs a portable reference!
- Developmental Considerations sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant individuals, and older adults
- Cultural and Social Considerations sections reflect the cultural diversity of Canada’s population
- Two-column format for examination content makes it easier to access, learn, and understand key physical examination skills and findings
- Content on the electronic health record, charting, and reporting provides examples of how to document assessment findings
- More than 200 full-colour illustrations demonstrate examination skills, underlying anatomy and physiology, and normal and abnormal findings to provide a complete picture for physical examination
- Normal and abnormal examination photos offer a fresh perspective on key system examinations, along with cultural diversity and developmental variations
- Abnormal findings tables help students recognize, sort, and describe key abnormal findings
- Colour-coded bars visually segment each body system chapter into major sections — anatomy, subjective data, objective data, and abnormal findings — to make content easier to find
- Summary Checklists offer reviews of key examination steps
1. The Interview and the Complete Health History
2. Mental Health Assessment
3. Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting
4. General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs, and Pain Assessment
5. Skin, Hair, and Nails
6. Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatic System
7. Eyes
8. Ears
9. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
10. Breasts and Regional Lymphatic System
11. Thorax and Lungs
12. Heart and Neck Vessels
13. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
14. The Abdomen
15. Musculo-skeletal System
16. Neurological System
17. Male Genitourinary System
18. Female Genitourinary System
19. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
20. The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together
21. Bedside Assessment and Reporting
2. Mental Health Assessment
3. Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting
4. General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs, and Pain Assessment
5. Skin, Hair, and Nails
6. Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatic System
7. Eyes
8. Ears
9. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
10. Breasts and Regional Lymphatic System
11. Thorax and Lungs
12. Heart and Neck Vessels
13. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
14. The Abdomen
15. Musculo-skeletal System
16. Neurological System
17. Male Genitourinary System
18. Female Genitourinary System
19. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
20. The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together
21. Bedside Assessment and Reporting
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: May 16, 2023
- Language: English
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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, CanadaJM
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, CanadaML
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
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University; Certified Nurse Practitioner (retired), Bloomington, Illinois, USA