Study Guide and Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition

• Consistent chapter format includes the following sections: Purpose, Reading Assignment, Glossary, Study Guide, and Review Questions including clinical judgement. Core body systems chapters also include a Skills Laboratory/Clinical Setting section, including Clinical Objectives, Instructions, and a regional Documentation sheet to be completed.
• Chapters correspond one-to-one with chapters in the textbook to provide essential review and guidance for clinical laboratory experiences.
• Critical thinking exercises included in many chapters offer suggested readings based on student participation in the skills lab and discussions with instructor.
• Audio-visual assignments with related Critical Thinking Questions tie the visual video demonstrations of specific examination procedures to practical applications in the skills lab.
• Coverage of the electronic health record, charting, and narrative recording gives students examples of how to document assessment findings.
• Anatomy labelling exercises visually reinforce the identification of key anatomy and physiology.
• Study guide activities reinforce key assessment information through short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, and labelling exercises.
• Reading assignments correspond to the text chapters to foster integration of the text and laboratory manual.
• Documentation Sheets allow students and faculty to assess knowledge with forms used in the skills lab or clinical setting.
• Current RN and PN competencies are reflected throughout to help students better prepare for licensure examinations.
• Review questions — short answer, matching, multiple choice — provide learning activities in a variety of approaches.
• Narrative Summary Forms reflect the charting format used for narrative accounts of the history and physical examination findings.
• Glossary promotes learning and understanding of essential terminology.
• Answer key on the companion Evolve website includes answers to all questions.

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