Study Guide and Laboratory Manual for Jarvis's Physical Examination and Health Assessment
Canadian Edition
- 5th Edition - January 28, 2028
- Latest edition
- Authors: Linda Van Pelt, Lauren Irving
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 1 2 0 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 1 2 0 7 - 3
Reinforce your understanding of essential examination and assessment skills and further develop your clinical judgement! As both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook… Read more
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Reinforce your understanding of essential examination and assessment skills and further develop your clinical judgement! As both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Jarvis's Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 5th Canadian Edition provides activities and resources to enhance hands-on learning of physical examination skills. It features reading assignments corresponding to the text, terminology reviews, application activities, review questions, clinical learning objectives, documentation sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers on the companion Evolve website to facilitate both learning and review. Electronic health record and evidence-informed practice materials allow you to further improve upon skills.
• Preface includes an overview of the NCSBN® Clinical Judgement Measurement Model, PN competencies, and the REx-PN®. • Clinical judgement exercises equip students for success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), including questions with an increased focus on clinical judgement. • 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. • Perforated pages allow instructors to use the Study Guide activities for graded assignments. • 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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UNIT 1 ASSESSMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON 1 Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment 2 Health Promotion in the Context of Health Assessment 3 A Relational Approach to Cultural and Social Considerations in Health Assessment 4 The Interview 5 The Complete Health History 6 Mental Health Assessment 7 Substance Use and Health Assessment 8 Interpersonal Violence and Health 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, Face, 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 The Abdomen 23 Anus, Rectum, and Prostate 24 Musculo-Skeletal 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 and Reporting 30 Pregnancy 31 Assessment of the Older Adult 32 Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Examination–Style Unfolding Case Studies Appendix Answer Key to Review and Clinical Judgement Questions — available on the text’s Evolve site.
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: January 28, 2028
- Language: English
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Linda Van Pelt
Linda Van Pelt, MScN, NP-F, Senior Instructor, Nurse Practitioner Program
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Instructor, Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC.LI
Lauren Irving
Lauren Irving, BScN, MN, NP-F
Lauren Irving is a family nurse practitioner in Prince George, BC. Lauren works in a busy primary care clinic called Central Interior Native Health Society where she provides longitudinal primary care in a team based care setting. In addition to clinical work, Lauren teaches in the UNBC Nurse Practitioner program as well as the UBC Northern Medical Program.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lab InstructorSchool of NursingUniversity of British ColumbiaPrince George, BC