Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment
- 9th Edition - January 2, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Carolyn Jarvis, Ann L. Eckhardt
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 7 8 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 7 8 3 - 6
Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition gives you the to… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBoth a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills in the lab and in clinical practice. Corresponding to the bestselling Jarvis textbook, this guide features terminology reviews, application activities, clinical judgment questions, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers to study questions at the back of the book to facilitate both learning and review. The 9th edition has been thoroughly updated with a fresh focus on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), with case studies featuring new NGN question formats to prepare you not only for the skills laboratory, but for success on the NCLEX® and in interprofessional collaborative practice.
- Authoritative review and guidance for laboratory experiences, personally written by the textbook authors, provide a seamlessly integrated study and clinical experience.
- Consistent format includes Terminology Review, Study Guide, and Clinical Judgment Questions in each chapter.
- Physical examination forms familiarize you with what you will encounter in clinical practice and offer practice in documenting the patient history and examination findings.
- The only full-color, illustrated lab manual available for a nursing health assessment textbook with anatomy exercises that align with the main text.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Tables
- Unit I. Assessment of the Whole Person
- 1. Evidence-based assessment
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Notes
- 2. Cultural assessment
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Clinical judgment exercise 1
- Clinical judgment exercise 2
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- 3. The interview
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activity 1
- Critical thinking activity 2
- Critical thinking activity 3
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- 4. The complete health history
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Write-up—health history
- 5. Mental status assessment
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—mental status examination
- Mental status
- Notes
- 6. Substance use assessment
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- The alcohol use disorders identification test—audit
- Notes
- 7. Family violence and human trafficking
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment questions
- Unit II. Approach to the Clinical Setting
- 8. Assessment techniques and safety in the clinical setting
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- 9. General survey and measurement
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—general survey, vital signs
- 10. Vital signs
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- 11. Pain assessment
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- 12. Nutrition assessment
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Unit III. Physical Examination
- 13. Skin, hair, and nails
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—skin, hair, and nails
- Regional write-up—skin, hair, and nails
- Student competency checklist
- Notes
- 14. Head, face, neck, and regional lymphatics
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical settings
- Regional write-up—head, face, and neck
- Regional write-up—head, face, and neck
- 15. Eyes
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—eyes
- Regional write-up—eyes
- 16. Ears
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—ears
- Regional write-up—ears
- 17. Nose, mouth, and throat
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—nose, mouth, and throat
- Regional write-up—nose, mouth, and throat
- 18. Breasts, axillae, and regional lymphatics
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—breasts and axillae
- Regional write-up—breasts and axillae
- Student competency checklist
- Notes
- 19. Thorax and lungs
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—thorax and lungs
- Regional write-up—thorax and lungs
- 20. Heart and neck vessels
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activitiesw
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—cardiovascular system
- Regional write-up—cardiovascular system
- Notes
- 21. Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Notes
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—peripheral vascular system
- Regional write-up—peripheral vascular system
- Regional write-up—peripheral vascular system
- Notes
- 22. Abdomen
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- Regional write-up—abdomen
- Regional write-up—abdomen
- 23. Musculoskeletal system
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—musculoskeletal system
- Regional write-up—musculoskeletal system
- 24. Neurologic system
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory/clinical setting
- Regional write-up—neurologic system
- Regional write-up—neurologic system
- Notes
- 25. Male genitourinary system
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—male genitourinary system
- Regional write-up—male genitourinary system
- 26. Anus, rectum, and prostate
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities 1
- Critical thinking activities 2
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Regional write-up—anus, rectum, and prostate gland
- Regional write-up—anus, rectum, prostate
- 27. Female genitourinary system
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Critical thinking activities
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- Regional write-up—female genitourinary system
- Regional write-up—female genitourinary system
- Notes
- Unit IV. Integration: Putting it all together
- 28. The complete health assessment: Adult
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Clinical objectives
- Instructions
- Complete physical examination
- Notes
- 29. The complete physical assessment: Infant, young child, and adolescent
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Clinical objectives
- Instructions
- 30. Bedside assessment and electronic documentation
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Clinical objectives
- Instructions
- Complete inpatient reassessment
- 31. Pregnancy
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- Regional write-up—pregnant female
- 32. Functional assessment of the older adult
- Purpose
- Reading assignment
- Glossary
- Study guide
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment questions
- Skills laboratory and clinical setting
- Notes
- Unit V. Unfolding Case Studies
- 33. Next-generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination–style unfolding case studies
- Unfolding case study 1: Pediatric health assessment
- Unfolding case study 2: Adult health assessment
- Unfolding case study 3: Older adult health assessment
- Appendix A. Answers to clinical judgment questions
- Appendix B. Answers to next generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination–style unfolding case studies
- Edition: 9
- Published: January 2, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323827805
- eBook ISBN: 9780323827836
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Carolyn Jarvis
Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APRN, CNP
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University; Certified Nurse Practitioner (retired), Bloomington, IllinoisAE
Ann L. Eckhardt
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Chair of Clinical Education, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Department of Graduate Nursing, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas