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Books in Assessment and diagnosis

This selection emphasizes clinical evaluation, diagnostic reasoning, and decision-making skills. Supporting nurses, clinicians, and educators, it features evidence-based tools, case studies, and emerging techniques that enhance accuracy and timeliness in patient assessment.

  • Seidel's Physical Examination Handbook

    An Interprofessional Approach
    • 11th Edition
    • JoAnne Silbert-Flagg + 4 more
    • English
    Quickly access interviewing and physical examination techniques and procedures with this portable guide! Seidel's Physical Examination Handbook: An Interprofessional Approach, 11th Edition, uses step-by-step guidelines to make exam procedures easier to review and recall. Overviews of the entire health history and physical exam address the full lifespan, from infants, children, and adolescents to older adults. Written by the same interprofessional team of advanced practice nurses and physicians as Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination, chapters in the handbook correspond to the chapters in the textbook. It’s an ideal companion for use in clinicals and in daily practice!

  • Sherpath Vantage for Wilson's Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

    • 8th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Sherpath® Vantage is the engaging and highly effective course-based learning solution. It offers an Elsevier eBook with interactive content and a variety of assignment types, teaching resources, adaptive quizzing, and Sherpath AI, along with integrated Osmosis® videos for select collections and Shadow Health® simulations. It’s everything you need to master key concepts and strengthen your nursing competency and clinical judgment — all on a single platform. Plus, Sherpath Vantage’s simple, seamless, and supportive environment provides meaningful performance feedback to help you gauge your progress and stay on track for course success.

  • Sherpath AI

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English

  • Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

    • 8th Edition
    • Susan Fickertt Wilson + 1 more
    • English
    Learn how to confidently perform a physical exam and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN)! Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, Eighth Edition, focuses on what you need to know, providing easy-to-understand guidelines and timesaving learning tools that demonstrate how to perform an effective physical examination. This completely updated text has everything you need to succeed on the NGN, confidently conduct and document an accurate assessment, and prepare for clinical practice.

  • Student Laboratory Manual for Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

    • 8th Edition
    • Susan Fickertt Wilson
    • English
    Get the review and practice you need to solidify your health assessment skills! This practical laboratory manual corresponds to Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition, leading you through an assessment lab session for each of the textbook’s major topics and examination procedures. Step-by-step worksheets serve as a guide to techniques and as practice in documenting a comprehensive physical examination.

  • Diagnósticos enfermeros. Definiciones y clasificación. 2024-2026

    • 13th Edition
    • NANDA NANDA International
    • T. Heather Herdman + 1 more
    • Spanish
    La guía por excelencia de los diagnósticos de enfermería de NANDA-I en una nueva edición actualizada. Totalmente actualizada y revisada por las editoras T. Heather Herdman, Shigemi Kamitsuru y Camila Takáo Lopes, Diagnósticos enfermeros. Definiciones y clasificación, 2024-2026, 13ª edición, es la guía definitiva de diagnósticos de enfermería, revisada y aprobada por el Diagnosis Development Committee (DDC) de NANDA International (NANDA-I). En la nueva edición de esta obra fundamental, las editoras han profundizado en el diagnóstico y su relación con la valoración de enfermería, utilizando el modelo tripartito de la práctica enfermera de Kamitsuru para diferenciar entre las intervenciones interdependientes basadas en los estándares de atención médica y organizativa y las intervenciones autónomas de enfermería basadas en los estándares de atención en enfermería. Los patrones funcionales de salud se utilizan como marco de valoración para guiar a las enfermeras en la recogida de datos relevantes a fin de alcanzar la máxima precisión en el diagnóstico de enfermería. Se describen la ontología, la clasificación y la taxonomía, y se explica detalladamente la estructura axial de los diagnósticos, que ha sido objeto de considerable revisión. Se ofrece una visión general de todos los cambios y revisiones de la clasificación, junto con las prioridades de investigación actualizadas y los futuros focos de interés para el DDC y NANDA-I. Rigurosamente actualizada y revisada, esta nueva edición es un recurso imprescindible para todos los estudiantes de enfermería, enfermeros/as profesionales, profesores/as de enfermería, personal informático especializado en enfermería, investigadores en enfermería y cargos administrativos de atención de la enfermería.

  • Diagnósticos enfermeros. Definiciones y clasificación. 2024-2026. Edición hispanoamericana

    • 13th Edition
    • NANDA NANDA International + 1 more
    • T. Heather Herdman
    • Spanish
    La guía por excelencia de los diagnósticos de enfermería de NANDA-I en una nueva edición actualizada. Totalmente actualizada y revisada por las editoras T. Heather Herdman, Shigemi Kamitsuru y Camila Takáo Lopes, Diagnósticos enfermeros. Definiciones y clasificación, 2024-2026, 13ª edición, es la guía definitiva de diagnósticos de enfermería, revisada y aprobada por el Diagnosis Development Committee (DDC) de NANDA International (NANDA-I). En la nueva edición de esta obra fundamental, las editoras han profundizado en el diagnóstico y su relación con la valoración de enfermería, utilizando el modelo tripartito de la práctica enfermera de Kamitsuru para diferenciar entre las intervenciones interdependientes basadas en los estándares de atención médica y organizativa y las intervenciones autónomas de enfermería basadas en los estándares de atención en enfermería. Los patrones funcionales de salud se utilizan como marco de valoración para guiar a las enfermeras en la recogida de datos relevantes a fin de alcanzar la máxima precisión en el diagnóstico de enfermería. Se describen la ontología, la clasificación y la taxonomía, y se explica detalladamente la estructura axial de los diagnósticos, que ha sido objeto de considerable revisión. Se ofrece una visión general de todos los cambios y revisiones de la clasificación, junto con las prioridades de investigación actualizadas y los futuros focos de interés para el DDC y NANDA-I. Rigurosamente actualizada y revisada, esta nueva edición es un recurso imprescindible para todos los estudiantes de enfermería, enfermeros/as profesionales, profesores/as de enfermería, personal informático especializado en enfermería, investigadores en enfermería y cargos administrativos de atención de la enfermería.

  • Clasificación de Resultados de Enfermería (NOC)

    Medición de Resultados en Salud
    • 7th Edition
    • Sue Moorhead + 2 more
    • Spanish
    Séptima edición de la obra que presenta una lista exhaustiva de conceptos, definiciones y medidas estandarizados que describen los resultados de los pacientes en función de las intervenciones enfermeras. Esta séptima edición actualizada y revisada incluye 612 resultados basados en la investigación que estandarizan la medición de los resultados de salud en individuos, familias y comunidades; 82 nuevos resultados y 402 resultados revisados.

  • Sherpath Vantage for Ball Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

    • 10th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Sherpath® Vantage is the engaging and highly effective course-based learning solution. It offers an Elsevier eBook with interactive content and a variety of assignment types, teaching resources, adaptive quizzing, and Sherpath AI, along with integrated Osmosis® videos for select collections and Shadow Health® simulations. It’s everything you need to master key concepts and strengthen your nursing competency and clinical judgment — all on a single platform. Plus, Sherpath Vantage’s simple, seamless, and supportive environment provides meaningful performance feedback to help you gauge your progress and stay on track for course success.

  • Sherpath Vantage for Wilson Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

    • 7th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Sherpath® Vantage is the engaging and highly effective course-based learning solution. It offers an Elsevier eBook with interactive content and a variety of assignment types, teaching resources, adaptive quizzing, and Sherpath AI, along with integrated Osmosis® videos for select collections and Shadow Health® simulations. It’s everything you need to master key concepts and strengthen your nursing competency and clinical judgment — all on a single platform. Plus, Sherpath Vantage’s simple, seamless, and supportive environment provides meaningful performance feedback to help you gauge your progress and stay on track for course success.

  • Sherpath Vantage for Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Canadian

    • 4th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Sherpath® Vantage is the engaging and highly effective course-based learning solution. It offers an Elsevier eBook with interactive content and a variety of assignment types, teaching resources, adaptive quizzing, and Sherpath AI, along with integrated Osmosis® videos for select collections and Shadow Health® simulations. It’s everything you need to master key concepts and strengthen your nursing competency and clinical judgment — all on a single platform. Plus, Sherpath Vantage’s simple, seamless, and supportive environment provides meaningful performance feedback to help you gauge your progress and stay on track for course success.

  • Sherpath Vantage for Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Sherpath® Vantage is the engaging and highly effective course-based learning solution. It offers an Elsevier eBook with interactive content and a variety of assignment types, teaching resources, and adaptive quizzing, along with integrated Osmosis® videos for select collections and Shadow Health® simulations. It’s everything you need to master key concepts and strengthen your nursing competency and clinical judgment — all on a single platform. Plus, Sherpath Vantage’s simple, seamless, and supportive environment provides meaningful performance feedback to help you gauge your progress and stay on track for course success.

  • Sherpath Vantage for Wilson Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

    With SimChart
    • 7th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    For today’s healthcare students, Sherpath is the learning tool that takes primary course content and gives you what you need to know now, in the time you have available, to achieve success tomorrow. It then adapts based on your personal interactions and responds by building on the topics and concepts where you need help.Sherpath brings content to life by integrating the core content to a digital environment and complementing it with videos, images, case studies, Sherpath AI, and more — all on a single platform. This version of Sherpath fully includes the ebook content.

  • Sherpath Vantage for Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Sherpath® Vantage is the engaging and highly effective course-based learning solution. It offers an Elsevier eBook with interactive content and a variety of assignment types, teaching resources, and adaptive quizzing, along with integrated Osmosis® videos, Shadow Health® simulations, and Course-Based SimChart® exercises. It’s everything you need to master key concepts and strengthen your nursing competency and clinical judgment — all on a single platform. Plus, Sherpath Vantage’s simple, seamless, and supportive environment provides meaningful performance feedback to help you gauge your progress and stay on track for course success.

  • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian(eCommerce Version)

    • 4th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis
    • Annette J. Browne + 2 more
    • English
    Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ) is the fun and engaging way to focus your study time and effectively prepare for class, course exams, and summative exams. EAQ is comprised of a bank of high-quality practice questions that allows you to advance at your own pace — based on your performance — through multiple mastery levels for each chapter. A comprehensive dashboard allows you to view your progress and stay motivated.

  • Manual Seidel de exploracion fisica

    • 10th Edition
    • Jane W. Ball + 4 more
    • Spanish
    Obra de referencia en exploracion fisica y semiologia que se convierte en un manual indispensable para la ampliacion de conocimientos sobre la realizacion de entrevistas centradas en el paciente, asi como de una adecuada exploracion fisica. El contenido de la obra se ha actualizado de manera exhaustiva en esta edicion y todos los capitulos siguen una estructura homogenea, lo que hace que el contenido se estructure en base a los siguientes parametros: Anatomia y fisiologia, revision de la historia clinica, examen y hallazgos y anormalidades. El mensaje principal del libro es que el paciente es siempre el elemento central para garantizar una exploracion clinica adecuada. Por ello, buena parte del contenido de la obra esta dirigido a mejorar la relacion medico-paciente desde diferentes puntos: confianza con el paciente, recogida y analisis de la informacion aportada, razonamiento clinico, etc.

  • Guía Seidel de exploración física

    • 10th Edition
    • Jane W. Ball + 4 more
    • Spanish
    Referencia clínica de fácil manejo sobre la exploración física destinada a estudiantes de Enfermería, Medicina y otras disciplinas sanitarias, así como a los que se dedican a la prestación de cuidados sanitarios. Ofrece, expuestas paso a paso, breves descripciones de las técnicas de exploración y las directrices sobre el modo en el que se han de desarrollar las exploraciones. Esta guía se plantea como medio para revisar y recordar las técnicas de exploración física. Debido a su conciso formato, no describe de forma específica las técnicas de realización de la anamnesis de cada sistema corporal. Se inicia con un resumen de la información que obtener para la historia clínica del paciente y la anamnesis por aparatos, seguido por una guía esencial para registrar la historia clínica. En los capítulos siguientes, dedicados a los diferentes sistemas fisiológicos, se enumeran el equipo necesario para realizar la exploración y las técnicas que se deben utilizar. Los hallazgos esperados e inesperados siguen a la descripción de cada técnica, y se presentan en un color distintivo a fin de poderlos reconocer más fácilmente. Numerosas ilustraciones intercaladas en el texto ayudan a comprender las técnicas y los posibles hallazgos. Las variaciones de la exploración pediátrica se destacan en cada uno de los capítulos dedicados a los sistemas corporales.Todos los capítulos incluyen un apartado llamado «Ayudas al diagnóstico diferencial». En los distintos capítulos de esta décima edición, los «Datos objetivos» y los «Datos subjetivos», dentro de este apartado están claramente diferenciados para cada anomalía. Como en ediciones anteriores, capítulos diferenciados aportan una perspectiva general de la exploración completa en todos los adultos; los lactantes, los niños y los adolescentes; las poblaciones especiales y los adultos mayores; los pacientes transgénero y de género no binario, y las personas que practican deporte. El último capítulo ofrece directrices para las situaciones urgentes y de riesgo vital.

  • Book Organized: Jarvis Physical Examination And Health Assessment - Sherpath for Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    For today’s healthcare students, Sherpath is the learning tool that takes primary course content and gives you what you need to know now, in the time you have available, to achieve success tomorrow. It then adapts based on your personal interactions and responds by building on the topics and concepts where you need help. Sherpath brings content to life by integrating the core content to a digital environment and complementing it with videos, images, case studies, and micro simulations on a single platform. This version of Sherpath fully incorporates ebook content.

  • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment(eCommerce Version)

    • 9th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
    • English
    Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ) is the fun and engaging way to focus your study time and effectively prepare for class, course exams, and summative exams. EAQ is comprised of a bank of high-quality practice questions that allows you to advance at your own pace — based on your performance — through multiple mastery levels for each chapter. A comprehensive dashboard allows you to view your progress and stay motivated.

  • Health Assessment Online for Physical Examination and Health Assessment (Access Code and Textbook Package)

    • 9th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis
    • English

  • Sherpath Vantage for Ball Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

    With SimChart
    • 10th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Sherpath® Vantage is the engaging and highly effective course-based learning solution. It offers an Elsevier eBook with interactive content and a variety of assignment types, teaching resources, and adaptive quizzing, along with integrated Osmosis® videos, Shadow Health® simulations, and Course-Based SimChart® exercises. It’s everything you need to master key concepts and strengthen your nursing competency and clinical judgment — all on a single platform. Plus, Sherpath Vantage’s simple, seamless, and supportive environment provides meaningful performance feedback to help you gauge your progress and stay on track for course success.

  • Physical Examination and Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
    • English
    With an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis's Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition is the most widely used, authoritative, complete, and easily implemented learning solution for health assessment in nursing. This hub of a tightly integrated learning package continues to center on Carolyn Jarvis's clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the patient lifespan. It's packed with vivid illustrations, step-by-step guidance, and evidence-based content to provide a complete approach to health assessment and physical examination. With an enhanced focus on today's need-to-know information, the 9th edition integrates concepts from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative, concepts of interprofessional collaboration, enhanced transgender considerations, and integrated content and electronic resources for success on the Next Generation NCLEX®.

  • Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
    • English
    Both 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.

  • Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
    • English
    A concise, practical handbook for the assessment lab and the clinical setting, Jarvis’s Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition makes it fast and easy to review essential assessment skills and techniques. You’ll conduct more effective exams by referring to summaries of examination steps, comparisons of normal versus abnormal findings, lifespan and cultural considerations, integration of QSEN safety competencies, and more than 250 full-color photos and drawings. Written by renowned educator and clinician Dr. Carolyn Jarvis, now joined by co-author Dr. Ann L. Eckhardt, this companion handbook is an ideal clinical tool whether you’re a beginner who is learning health assessment skills or a practitioner who needs a portable reference!

  • Seidel's Physical Examination Handbook

    An Interprofessional Approach
    • 10th Edition
    • Jane W. Ball + 4 more
    • English
    Get a quick reference to the interviewing and physical examination techniques and procedures covered in the Seidel textbook with this handy guide! Seidel's Physical Examination Handbook: An Interprofessional Approach, 10th Edition uses step-by-step guidelines to make exam procedures easier to review and recall. Overviews of the entire health history and physical exam address the full lifespan, from infants, children, and adolescents to older adults. Written by the same interprofessional team of advanced practice nurses and physicians as Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination, chapters in the handbook correspond to the chapters in the textbook. It’s ideal for use in clinicals and in daily practice!

  • Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

    An Interprofessional Approach
    • 10th Edition
    • Jane W. Ball + 4 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Diagnosis/Assessment... how to conduct a patient-centered health history and physical examination! Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination: An Interprofessional Approach, 10th Edition takes a uniquely interprofessional collaborative approach to health assessment, with a strong emphasis on lifespan considerations and differential diagnosis of unexpected findings. Each core chapter is organized into four sections — Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings, and Abnormalities — with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by a team of nurse practitioners and physicians, this one-of-a-kind textbook uses evidence-based guidelines to help you master hands-on exam techniques as well as communication skills that build rapport and trust with the patient.

  • Advanced Health Assessment for Pharmacy Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English

  • Health Assessment Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Health Assessment provide you with a safe, convenient, and dynamic environment to practice your physical examination, documentation, communication, and clinical reasoning skills. An innovative conversation engine enables you to become more efficient in your patient interactions while maintaining high-quality therapeutic communication and care planning. These meaningful interactions help you gain valuable experience in practical application, patient communication, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice. Health assessment assignments cover gathering a full health history, as well as topics for the body systems for HEENT, respiratory, cardiovascular, abdominal, musculoskeletal, neurological, skin, hair, and nails. You will also work through a comprehensive exam, the discharge of a patient, and focused exams on cough, chest pain, and abdominal pain.

  • Health Assessment for Nursing Practice

    • 7th Edition
    • Susan Fickertt Wilson + 1 more
    • English
    Make the most of your study time and maximize your health assessment skills! Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, 7th Edition focuses on what you need to know, providing easy-to-understand guidelines for an effective physical examination as well as preparation for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN). New to this edition is a greater emphasis on normal findings and less on abnormal findings, new LGBTQ+ Considerations boxes, and new NGN Exam-style case studies. Written by noted nursing educators Susan Fickertt Wilson and Jean Foret Giddens, this book has everything you need to conduct and document an accurate assessment, succeed on the NGN, and prepare for clinical practice. Binder-Ready Edition: This loose-leaf copy of the full text is a convenient, accessible, and customizable alternative to the bound book. With this binder-ready edition, students can personalize the text to match their unique needs!

  • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian

    • 3rd Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis
    • Annette J. Browne + 2 more
    • English
    Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ) is the fun and engaging way to focus your study time and effectively prepare for class, course exams, and summative exams. EAQ is comprised of a bank of high-quality practice questions that allows you to advance at your own pace — based on your performance — through multiple mastery levels for each chapter. A comprehensive dashboard allows you to view your progress and stay motivated.

  • Objective-Organized: Sherpath for Health Assessment (Jarvis Version)

    • 8th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    For today’s nursing students, Sherpath is a teaching and learning technology that takes the primary course content and gives you what you need to know now, in the time you have available, to achieve success tomorrow; it then adapts based on your personal interactions and responds by building on the topics and concepts where you need help. Sherpath brings content to life by integrating the core content to a digital environment and complementing it with videos, images, case studies, and micro simulations on a single platform. Sherpath provides a single, seamless, and supportive environment with dashboard and assignment insights to drive meaningful outcomes. This version of Sherpath fully incorporates the ebook content from the Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition text.

  • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment

    • 8th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
    • English
    Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition, Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ) is the fun and engaging way to focus your study time and effectively prepare for class, course exams, and summative exams. EAQ is comprised of a bank of high-quality practice questions that allows you to advance at your own pace — based on your performance — through multiple mastery levels for each chapter. A comprehensive dashboard allows you to view your progress and stay motivated.

  • Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment

    • 8th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis
    • English
    Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide and Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8th Edition, gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills. Corresponding to the best-selling Jarvis textbook, this guide features reading assignments, terminology reviews, application activities, review questions, clinical learning objectives, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers at the back to facilitate both learning and review. The 8th Edition has been thoroughly updated throughout with a fresh focus on interprofessional collaboration to prepare you for the skills laboratory and interprofessional collaborative practice.

  • Physical Examination and Health Assessment

    • 8th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis
    • English
    With an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis’s Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition is the most authoritative, complete, and easily implemented solution for health assessment in nursing. This tightly integrated learning package continues to center on Carolyn Jarvis’s trademark clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the patient lifespan. It’s packed with vivid illustrations, step-by-step guidance and evidence-based content to provide a complete approach to health assessment skills and physical examination. With a fresh focus on today’s need-to-know information, the 8th edition integrates QSEN and interprofessional collaboration, features enhanced inclusion of LGBTQ considerations, includes a new standalone Vital Signs chapter, and provides enhanced EHR and documentation content.

  • Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment

    • 8th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis
    • English
    A practical handbook for the assessment lab and the clinical setting, Jarvis’ Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 8th Edition makes it fast and easy to review essential assessment skills and techniques. You’ll conduct more effective exams by referring to summaries of examination steps, comparisons of normal versus abnormal findings, lifespan and cultural considerations, and more than 250 full-color photos and drawings. New to this edition are enhanced integration of QSEN competencies, and updated coverage of EHR documentation. Written by renowned educator and clinician Dr. Carolyn Jarvis, this companion handbook is a perfect clinical tool whether you’re a beginner who is learning assessment skills or a practitioner who needs a portable reference!

  • Top 60 signs for Nurses

    Quick Reference Guide for Best Practice Care
    • 1st Edition
    • Mark Dennis + 2 more
    • English
    Presented in a useful handbook style, Top 60 Signs for Nurses: Quick reference guide for best practice care outlines the evidence base and clinical value of each clinical sign to assist with interpretation. Each of the signs is related back to the mechanism of action along with clearly documented research to demonstrate the evidence base associated with this sign.

  • Mosby's Assessment Memory NoteCards

    Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses
    • 2nd Edition
    • JoAnn Zerwekh + 1 more
    • English
    Use this set of colorful cards to review concepts in physical examination and health assessment! With 80 full-color cartoons covering key concepts, Mosby's Assessment Memory NoteCards, 2nd Edition uses humor and mnemonics to make studying easier and more fun. These durable, detachable cards are useful in preparing for the NCLEX® or classroom exams, as a clinical reference, for writing care plans, or for patient teaching information. Created by nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh, MSN, EdD, RN, and Tom Gaglione, RN, MSN, this convenient study tool may be used as either a spiral-bound notebook or as individual flashcards.

  • Mosby's Expert Physical Exam Handbook

    Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments
    • 3rd Edition
    • Mosby
    • English
    With the most up-to-date information on assessment techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and the assessment of patients with specific diseases and disorders, Mosby’s Expert Physical Exam Handbook: Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments, 3rd Edition is an essential resource for the medical-surgical setting. Detailed instructions and tips help you effectively apply your physical examination skills. From basic examination techniques to step-by-step guides for examining each body region and system, this handbook has everything you need to perform quick and thorough physical examinations.

  • Mosby's Physical Examination Video Series, Version 2 (Access Code)

    Online Version
    • 1st Edition
    • Henry M. Seidel + 3 more
    • English

  • Special Tests

    • 15th Edition
    • David M. D. Evans
    • English
    Special tests provides you with an essential understanding of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests. Hundreds of tests are included, giving the most up-to date description of how they are used in the investigation of disease. This book describes the nature and purpose of each test, the preparation and procedure involved and the significance of the results. The physical and psychological preparation of the patient is given special attention. The tests are grouped in chapters based on the activities of living. The quick reference will enable you to provide improved patient education and support to patients under your care.

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