Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment / Edition 8

by Carolyn Jarvis PhD, APN, CNP

Overview

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!

• Convenient two-column format makes it easier to access, learn, and understand key physical examination skills and findings.
• More than 250 full-color illustrations demonstrate examination skills, underlying anatomy and physiology, and normal and abnormal findings.
• Color-coded design helps you to easily locate the information you need, dividing each body system chapter into major sections (anatomy, subjective data, objective data, and abnormal findings).
• Abnormal findings tables help in recognizing, sorting, and describing key abnormal findings.
• Summary checklists offer reviews of key examination steps for quick reference.
• Developmental Competence sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults.
• Spanish-language translation chart helps to improve communication with Hispanic patients during the physical examination.
• Cultural Competence sections provide a context for care of multicultural patient groups.

• NEW! Updated content throughout corresponds to the 8th edition of the Jarvis textbook, and incorporates the latest evidence-based assessment guidelines.
• NEW! Enhanced Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) content throughout text emphasizes the patient safety competency.
• NEW! Health Promotion and Patient Teaching sections underscores the unique role of nurses (especially advanced practice nurses) in health promotion.
• NEW! Improved look-and-feel of selected illustrations developed for the Jarvis textbook.
• NEW! Updated Documentation sections with EHR integration reflect the types of documentation that nurses will enter into electronic health records (EHRs or EMRs).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323532020
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	02/11/2019
Edition description:	8th ed.
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APRN, CNP

Table of Contents

1. The Interview and the Health History
2. Mental Status
3. Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting
4. The General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs, and Pain Assessment
5. Skin, Hair, and Nails
6. Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics
7. Eyes
8. Ears
9. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
10. Breasts and Axillae, Including Regional Lymphatics
11. Thorax and Lungs
12. Heart and Neck Vessels
13. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatics
14. Abdomen
15. Musculoskeletal System
16. Neurologic System
17. Male Genitourinary System
18. Female Genitourinary System
19. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
20. Integration of the Complete Physical Examination
21. Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation
Index

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Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Cheryl Leiningen, DNP, RN, APN-BC, PMHNP-BC(Monmouth University School of Nursing and Health Studies)
Description: This pocket-sized manual offers a wealth of information on assessment skills and techniques, organized by body system for quick referencing, with clear illustrations and many detailed color photos. Each section begins with an anatomy overview, followed by subjective and objective data sections. The book covers developmental variations, cultural aspects, and genetic components in each section. Normal and abnormal findings are arranged in a two-column layout for easy comparison. Each section ends with a sample documentation portion for the body system being reviewed. The previous edition was published in 2012.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive guide to physical assessment skills and techniques. Each section covers a different body system and is further divided into areas that use a systematic color coding layout to make review easy and content retrieval rapid.
Audience: This can be used by new or student nurses in clinical settings. It also can be used by experienced nurses in need of a quick reference to enhance already learned skills. Dr. Jarvis is well known in the nursing community and has made significant contributions, particularly with her books on health assessment.
Features: The handbook is organized by body system. Each section begins with the anatomy of the system, subjective and objective data, documentation samples, and then abnormal findings. Throughout the book there are summary checklists that serve as a step-by-step guide for quick review. Each section also includes developmental competence content that breaks the information down into age-specific categories (infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults). Threaded throughout are culture and genetics sections that present evidence-based variations for each system. This edition includes a three-paragraph overview of electronic charting and a review of the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) framework for staff communication, followed by SBAR examples.
Assessment: This is a valuable clinical tool that enables rapid retrieval of assessment skills and is a comprehensive guide to performing a health history and physical examination. The many checklists and tables illustrate important reviews for each system. It is a pocket-sized guide for practicing clinicians and a learning tool for beginners in their clinical rotations. The brief reviews of developmental and cultural variations provide practitioners with the skills needed for enhanced clinical competencies.

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