Physical examination & health assessment /

Jarvis, Carolyn,

Physical examination & health assessment / Physical examination and health assessment Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois and Family Nurse Practitioner, Bloomington, Illinois ; original illustrations by Pat Thomas, CMI, FAMI, East Troy, Wisconsin ; assessment photographs by Kevin Strandberg, Professor of Art, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois. - Seventh edition. - xv, 874 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1: Assessment of the whole person

1. Evidence-Based Assessment
2. Cultural Competence
3. The Interview
4. The Complete Health History
5. Mental Status Assessment
6. Substance Use Assessment
7. Domestic and Family Violence Assessment
Unit 2: Approach to the clinical setting

8. Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
9. General Survey, Measurements, Vital Signs
10. Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign
11. Nutritional Assessment
Unit 3 Physical Examination

12. Skin, Hair, and Nails
13. Head, Face, and Neck, including Regional Lymphatics
14. Eyes
15. Ears
16. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
17. Breasts and Regional Lymphatics
18. Thorax and Lungs
19. Heart and Neck Vessels
20. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
21. Abdomen
22. Musculoskeletal System
23. Neurologic System
24. Male Genitourinary System
25. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
26. Female Genitourinary System

Unit 4 Integration: Putting it all together
27. The Complete Health Assessment: Adult
28. The Complete Health Assessment: Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent
29. Bedside Assessment and Electronic Health Recording
30. The Pregnant Woman
31. Functional Assessment of the Older Adult


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Physical diagnosis.
Nursing assessment.
Physical Examination--methods.
Medical History Taking
Nursing Assessment
Nursing assessment.
Physical diagnosis.

WB 205 J38p 2016