Jarvis's Health Assessment and Physical Examination - E-Book Australian and New Zealand

Synopsis

The third edition of Jarvis’s Health Assessment and Physical Examination is an ideal text for undergraduate nursing students new to health assessment and registered nurses wishing to further develop and refine their skills. Advanced health assessment skills are described and will be useful for Nurse Practitioner candidates. The textbook is colour-coded and easy to follow. Each chapter sets out the eight key elements of health assessment: structure and function, developmental considerations, social and cultural considerations, subjective data, objective data, promoting a healthy lifestyle, documentation and critical thinking and abnormal findings. Advanced concepts allow students to progress once they understand the basics. Edited by Helen Forbes and Elizabeth Watt, this comprehensive text has been adapted and updated by leading academics and expert clinicians across Australia and New Zealand. Comprehensive approaches to health assessment in nursing, incorporating anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology Detailed identification of relevant development, social and cultural considerations in the Australian and New Zealand context Increased focus on frameworks for health assessmentLogical layout and colour coding to support learningAn eBook included in all print purchases Additional resources on Evolve eBook on VitalSource Instructor resources: Test bank PPT slides Image collection Student and Instructor resources: Multiple choice review questions WeblinksVideosIncreased content on screening for family violence and abuse and mental health assessmentA suite of point of view videos demonstrating core health assessment techniques for some of the difficult skills and concepts related to health assessment examinations

Book details

Author:

Helen Forbes, Elizabeth Watt

ISBN:

9780729587938

Related ISBNs:

9780729543378, 9780729582346

Publisher:

Elsevier Health Sciences

Pages:

912

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2021-02-15

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2021

Copyright by:

Elsevier Health Sciences 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Medicine, Nonfiction