Author: Carolyn Jarvis

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 2008-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781897422182

The Canadian edition of Carolyn Jarvis' renowned textbook, Physical Examination & Health Assessment, provides a comprehensive approach to health assessment from a Canadian perspective. An outstanding art program, a clear writing style, and a holistic approach to assessment across the life cycle help you develop, practice, and learn to trust your health history and physical examination skills. Organized by body system, Physical Examination & Health Assessment, Canadian Edition, presents the steps of a complete physical examination in the same logical sequence as performed in practice. The combination of an attractive and user-friendly format, integrated life span content, attention to cultural and social considerations, the inclusion of hundreds of illustrations and photographs, and numerous practical tools have made this textbook a bestseller that is trusted by instructors and students alike. In addition, our Canadian author team and ten Canadian contributors have taken careful steps to ensure the inclusion of the latest Canadian practice guidelines and research. Whether you are a novice student examiner or an advanced-practice student, you'll find that this book contains everything you need to develop and refine your clinical skills. * Reflects the latest in Canadian research, practice guidelines, screening tools and guidelines, and assessment tools. * Includes Canadian terminology, statistics, references, and web resources. Reflects the CNA Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. * Revised to reflect Canadian culture and society. * Includes comprehensive Canadian student resources such as a free companion Web site and a free companion CD-ROM (with case studies, health promotion guides, examination videos, and assessments) * Features a unique format that visually segments each body system chapter into five major sections: Structure & Function, Subjective Data, Objective Data, Abnormal Findings, and Application and Critical Thinking. * Presented in a two-column, full-colour format that distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, using colourful, step-by-step photos. * Contains "abnormal findings" tables, in an atlas format, that expand on content in the examination section and show frequently encountered conditions. Pathology photos combine with original art to help students recognize, sort, and describe abnormal findings. * Uses over 1,000 full-colour illustrations to enhance learning by presenting anatomy and physiology and examination techniques more clearly. * Features extensive coverage of culture reflecting the importance of diversity and cultural awareness in Canada. Content on Canadian culture appears both in a separate chapter and throughout the text. * Integrates life span content throughout the text to help students learn common variations for all age groups. Focuses first on typical adult content, then on age-specific content for infants, children, adolescents, pregnant females, and aging adults. * Includes a separate pregnancy chapter describing the physiological adaptation of a woman's body to pregnancy, relevant health history, pelvic examinations, the special physical examinations required when examining pregnant females, and abnormal findings to consider. * Offers "summary checklists" at the end of each body system chapter that summarize the examination steps and help students to develop mental checklists. * Provides documentation examples showing the charting of normal findings.