Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition (ePub BookBook)

Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition (ePub BookBook)

By Carolyn Jarvis, Annette J. Browne, June MacDonald-Jenkins, Marian Luctkar-Flude

Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition, is a comprehensive textbook that guides nursing students on how to take a clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the lifespan. Written in easy-to-follow language with detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources, this textbook reflects the latest nursing practice with a greater focus on diverse communities, evidence-informed content, and critical thinking exercises.

The authors of this book, Carolyn Jarvis, Annette J. Browne, June MacDonald-Jenkins, and Marian Luctkar-Flude, have created a gold-standard resource that Canadian nursing students can rely on to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become competent healthcare providers.

The new edition features approximately 150 normal and abnormal examination photos for the nose, mouth, throat, thorax, and pediatric assessment. These images provide a fresh perspective on key system examinations, showcasing cultural diversity and developmental variations. The textbook also covers social determinants of health considerations, taking into account the shifting landscape of Canada’s populations with strategies for integrating social, economic, and ethnocultural diversity into students’ health assessments.

The textbook also provides assessment strategies relevant to Indigenous populations, harm reduction, nutrition, and transgender persons to inform practitioners on respectful, complete care. The body systems are segmented according to content – Structure and Function, Subjective Data, Objective Data, Documentation and Critical Thinking, Abnormal Findings – with sectional colour bars.

The documentation and critical thinking sections provide real-world clinical examples of specific patients and how to document assessment findings. Additionally, abnormal findings tables help students recognize, sort, and describe abnormalities. A separate chapter on pregnancy provides a thorough foundation for assessing the pregnant patient, while developmental considerations sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant individuals, and older adults.

The textbook also covers the electronic health record, charting, and narrative recording, providing examples of how to document assessment findings. The two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings using full-colour, step-by-step photos to clarify examination techniques and expected findings. Promoting Health boxes focus on this key aspect of Canadian health care, while summary checklists offer reviews of key examination steps.

Published by Elsevier Canada, this 4th edition of Physical Examination & Health Assessment will be available in April 2023 as an eBook Digital with 976 pages. The ISBN-10 is 0323827411 and the ISBN-13 is 978-0323827416. This textbook is the #1 choice for Canadian nursing students seeking a comprehensive resource on physical examination and health assessment.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier Canada; 4th edition (April 10 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Digital eBook ‏ : ‎ 976 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323827411
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323827416