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Physical Examination & Health Assessment (Jarvis, Physical Examination & Health Assessment)




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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.075
EAN: 9781416032434
Edition: 5
ISBN: 1416032436
Label: Saunders
Manufacturer: Saunders
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 928
Publication Date: October 31, 2007
Publisher: Saunders
Studio: Saunders



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Product Description:
With a clear, student-friendly approach, this text provides a solid understanding of how to perform a health assessment. Head-to-toe presentations show the steps of a physical examination in a logical sequence. Detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources ensure that you learn all the skills you need to know. It's easy to see why this text is, far and away, #1 in this market!

  • Clear, approachable style of writing.
  • Over 1,000 full-color illustrations present anatomy and physiology plus examination techniques.
  • A two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, using color, step-by-step photos.
  • Summary checklists in each body system chapter provide a quick review of exam steps.
  • Documentation examples show the charting of normal findings.
  • Extensive coverage of culture reflects the importance of diversity and cultural awareness.
  • Nursing Diagnoses reflecting the most recent NANDA Taxonomy II terminology.
  • Lifespan content is integrated throughout the text to show common variations for all age groups.
  • Developmental Care sections cover age-specific content for pediatric, pregnant, and older adult patients.
  • Clinical case studies cover focused assessment techniques for patients of different ages in different clinical situations.
  • Spanish language translation chart includes key phrases for better communication during a physical examination.


  • More than 100 color photographs and drawings are added.
  • Abnormal Findings section, in full-color, large-photo atlas format, now differentiates abnormal findings for the student from those for advanced practice.
  • Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes highlight essential health promotion material, based on Healthy People 2010 guidelines.
  • Unique Reassessment of the Hospitalized Patient chapter provides a focus for hospital-based assessments.
  • Functional Assessment of the Older Adult chapter covers the special assessment techniques and findings for geriatric clients.
  • A companion CD-ROM helps you apply your skills to realistic patient scenarios, with additional in-depth case studies, a complete head-to-toe examination video, printable health promotion handouts, heart and lung sounds, new bedside reassessment, and the 20 Most Common Conditions.




Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great Textbook for Resource
This is a great textbook for any health assessment nursing course or for anyone who just wants to know more about the human body and its functions. I like the way each chapter is broken up into subjective and objective data as well as providing age appropriate information for each topic. There are great pictures and a CD that help to better understand the subject matter.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great deal!
I purchase this book for an online class and the price I got was $12 better than at the university bookstore!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Finally...an easy-to-read nursing textbook!!
I absolutely love this book. It is so much easier to read than any of the other 50 or so textbooks I have weighing down my bookshelves.

I don't know if it's the un-fussy writing style, or the abundance of pictures that make it more interesting than others like it, but I will say that for once, I do not dread my reading assignments.

Thanks for such an interesting book!
(When I start my career, I will upgrade to the next edition for sure)




Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Paying more for shipping does not provide better service.
After reading another review, I discovered a CD may not be part of the book I purchased. This is not good. The CD is part of the learning process and allows the student to assimilate the learnings from the book with the CD information. Also, I paid for 1 day fed. express shipping and the book did not arrive on the date expected.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - College student
This book does have good layout by using seperate chapters for the different systems and has abnormal findings with pictures in every chapter. But It is not detailed enough. I would sometimes find myself looking for more information because it doesn't go too much farther then describing something briefly. I would like to find a more detailed book but this is the one my nursing class required. And it has no glossary for definition of terms.






 






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