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Physical Examination & Health Assessment (Jarvis, Physical Examination & Health Assessment)
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Average Rating:  out of 26 Reviews
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Price: $92.95
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Sale: $66.00
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Manufacturer: Saunders
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EAN (European Article Number): 9781416032434
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Carolyn Jarvis
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Publisher: Saunders
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Edition: 5
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Dewey Decimal Number: 616.075
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Publication Date: 2007-10-31
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Reading Level: 928
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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.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: An excellent nursing text that will enhance my career needs! |
Date: 1999-02-11 |
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Details: I am a registered nurse with an Associates Degree in Nursing. I am currently enrolled at Governors State University with the goal of obtaining a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. I am presently taking a course in Health Assessment and the required textbook is Mosby's 2nd edition of Health and Physical Assessment. Within two weeks of the beginning of the course; a classmate and I decided the text was not thorough enough for our present level as nursing students with several years of nursing experience. We felt we needed a textbook which would enable us to enhance the skills we already possess and delve into the rationale for the procedures we have never had the opportunity to perform; but expect to in our future careers as Nurse Practicioners. Therefore we went to Rush University Bookstore today and were amazed at the variety of texts on this subject. We chose Physical Examination and Health Assessment by Carolyn Jarvis because of the marvelous text layout which seemed to have been prepared especially for nurses in our situation. Each chapter not only discusses the topic, but it explains the rationales of each assessment and expounds upon each subject and fully explains how to assess each system in depth. As an African American woman I can truly appreciate the time and effort that was taken to provide accurate, extensive information on the assessment of hair, skin, and nails of non-white patients. The transcultural highlights are excellent. The information reguarding the assessment of tatoos is also an excellent addition to current nursing textbooks because of its prevalence in our society. The section in each chapter on abnormal findings provides nursing students with a wonderful outlet to improve critical thinking skills. The need for the normal finding explanations cannot be overstated due to the focus of preventive nursing in this age. The illustrations in the text leave no doubt as to the appearance of certain primary lesions that have not been visualized in the clinical setting. The extent of information on labs performed in the nutritional assessment leave no stone unturned in evaluation of this critical area. The area on assessment of the head and neck provides a wealth of information on the complete assessment of the underlying structures through palpation of the overlying skin surfaces. I also admire the explanations included on the proper usage of the otoscope, opthalmoscope and tuning fork. The added Laboratory Manual and Pocket Companion are invaluable resources. I truly enjoyed learning about the author in the synopsis in the Pocket Companion. Her experience in a variety of areas were an added incentive for my purchase. Every area of the textbook was thoroughly used for providing invaluable information. Even the front inside cover gives commonly used translations from English to Spanish for patients nurses can no longer afford to ignore in any setting. The back inside cover acknowledges the importance of universal precautions in our current society. My classmate and I were very impressed also with the area on vital signs which expounded on the multiple reasons for inaccurate and erroneous blood pressure readings. How often have these problems affected the recorded vital signs? I could continue, but suffice it to say that this textbook will have a special place in my heart as well as on my desk for the remainder of my career. I sincerely thank the author, her contributors, and the publisher for such an innovative and pertinent text that will survive into the next millenium. BRAVO! |
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Review Summary: Outstanding resource for Advance Practice Nurses |
Date: 2000-12-18 |
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Details: This is the best Physical Assessment book since Bates. I would recommend this book to all Nurse Practitioners. It is definitely an asset, and a wonderful source of current information. It also suggests implications for the culturally diversed patient. |
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Review Summary: Review for Jarvis PE & HA book |
Date: 2005-09-05 |
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Details: This book is very to the point & easy to read. All the picture examples of abnormal findings will ensure you won't forget them. |
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Review Summary: Great assessment guide for beginners |
Date: 2006-07-14 |
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Details: I really like this book. East chapter begins with a condensed review of anatomy/physiology related to the body system it covers. Then the reader gets step-by-step instructions on how to provide an assessment for that system (hands on, inspection, etc.), tests associated and how to perform them, normal/abnormal findings, and great pictures. It discusses cultural, developmental, and aging variables. The BEST part is in the documentation - it clearly tells how and examples for doing SOAP notes. At the end of each chapter are cool pictures of abnormal/disease findings. We use this along with the lab manual, which is decent, in our assessment class. One note of dismay: the CD that comes with it is useless, as is their website. Little info and the videos are about 8 seconds long. |
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Review Summary: Physical Examination and Health Assessment |
Date: 2001-08-05 |
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Details: For anyone who needs to understand how to perform a physical examination and a health assessment on a client this is the book for you!!!! The text is well written, easy to understand and helpful in allowing you, the student to become efficient in P.E. ... chech this text out!!!!! MB |
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