Jarviss Health Assessment and Physical Examination: Australian and New Zealand

Jarvis’s Health Assessment provides the foundational knowledge and skills every nurse needs to assess people’s health. Written by leading academics and clinicians, this text will help the learner seamlessly combine their knowledge of human anatomy and physiology with clinical assessment, communication and clinical reasoning skills. Its logical structure covers key theories, frameworks, techniques, specific areas of human function and how to apply health assessment knowledge and skills in practice. The fourth edition has been fully updated for Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and is relevant for each year of the undergraduate or pre-registration curriculum across multiple subjects. It is accompanied by a wealth of learning and teaching resources to help learners grasp both theoretical and practical concepts. INDICE: Unit 1 Approaches and contexts of health assessment in nursing1 The context and frameworks of health assessment 2 Clinical reasoning in health assessment 3 Developmental tasks across the life span 4 Cultural safety 5 Screening for family violence and abuse 6 Screening for substance use Unit 2 Health assessment tools and techniques7 The health assessment interview 8 The health history 9 Physical assessment techniques 10 General survey and vital signs Unit 3 Assessing mental health, neurological and sensory function11 Mental health assessment12 Neurological assessment13 Pain assessment 14 Eye assessment 15 Ear assessment Unit 4 Assessing cardiovascular function16 Peripheral vascular assessment 17 Cardiac assessmentUnit 5 Assessing respiratory function18 Upper airways assessment19 Lower airways assessmentUnit 6 Assessing musculoskeletal function20 Musculoskeletal assessmentUnit 7 Assessing nutrition and metabolic function21 Nutritional and metabolic assessment22 Skin, hair and nails assessmentUnit 8 Urinary and bowel function23 Abdominal assessment24 Assessment of urinary function 25 Assessment of bowel function Unit 9 Assessing sexuality and reproductive function26 Female sexual and reproductive assessment27 Male sexual and reproductive assessment28 Breasts assessment29 Assessing the pregnant woman Unit 10 Utilising health assessment in practice30 Using health assessment to promote safe and quality nursing care

• ISBN: 978-0-7295-4465-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés