Physical Examination and Health Assessment

by Jarvis

• ISBN13: 9780721697734
• ISBN10: 0721697739
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover w/CD
• Copyright: 2003-06-18
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co

Summary

Physical Examination and Health Assessment provides all the information necessary to conduct a holistic health assessment across the life span. The physical examination unit is organized by body system, pedagogically and clinically the most logical and efficient way to learn and perform health assessment. Each chapter has five major sections: (1) Structure and Function (A&P); (2) Subjective Data (history); (3) Objective Data (skills, expected findings, and common variations for healthy people and selected abnormal findings); (4) Abnormal Findings (illustrations of related disorders and conditions in atlas format); and (5) Application and Documentation (sample charting, clinical case studies, nursing diagnoses, and critical thinking questions tied to the Saunders video series). A clear, approachable writing style in an attractive and user-friendly format. Integrated lifespan content. Transcultural considerations in both a separate chapter and highlighted throughout. Hundreds of meticulously prepared four-color illustrations. Sample charting of normal findings and sample clinical case studies. Integration of the complete health assessment in a photo essay at the end of the book, where all the steps of assessment are put together in a choreographed whole. Student CD-ROM bound into every copy includes case studies, printable health promotion guides, and a comprehensive head-to-toe video on assessing the adult. Features hundreds of new full-color photos. Includes new chapters on screening for domestic violence and pain assessment.

Table of Contents

UNIT I Assessment of the Whole Person
Critical Thinking in Health Assessment	1	(12)
Developmental Tasks and Health Promotion Across the Life Cycle	13	(26)
Transcultural Considerations in Assessment	39	(12)
The Interview	51	(22)
Domestic Violence Assessment	73	(10)
The Complete Health History	83	(22)
Mental Status Assessment	105	(26)
Nutritional Assessment	131	(30)
UNIT II Approach to the Clinical Setting
Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting	161	(14)
General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs	175	(32)
Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign	207	(14)
UNIT III Physical Examination
Skin, Hair, and Nails	221	(50)
Head and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics	271	(26)
Eyes	297	(44)
Ears	341	(30)
Nose, Mouth, and Throat	371	(36)
Breasts and Regional Lymphatics	407	(30)
Thorax and Lungs	437	(46)
Heart and Neck Vessels	483	(50)
Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System	533	(28)
Abdomen	561	(40)
Musculoskeletal System	601	(60)
Neurologic System	661	(60)
Male Genitalia	721	(28)
Anus, Rectum, and Prostate	749	(16)
Female Genitalia	765	(38)
The Pregnant Female	803	(32)
UNIT IV Integration of the Health Assessment
The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together	835	(45)
Appendixes
A NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses	857	(2)
B Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule --- United States, 2003	859	(1)
C Recommended Dietary Intakes	860	(2)
D Pattern of Normal Prenatal Weight Gain	862	(1)
E Body Mass Index Table	863	(1)
F Selected Percentiles of Triceps Skinfold Thickness and Bone-Free Upper Arm Area by Height in U.S. Men, Age 25 to 54 Years, with Small, Medium, and Large Frames	864	(1)
G Selected Percentiles of Triceps Skinfold Thickness and Bone-Free Upper Arm Area by Height in U.S. Women, Age 25 to 54 Years, with Small, Medium, and Large Frames	865	(1)
H Percentiles of Upper Arm Circumference (mm) and Estimated Upper Arm Muscle Circumference (mm)	866	(1)
I Frame Size by Elbow Breadth of Male and Female Adults in the United States	867	(1)
J-1 Standard Precautions	867	(1)
J-2 Transmission-Based Precautions	868	(2)
K Sample Growth Charts for Girls and Boys (Height and Weight)	870	(6)
L-1 Maturational Assessment of Gestational Age (New Ballard Score)	876	(1)
L-2 Classification of Newborns (Both Sexes) by Intrauterine Growth and Gestational Age	877	(1)
M-1 Blood Pressure Levels for the 90th and 95th Percentiles of Blood Pressure for Girls Age 1 to 17 Years by Percentiles of Height	878	(1)
M-2 Blood Pressure Levels for the 90th and 95th Percentiles of Blood Pressure for Boys Age 1 to 17 Years by Percentiles of Height	879	(1)
Illustration Credits	880	(7)
Index	887