Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment

Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills in the lab and in clinical practice. Corresponding to the bestselling Jarvis textbook, this guide features terminology reviews, application activities, clinical judgment questions, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers to study questions at the back of the book to facilitate both learning and review. The 9th edition has been thoroughly updated with a fresh focus on the Next Generation NCLEX(R) (NGN), with case studies featuring new NGN question formats to prepare you not only for the skills laboratory, but for success on the NCLEX(R) and in interprofessional collaborative practice. Authoritative review and guidance for laboratory experiences, personally written by the textbook authors, provide a seamlessly integrated study and clinical experience. Consistent format includes Terminology Review, Study Guide, and Clinical Judgment Questions in each chapter. Physical examination forms familiarize students with what they will encounter in clinical practice and offer practice in documenting the patient history and examination findings. The only full-color, illustrated lab manual available for a nursing health assessment textbook with anatomy exercises that align with the main text. NEW! Clinical judgment exercises equip students for success on the Next Generation NCLEX(R) (NGN), including questions with an increased focus on clinical judgment, robust single-episode case studies that employ the latest NGN question types, and unfolding case studies which reflect the language of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model. NEW! Increased emphasis on activities focused on higher cognitive levels (Applying and above). UPDATED! Critical Thinking Exercises offer suggested readings based on student participation in the skills lab and discussions with instructor. UPDATED! Content corresponds to the 9th edition of the Jarvis textbook and incorporates the latest research and evidence-based practice.

• | Author: Carolyn Jarvis, Phd, Apn, Cnp, Ann L. Eckhardt
• | Publisher: Elsevier
• | Publication Date: Feb 03, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0323827802
• | ISBN-13: 9780323827805