Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment (7th Edition) – PDF

If you’re a nursing practitioner looking to enhance your assessment skills, you need the Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition (PDF). This handbook is an ideal reference tool that can be easily taken to the clinical setting, where you can quickly look up essential assessment skills and techniques.

Well-known educator and clinician Carolyn Jarvis has authored this handbook. It offers summaries of examination steps, normal versus abnormal findings, lifespan and multicultural considerations, and over 250 full-color photos and illustrations. Whether you’re just starting to learn assessment skills or you need a portable reference, this handbook is a valuable clinical tool.

The Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment includes:

• Summary checklists that provide reviews of key examination steps for quick reference
• Abnormal findings tables that help you recognize, sort, and describe key abnormal findings
• Cultural Competence sections that provide a context for the care of multicultural patient groups
• NEW evidence-based guidelines that reflect a focus on conducting the most effective qualitative exams
• Spanish-language translation chart that helps you improve communication with Hispanic patients during the physical examination
• The convenient 2-column format that makes it easier to access, learn, and understand key physical examination skills and findings
• Developmental Competence sections that highlight content specific to infants, adolescents, children, pregnant women, and older adults
• More than 250 full-color illustrations that demonstrate examination skills, underlying anatomy and physiology, and normal and abnormal findings
• New content on the Electronic Health Record, charting, and narrative recording that includes examples of how to document assessment findings
• New photos of normal and abnormal findings that show the nose, mouth, throat, thorax, and pediatric assessment, including developmental and cultural variations
• Color-coded design that helps students easily locate the information they need. Each body system chapter is divided into major sections (subjective data, anatomy, objective data, and abnormal findings)

Please note that this product includes only the PDF eBook. No online codes are included. Get your copy of this nursing handbook today and conduct more effective physical exams!