Learn how to take a clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the lifespan! Using easy-to-follow language, detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources, Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition, is the gold-standard in physical examination textbooks. This new edition reflects today’s nursing practice with a greater focus on diverse communities, evidence-informed content throughout, and new and enhanced case studies focusing on critical thinking and clinical judgement. It’s easy to see why this text is #1 with Canadian nursing students!- Approximately 150 normal and abnormal examination photos for the nose, mouth, throat, thorax, and pediatric assessment give you a fresh perspective on these key system examinations, with cultural diversity and developmental variations. – Social determinants of health considerations cover the shifting landscape of Canada’s populations with strategies for integrating social, economic, and ethnocultural diversity into students’ health assessments. – Assessment strategies relevant to Indigenous populations, harm reduction, nutrition, and transgender persons inform practitioners on respectful, complete care. – Sectional colour bars segment body systems according to content Structure and Function, Subjective Data, Objective Data, Documentation and Critical Thinking, Abnormal Findings. – Documentation and critical thinking sections provide real world clinical examples of specific patients and how to document assessment findings. – Abnormal findings tables help you recognize, sort, and describe abnormalities. – Separate chapter on pregnancy provides a thorough foundation for assessing the pregnant patient. – Developmental Considerations sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant individuals, and older adults. – Content covering the electronic health record, charting, and narrative recording provides examples of how to document assessment findings. – Two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings and uses full-colour, step-by-step photos to clarify examination techniques and expected findings. – Promoting Health boxes focus on this key aspect of Canadian health care. – Summary checklists offer reviews of key examination steps.
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