TY - BOOK AU - Jarvis, Carolyn. TI - Jarvis physical examination & health assessment SN - 9780729541947 PY - 2016/// CY - Australia PB - Elsevier N1 - Include index N2 - Examination and Health Assessment has been carefully revised and updated to reflect current skills critical to the practice of registered nurses in an Australian and New Zealand context. This text incorporates the most up-to-date research data, clinical practice, policies and procedures. The authors skillfully embed prominent nursing concepts throughout including; patient-centered care, cultural and social considerations, health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the individual across the lifespan. This is the ideal tool for undergraduate nursing students, registered nurses and experienced practitioners wishing to develop and refine their health assessment skills. Key features include: Comprehensively addresses approaches to the context of health assessment in nursing, key functional areas of health assessment and assessment tools and techniques ; Spelling, terminology, measurements, cultural and social considerations, clinical procedures and best practice updated to reflect the most recent Australian and New Zealand guidelines and protocols ; Summary checklists for all nursing and health professional examination techniques ER -