The ideal student guide to assessing a person’s health
Jarvis’s Health Assessment provides the foundational knowledge and skills every nurse needs to assess people’s health.
Written by leading academics and clinicians, this text will help the learner seamlessly combine their knowledge of human anatomy and physiology with clinical assessment, communication and clinical reasoning skills. Its logical structure covers key theories, frameworks, techniques, specific areas of human function and how to apply health assessment knowledge and skills in practice.
The fourth edition has been fully updated for Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and is relevant for each year of the undergraduate or pre-registration curriculum across multiple subjects. It is accompanied by a wealth of learning and teaching resources to help learners grasp both theoretical and practical concepts.
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Ideal for pre-registration course students, beginning and experienced registered nurses and those undertaking advanced practice roles
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Clearly separates knowledge and skills for nurses at a beginning level and those who have clinical experience, making it easy for teachers and students to identify content relevant to their level of learning
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Includes case studies to illustrate the initial parts of the clinical reasoning process and documentation of health assessments
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Easy to navigate, with a clear structure and colour-coding
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Extensive use of illustrations to clarify important anatomical and physiological concepts
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Accompanying resources include videos showcasing physical examination skills, PowerPoints and summative MCQ test banks
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A focus on person-centred care, health education, inclusive practice and lifespan considerations is embedded throughout
New to this edition
- Fully updated, reflecting current practice and guidelines in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
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Restructured content to support learning
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Significant revisions of chapters on screening for family violence and substance misuse
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Revisions of chapters on communication skills
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Further development of approaches to gender diversity and inclusion
Instructor resources on Evolve
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PowerPoints
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Image collection
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Test banks
Student and instructor resources on Evolve
- Skills videos
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Approaches and contexts of health assessment in nursingChapter 1 The context and frameworks of health assessment
Chapter 2 Clinical decision making
Chapter 3 Developmental tasks across the life span
Chapter 4 Cultural safety
Chapter 5 Screening for family violence
Chapter 6 Screening for substance misuse
UNIT 2 Health assessment tools and techniques
Chapter 7 Person-centred communication in health assessment
Chapter 8 The health history
Chapter 9 Physical examination techniques
Chapter 10 General survey and vital signs
UNIT 3 Assessing mental health, neurological and sensory function
Chapter 11 Mental health assessment
Chapter 12 Neurological assessment
Chapter 13 Pain assessment
Chapter 14 Eye assessment
Chapter 15 Ear assessment
UNIT 4 Assessing cardiovascular function
Chapter 16 Peripheral vascular assessment
Chapter 17 Cardiac assessment
UNIT 5 Assessing respiratory function
Chapter 18 Upper airways assessment
Chapter 19 Lower airways assessment
UNIT 6 Assessing musculoskeletal function
Chapter 20 Musculoskeletal assessment
UNIT 7 Assessing nutrition and metabolic function
Chapter 21 Nutritional and metabolic assessment
Chapter 22 Skin, hair and nails assessment
UNIT 8 Urinary and bowel function
Chapter 23 Abdominal assessment
Chapter 24 Assessing urinary function
Chapter 25 Assessing bowel function
UNIT 9 Assessing sexuality and reproductive function
Chapter 26 Female sexual and reproductive assessment
Chapter 27 Male sexual and reproductive assessment
Chapter 28 Breasts assessment
Chapter 29 Assessing pregnant women
UNIT 10 Using health assessment in clinical practice
Chapter 30 Using health assessment to promote safe and quality nursing care
