Health Assessment and Physical Examination

Health assessment is a process that evaluates the whole person as a physical, psychosocial and functional being, whether they're young or old, well or ill. This market-leading text presents health assessment, physical examination information and skills for health professionals who complete these types of assessments.

Health Assessment and Physical Examination takes you from basic concepts to more advanced health assessment. It uses the ENAP (Examine'Normal'Abnormal'Pathophysiology) approach to allow you to collect useful information. A case study at the end of each chapter walks you through an assessment example. The text includes advanced topics as well as 'Urgent findings', which highlights serious or life-threatening signs and critical assessment findings that need immediate attention.

About the Authors

Associate Professor Pauline Calleja, RN, PhD, BNSc, MANP, GCert HigherEd, DipManagement, FCENA, MACN. Associate Professor, CQUniversity; Committee member, Association of Queensland Nursing and Midwifery Leaders; Relieving Director of Nursing, Central West Hospital and Health Service; Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Innisfail Hospital, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.

Associate Professor Karen Theobald, RN, PhD (Griff), MHSc (Nursing), GCert (HigherEd), BAppSc (QUT) PFHEA AFHEA (Indigenous). Associate Professor, Academic Lead Education, School of Nursing QUT; Postgraduate Study Area Coordinator for Health Professional Education in the School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology; Principal Fellow and Associate Fellow (Indigenous), Higher Education Academy (UK); and Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow of Nursing and Midwifery, Metro North Health.

Theresa Harvey, RN, RM, PhD (CQU) MN (Women’s Health), Grad Dip (FurtherEdTraining), BHlthSc (Nurs), FACN, SFHEA. Senior Lecturer, International Coordinator, Course Coordinator Master of Leadership and Management in Healthcare, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University (ACU).