
Evidence-Based Physical Examination
Best Practices for Health and Well-Being Assessment
By: Kate Sustersic Gawlik (Editor), Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk (Editor), Alice M. Teall (Editor)
Paperback | 1 June 2024 | Edition Number 2
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The assessment text of today and the future
This unique text is the first to combine scientific and holistic approaches to health assessment while being the first book to also take the health and well-being of the clinician into account. This valuable resource utilizes the best evidence and clinical relevance underpinning advanced history-taking and assessment techniques incorporating the most current guidelines from reliable sources, such as the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, the Choosing Wisely(R) initiative, and the NAM's Core Competencies for Health Care Clinicians. The updated second edition offers more in-depth recognition of population health concepts, and as a result includes greater use of inclusive language, social determinants of health assessments, identification of health inequities, and racial, ethnic, gender, and age considerations within advanced assessment. This edition delivers increased coverage of documentation, abundant new content addressing therapeutic communication and changing practice environments, and unique chapters focused on the assessment of a growing cohort of older patients, the LGBTQ+ population, telehealth, abuse, and clinician wellness.
Chapters have a consistent structure and include anatomy and physiology, key history questions and considerations, physical exam, lab and imaging considerations, evidence-based practice recommendations, and differential diagnoses for both normal and abnormal findings. Case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways aid retention, while abundant illustrations, photographic images, and videos demonstrate history-taking and assessment techniques. Instructor resources include PowerPoint slides, a test bank with multiple-choice and essay questions, additional case studies with short answer questions, an image bank, and a course cartridge. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.
New to the Second Edition:
- Prioritization of the importance of clinician well-being as a prerequisite for implementing evidence-based assessment
- Inclusion of an environmental assessment for clinician safety
- All chapters, where applicable, include COVID-19 implications and considerations
- Two brandnew chapters (Chapter 6, "Evidence-Based Assessment of the Older Adult" and Chapter 10, "Evidence-Based Assessment of the Vascular System")
- Inclusion of Pre-Admission Testing and Pre-employment physical assessments to Chapter 28, "Evidence-Based Assessments for Medical Clearance"
- Additional content addressing considerations when assessing patients with obesity
- Inclusion of a checklist denoting best practice guidelines for telehealth visits
Key Features:
- Focused on evidence and practical application of assessment skills to ensure the highest quality of care
- Emphasizes health and well-being for both the clinician and patient
- Delivers the evidence, acceptability, and clinical relevance behind history-taking and assessment techniques
- Focuses on the most current clinical guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Choosing Wisely(R) initiative, and highly recognized clinical practice organizations
- Aids retention through case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways
- Demonstrates techniques with abundant illustrations, photographic images, and videos
- Includes abundant instructor resources
ISBN: 9780826155313
ISBN-10: 0826155316
Published: 1st June 2024
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 846
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
Publisher: SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 2
Edition Type: New edition
Dimensions (cm): 27.9 x 21.6 x 3.18
Weight (kg): 1.7
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