Jarvis 2019 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cystic Fibrosis is a severe chronic respiratory disease. CF is an autosomal recessive disorder meaning that both parents have to pass on the gene to the offspring in order to pass it on. Two mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) gene can lead to decreased secretion of chloride and increased reabsorption of sodium and water across the epithelial cells causing excessive production of secretions. This accumulation of fluids can result for the epithelial lin...

Should the UK have a codified constitution? - A codified constitution protects the rights of the people which can easily be taken away by the sovereign parliament (in 2015 the ECHR ruled in favour of the 1000 prisoners who appealed their right to vote, however, the UK government refused to comply) /An un-codified constitution is more flexible and can adapt to change, which is vital as the needs of the country are constantly changing, creating competing rights. Plus, rights in the UK are prot...

TEST BANK-JARVIS-PHYSICAL- EXAMINATION-HEALTH Test Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8e (by Jarvis) 1 ASSESSMENT-8e-2019

Introduction Nursing health assessment is an incredibly valuable tool nurses have in their arsenal of skills. A thorough and skilled assessment allows the nurse, to obtain descriptions about the patient’s symptoms, how the symptoms developed, and a process to discover any associated physical findings that will aid in the development of differential diagnoses. Assessment uses both subjective and objective data. Subjective assessment factors are those that are reported by the patient. O...

Signs of pregnancy presumptive (subjective signs) Amenorrhea, nausea, vomiting, increased urinary frequency, excessive fatigue, breast tenderness, quickening at 18–20 weeks probable (objective signs) Goodell sign (softening of cervix) Chadwick sign (cervix is blue/purple) Hegar’s sign (softening of lower uterine segment) Uterine enlargement Braxton Hicks contractions (may be palpated by 28 weeks) Uterine soufflé (soft blowing sound due to blood pulsating through the placenta) Integumen...

Essential Employability Skills (EES) Global Citizenship and Equity (GC&E) Outcomes Text and other Instructional/Learning Materials Text Book(s): Adams, M.P., Urban, C., El-Hussein, M., Osuji, J. & King, S. (2018). Pharmacology for nurses: a pathophysiological approach, (2nd Canadian ed.). Toronto, ON: Pearson Canada Inc. Halter, M.J. (2014). Varcarolis’s Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing: A Clinical Approach (1st Canadian ed.). Toronto.ON: Elsevier Canada. Jarvis, C. (2014). P...

Signs of pregnancy presumptive (subjective signs) Amenorrhea, nausea, vomiting, increased urinary frequency, excessive fatigue, breast tenderness, quickening at 18–20 weeks probable (objective signs) Goodell sign (softening of cervix) Chadwick sign (cervix is blue/purple) Hegar’s sign (softening of lower uterine segment) Uterine enlargement Braxton Hicks contractions (may be palpated by 28 weeks) Uterine soufflé (soft blowing sound due to blood pulsating through the placenta) Integ...

3 Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Chapter 02: Cultural Competence Chapter 03: The Interview Chapter 04: The Complete Health History Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment Chapter 07: Domestic and Family Violence Assessments Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting Chapter 09: General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs Chapter 10: Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign Chapter 11: Nutritional Ass...

3 Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Chapter 02: Cultural Competence Chapter 03: The Interview Chapter 04: The Complete Health History Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment Chapter 07: Domestic and Family Violence Assessments Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting Chapter 09: General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs Chapter 10: Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign Chapter 11: Nutritional Ass...

Articles SNE 23/24 1. Porter. M. 1985. Chapter 1: Competitive strategy: The core concepts. In: M. Porter, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. New York: The Free Press: 1-30. 2. Baron, D. P. 1995. Integrated strategy: Market and nonmarket components. California Management Review, 37(2): 47-65. 3. Hu, Y.-S. 1995. The International Transferability of the Firm's Advantages. California Management Review, 37(4): 73-88. 4. Tallman, S., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2...