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
Kate Sustersic Gawlik, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP is an associate professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an adult and family nurse practitioner. She has extensive background in primary care, with experience in family practice, college health, urgent care, and reproductive care. Her clinical interests are evidence-based practice, population health, preventive medicine, clinician well-being, parental burnout, health professionals' education, wellness, and cardiovascular disease prevention. She has served as the project manager for the Million Hearts (R) initiatives at Ohio State's College of Nursing since 2013. She leads and serves on multiple state and national workgroups targeted at improving cardiovascular population health and improving student health and wellness. Dr. Gawlik started her nursing career in 2006 and completed her MSc in nursing with a specialization as an adult/geriatric nurse practitioner in 2009 from The Ohio State University. In 2015, she graduated with her DNP and a post-master's certificate as a family nurse practitioner from The Ohio State University. Dr. Gawlik was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2013 and the Outstanding Leadership Award in 2017 at The Ohio State University. She received an Abstract of Distinction at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Conference in 2016 and the Editor's Pick for 2017 Paper of the Year by the American Journal of Health Promotion for "An Epidemiological Study of Population Health Reveals Social Smoking as a Major Cardiovascular Risk Factor." She was awarded the 2018 American Association of Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence for Ohio. She was inducted as a fellow into the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in June 2018 and into the National Academies of Practice in March 2021. She received the 2022 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Innovations Award. Dr. Gawlik has been teaching nursing students since 2007. She has taught a variety of undergraduate, RN--BSN, and graduate nursing courses and serves as a clinical preceptor for advanced practice nursing students. Her passion lies in teaching in the online platform, both in synchronous and asynchronous classrooms. She has been teaching solely online since 2012. Dr. Gawlik developed an online educational module on cardiovascular population health that is used nationally and internationally. The educational module has led to the cardiovascular screening of over 100,000 people. Her educational interests include the development of new and innovative teaching modalities and pedagogies for online teaching with a focus on advanced assessment, evidence-based practice, and health promotion courses. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, is the vice president for health promotion, university chief wellness officer, and dean and Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-based Practice at The Ohio State University. She is also a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Ohio State's College of Medicine. In addition, she is the executive director of the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare. Dr. Melnyk earned her BSN in nursing from West Virginia University, her MSN with a specialization in nursing care of children and as a pediatric nurse practitioner from the University of Pittsburgh, and her PhD in clinical research from the University of Rochester where she also completed her post-master's certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She is a nationally/internationally recognized expert in evidence-based practice, intervention research, child and adolescent mental health, and health and wellness and is a frequent keynote speaker at national and international conferences on these topics. Dr. Melnyk has consulted with hundreds of healthcare systems and colleges throughout the nation and globe on how to improve quality of care and patient outcomes through implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice. Her record includes over $35 million of sponsored funding from federal agencies and foundations as principal investigator and over 500 publications. Alice M. Teall, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, is an Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Graduate Health and Wellness Programming at The Ohio State University. An expert in nursing education, Dr. Teall was honored with the Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Provost Award for Distinguished Teaching from Ohio State, and the Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence from Wright State University. While serving as director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner program at The Ohio State University, she was chosen as College of Nursing Graduate Educator of the Year for 4 consecutive years. Dr. Teall is coeditor of five textbooks, including Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook and Assessment and Diagnosis Review for APRN Certification Exams. Alice M. Teall began her nursing career as a diploma graduate of Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing in 1983. She earned her BS in Nursing from Capital University, her MS with a specialization as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Wright State University, and her DNP from Ohio State. She has certifications as a Family and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and as an Integrative Nurse Coach. Her areas of clinical expertise include adolescent health, primary care of at-risk youth and families, college health, and recovery from substance use disorder. Dr. Teall is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the National Academies of Practice. An experienced educator, Alice M. Teall has taught assessment online and on campus for students across nursing programs, including LPN, traditional undergraduate, RN--BSN completion, accelerated graduate entry, traditional master's, BS-to-DNP, post-master's, and doctoral programs. Dr. Teall has published and presented nationally about the effective use of classrooms as engaged and collaborative communities of inquiry, where active learning, timely feedback, diversity of thought, and support for self-care and wellness are norms. Her contributions to advanced practice education include innovative use of synchronous web-conferencing, incorporation of wellness coaching techniques in clinical practice, and preparation for the use of telehealth to improve access to quality care and effectively address population health.
Contributors Preface Acknowledgments List of Videos ConnectTM Resources Part I: Foundations of Clinical Practice Ch 1: Approach to Evidence-Based Assessment of Health and Well-Being Ch 2: Evidence-Based Assessment of Clinician Well-Being Ch 3: Evidence-Based History Taking, Approach to Patient Visits, and Documentation Ch 4: Evidence-Based, Culturally Sensitive, Therapeutic Communication Ch 5: Evidence-Based Assessment of Children and Adolescents Ch 6: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Older Adult Part II: Evidence-Based Physical Examination and Assessment of Body Systems Ch 7: Evidence-Based General Survey Including Assessment of Vital Signs Ch 8: Evidence-Based Assessment of Body Habitus, Body Mass Index, and Nutrition Ch 9: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Cardiovascular System Ch 10: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Vascular System Ch 11: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Lungs and Respiratory System Ch 12: Evidence-Based Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails Ch 13: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Lymphatic System Ch 14: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Head and Neck Ch 15: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Eyes Ch 16: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Ears, Nose, and Throat Ch 17: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Nervous System Ch 18: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System Ch 19: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Abdominal, Gastrointestinal, and Urological Systems Part III: Evidence-Based Physical Examination and Assessment of Sexual and Reproductive Health Ch 20: Evidence-Based Assessment of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Ch 21: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Breasts and Axillae Ch 22: Evidence-Based Assessment of Male Genitalia, Prostate, Rectum, and Anus Ch 23: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Female Genitourinary System Ch 24: Evidence-Based Obstetric Assessment Part IV: Evidence-Based Physical Examination and Assessment of Mental Health Ch 25: Evidence-Based Assessment of Mental Health Ch 26: Evidence-Based Assessment of Substance Use Disorder Ch 27: Evidence-Based Assessment and Screening for Traumatic Experiences: Abuse, Neglect, and Intimate Partner Violence Part V: Special Topics in Evidence-Based Assessment Ch 28: Evidence-Based Assessments for Medical Clearance Ch 29: Evidence-Based Assessments Using Telehealth Technologies Ch 30: Evidence-Based Health and Well-Being Assessment: Putting It All Together Index Components of Advanced Assessment and Physical Examination
