EDITION BY CAROLYN JARVIS, ANN ECKHARDT / ALL CHAPTERS 1-32 /
FULL COMPLETE 2026
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 01: EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT ................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 02: CULTURAL ASSESSMENT ..........................................................................................23
CHAPTER 03: THE INTERVIEW ........................................................................................................46
CHAPTER 04: THE COMPLETE HEALTH HISTORY ...........................................................................74
CHAPTER 05: MENTAL STATUS ASSESSMENT ................................................................................97
CHAPTER 06: SUBSTANCE USE ASSESSMENT ..............................................................................123
CHAPTER 07: FAMILY VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING .....................................................132
CHAPTER 08: ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES AND SAFETY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING ...................142
CHAPTER 09: GENERAL SURVEY AND MEASUREMENT ...............................................................171
CHAPTER 10: VITAL SIGNS.............................................................................................................183
CHAPTER 11: PAIN ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................206
CHAPTER 12: NUTRITION ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................217
CHAPTER 13: SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS ...........................................................................................239
CHAPTER 14: HEAD, FACE, NECK, AND REGIONAL LYMPHATICS ................................................271
CHAPTER 15: EYES .........................................................................................................................298
CHAPTER 16: EARS ........................................................................................................................324
CHAPTER 17: NOSE, MOUTH, AND THROAT ................................................................................350
CHAPTER 18: BREASTS, AXILLAE, AND REGIONAL LYMPHATICS .................................................378
CHAPTER 19: THORAX AND LUNGS ..............................................................................................410
CHAPTER 20: HEART AND NECK VESSELS.....................................................................................438
CHAPTER 21: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM ................................466
CHAPTER 22: ABDOMEN ...............................................................................................................492
CHAPTER 23: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM .................................................................................517
CHAPTER 24: NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM ............................................................................................549
CHAPTER 25: MALE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM ............................................................................587
CHAPTER 26: ANUS, RECTUM, AND PROSTATE ...........................................................................614
CHAPTER 27: FEMALE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM ........................................................................634
CHAPTER 28: THE COMPLETE HEALTH ASSESSMENT: ADULT ....................................................668
CHAPTER 29: THE COMPLETE PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT: INFANT, YOUNG CHILD, AND
ADOLESCENT .................................................................................................................................687
, CHAPTER 30: BEDSIDE ASSESSMENT AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION .............................691
CHAPTER 31: PREGNANCY ............................................................................................................699
CHAPTER 32: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE OLDER ADULT ..............................................720
CHAPTER 01: EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT
JARVIS: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 9TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. AFTER COMPLETING AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF A PATIENT, THE NURSE HAS CHARTED
THAT HIS RESPIRATIONS ARE EUPNEIC AND HIS PULSE IS 58 BEATS PER MINUTE. THESE TYPES OF
DATA WOULD BE:
A. OBJECTIVE.
B. REFLECTIVE.
C. SUBJECTIVE.
D. INTROSPECTIVE.
ANSWER: A
OBJECTIVE DATA ARE WHAT THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OBSERVES BY INSPECTING,
PERCUSSING, PALPATING, AND AUSCULTATING DURING THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
SUBJECTIVE DATA IS WHAT THE PERSON SAYS ABOUT HIM OR HERSELF DURING HISTORY
TAKING. THE TERMS REFLECTIVE AND INTROSPECTIVE ARE NOT USED TO DESCRIBE DATA.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTANDING (COMPREHENSION)
MSC: CLIENT NEEDS: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGEMENT OF CARE
, 2. A PATIENT TELLS THE NURSE THAT HE IS VERY NERVNOUUSR,
SISINNAGUTSBEA.CTEOD,MAND FEELS HOT. THESE TYPES OF DATA WOULD BE:
A. OBJECTIVE.
B. REFLECTIVE.
C. SUBJECTIVE.
D. INTROSPECTIVE.
ANSWER: C
SUBJECTIVE DATA ARE WHAT THE PERSON SAYS ABOUT HIM OR HERSELF DURING HISTORY
TAKING. OBJECTIVE DATA ARE WHAT THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OBSERVES BY INSPECTING,
PERCUSSING, PALPATING, AND AUSCULTATING DURING THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. THE
TERMS REFLECTIVE AND INTROSPECTIVE ARE NOT USED TO DESCRIBE DATA.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTANDING (COMPREHENSION)
MSC: CLIENT NEEDS: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGEMENT OF CARE
3. THE PATIENTS RECORD, LABORATORY STUDIES, OBJECTIVE DATA, AND SUBJECTIVE DATA
COMBINE TO FORM THE:
A. DATA BASE.
B. ADMITTING DATA.
C. FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
D. DISCHARGE SUMMARY.