Customer Reviews

Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 5e

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3 star:		(2)
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I use this handheld book for quick references at clinicals and in class. It has great color illustrations and is very easy to read. The full sized text was assigned in my assessment class so I went ahead and bought the handheld. I would reccomend it to any nursing student. It covers everything, and at the end it has a full scale assessment in detail that I found very helpful on my final grade for a head to toe assessment.

Jarvis entire textbook and pocket guide system is top-rate. My MSN program uses them, and am I grateful! I will cherish and reference Jarvis form many years to come!

Thank you, Prof Jarvis!

This book is a pricless tool for nursing assessment. I must admit, that as an LPN I felt a bit lost before I got this book for RN school. It explains each step of the assesment in an easy-to-follow manner. The illustrations are great, too! I recommend this text!

Is handy easy to carry and full of physical information needed to perform a head to toe physical assessment.

I like this book very much. I am a first year nursing student, second semester clinic. We are using the companion for class, but this pocket companion is easy to bring along to clinic. Easy to read and understand.

Excellent and concise pocket reference. Flexible binding with nice illustrations. Fits easily into your pocket. A must have for anyone learning complete physical exams.

I found this book book to be easy to follow and understand. I love the 2 columns for normal and abnormal findings. Of all my nursing books this is by far my favorite and will carry it with me to every clinical. For our Nursing Program we had to purchase the Dillon Clinical Pocket Guide but this Jarvis book is by far superior.

This book is a pocketbook that is good but the textbook was really enough for me to use. I didn't use this one very much.

excellent review guide and companion with the book. easily portable-fits in my pocket or in a scrub jacket. illustrations are easy to read.

Jarvis' book is compact, colorful, relates the basics to the nursing diagnosis, and does so with a "window" style format that is color coded. No long narrative paragraphs. Highlights that are usable, quick, easy to look up, and reference. The book is small enough to fit into your pocket, bag, purse, or laptop case on top of the 17" traveling computer. Head to Toe assessments, broken down, what it means, what you look for, how it relates to nursing diagnoses. Quick, easy,userfriendly, portable. Meets the need for balancing work, quick study, and travel requirements all in one place. Good memory jogger.