Inclusive Approach to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaForest, Shelly Philip, author.

Hughes, Michelle, author.

Nielsen, Lisa Seto, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Textbooks.

Medicine.

Nursing--Textbooks.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Toronto Metropolitan University 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

“Inclusive Approach to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments” is an open educational resource (OER) created for undergraduate nursing students at the introductory level. The resource introduces students to body measurements, but does so in an inclusive manner. This resource is a unique contribution to nursing education as content is theoretically informed by an inclusive approach to assessment that incorporates culturallyresponsive techniques related to race/ethnicity, gender/sex/ sexual orientation, body sizes/types, and ability/disability. It is part of the first health assessment resource that is informed by clinical judgment with the goal to facilitate students’ clinical decision making and ability to prioritize care by recognizing and acting on cues and signs of clinical deterioration. Interactive clinical judgment activities and formative assessments to evaluate a student’s learning are integrated throughout the resource. The integration of clinical judgment throughout this resource will support students’ capacity to enhance patient safety and equitable health outcomes as well as their success in writing national nursing exams to become licensed to work as a Nurse.

Contents:

Introduction

Contact information and Acknowledgements

Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments

Problematizing Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments

Inclusive Approaches to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments

Weight and Height

Body Mass Index

Other Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments

Children and Body Measurements

Key Takeaways

Glossary

Notes:

Description based on print resource