Chapter 14 – Gastrointestinal System Assessment

Authors

Dr. Jennifer Lapum 1

Michelle Hughes 2

Dr. Erin Ziegler 1

Evan Accettola

Alexis Andrew

Sita Mistry

1 Toronto Metropolitan University

2 Centennial College

Funding

This project is made possible with funding by the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy. To learn more about the Virtual Learning Strategy visit: https://vls.ecampusontario.ca

Acknowledgments

Instructional design consultant: Nada Savicevic, MA Interactive Design, MArch, BSc (Eng), Instructional Designer, Office of e-Learning,  Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

Biology consultant: Charlotte Youngson, PhD, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

Copyeditor, Linn Clark Research and Editing Services, Toronto Canada

Pressbooks consultant: Sally Wilson, Web Services Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

Accessibility consultant: Adam Chaboryk, IT Accessbility Specialist, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

Copyright consultant: Ann Ludbrook, Copyright and Scholarly Engagement, Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada 

Thank you to Centennial College Health Studies Lab Team for supporting this project and sharing their lab space to film the assessment videos.

Artist / Illustrators

Arina Bogdan, BScN, RN (chapter 3-5 images, and cover art)

Pelageya Grebneva, Ryerson, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (chapter 3-5 images)

Levar Bailey (chapter 2 figure)

Student Advisory Committee

Christina Amirkhanian, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Samin Barakati, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Caitlyn Healey, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mehak Khawaja, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tommy Lin, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Maruel Isaac Sanchez, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Conner Sorley, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lauren Sweeney, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gabriel Umrao, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Steven Zagada, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada