Chapter 1 – Introduction to Health Assessment
Authors
Dr. Jennifer Lapum 1
Michelle Hughes2
Dr. Oona St-Amant 1
Dr. Lisa Seto Nielsen3
Mahidhar Pemasani
Riddore Creer
1 Toronto Metropolitan University
2 Centennial College
3 York University
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