Foundations Of Nursing

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An ideal companion text to Adult Health Nursing, this clearly-written, colorful, and attractively-designed resource has all the fundamentals and skills ― maternal and neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, community, and leadership content ― needed to educate LPN/LVNs. Used together, these two texts provide all the content covered in the entire LPN/LVN curriculum. Skills for a wide range of nursing care are presented in a straightforward, step-by-step format with nursing actions and rationales clearly defined. Clinical Pathways are discussed and explained. Nursing Care Plans include critical thinking questions and are developed around specific case studies with an emphasis on patient goals and outcomes. The nursing process is applied consistently and logically to the discussion of disorders, and appears in complete summary form at the end of applicable chapters. Nursing Diagnoses paired with disorder-appropriate Nursing Interventions are screened and highlighted. Therapeutic Dialogue boxes focus on communication through real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue. Patient Teaching boxes examine discharge instructions and health promotion for patients and families. Home Health Considerations boxes discuss issues facing patients and caregivers in the home care setting. Older Adult Considerations boxes bring a gerontologic perspective to the analysis of specific disorders. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations boxes teach students about specific cultural preferences and how to address the needs of cultural diversity when planning nursing care. Medications tables provide quick access to action, dosage, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs. Full-color art, photography and design Contents reorganized based on reviewers' suggestions to improve accessibility of content New chapters: - Complementary and Alternative Therapies (Chapter 16) - Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality (Chapter 35) End-of-chapter pedagogy is reorganized, with Key Points and Chapter Challenge References and Suggested Readings are revised and updated Enhanced and upgraded ancillary package