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cover image - Foundations of Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323543781
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 11-09-2018
Page Count: 1378
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $77.99

Foundations of Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

by Kim Cooper, MSN, RN and Kelly Gosnell, RN, MSN

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Foundations of Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323543781
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 11-09-2018
Page Count: 1378
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $77.99
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Make sure your LPN/LVN students have the foundation they need to begin a successful nursing career! Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition covers the skills needed for clinical practice, from nursing interventions to maternity, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community health care. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help students develop skills in clinical decision-making. The accessible, friendly overall style and clearly written review questions helps students prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination and the rich ancillary package provides instructors with everything they need to teach them fundamentals. Use this easy-to-understand text along with Adult Health Nursing, 8th Edition, for complete coverage of all the content needed in an LPN/LVN curriculum!

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    • NEW! Expanded and updated art program enhances content with original photos and line art
    • NEW! NCLEX-PN Review questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item formats and cover all chapter objectives.
    • NEW! Reorganized chapters make it easier for students to follow and understand the material.
    • Clear coverage of skills across the human lifespan includes maternity, pediatrics, adults, and older adults.
    • Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 110 skills show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each
    • Tenth grade reading level helps students understand complex topics.
    • Expanded and updated Cultural Considerations boxes explore specific health and cultural issues to help students address the needs of the increasingly diverse patient and resident populations.
    • Skills are presented in a step-by-step format with clearly defined nursing actions and rationales.
    • Mathematics review in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration.
    • Safety Alerts cover issues related to safe patient care in a variety of settings.
    • Health Promotion Considerations boxes highlight information on wellness and disease prevention, including infection control, diet, and pregnancy.
    • Nursing Care Plans emphasize patient goals and outcomes within a case-study format, and promotes clinical decision-making with critical thinking questions at the end of each care plan.
    • Patient Teaching boxes include post-hospital discharge guidelines and disease prevention instructions with a strong focus on three-way communication among the nurse, patient, and family members.
    • Communication boxes illustrate communication strategies using real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue.
    • Lifespan Consideration boxes provide students with age-specific information for the care of the patient.
    • Home Health Considerations boxes discuss issues facing patients and their caregivers in the home setting.
    • Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination section at the end of each chapter provides Key Points, Review Questions, and Critical Thinking Activities to reinforce learning.
    • Coordinated Care boxes promote comprehensive patient care with other members of the health care team, focusing on prioritization, assignment, supervision, collaboration, delegation, and leadership topics.
    • NEW! Expanded and updated art program enhances content with original photos and line art
    • NEW! NCLEX-PN Review questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item formats and cover all chapter objectives.
    • NEW! Reorganized chapters make it easier for you to follow and understand the material.
  • Unit I: Fundamentals of Nursing 1. The Evolution of Nursing 2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing 3. Documentation 4. Communication 5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking 6. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations

    Unit II: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice 7. Asepsis and Infection Control 8. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility 9. Hygiene and Care of the Patient’s Environment 10. Safety 11. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

    Unit III: Introduction to Nursing Interventions  12. Vital Signs 13. Physical Assessment 14. Oxygenation 15. Elimination and Gastric Intubation 16. Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health 17. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration 18. Fluids and Electrolytes 19. Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies 20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies 21. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 22. Surgical Wound Care 23. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing

    Unit IV: Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 24. Lifespan Development 25. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death 26. Health Promotion and Pregnancy 27. Labor and Delivery 28. Care of the Mother and Newborn 29. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs 30. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent 31. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care 32. Care of the Child with a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder 33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

    Unit V: Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 34. Concepts of Mental Health 35. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder

    Unit VI: Fundamentals of Community Health Nursing 36. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality 37. Home Health Nursing 38. Long-Term Care 39. Rehabilitation Nursing 40. Hospice Care

    Unit VII: From Graduate to Professional  41. Professional Roles and Leadership

    Appendix A: Common Abbreviations Appendix B: Laboratory Reference Values Glossary

  • Kim Cooper, MSN, RN, Associate Professor and Dean, School of Nursing at Ivy Tech Community College and Kelly Gosnell, RN, MSN, Associate Professor and Department Chair, School of Nursing at Ivy Tech Community College
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