Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
Give students valuable experience applying their knowledge and critical thinking skills to real-world scenarios! Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing features 50 case studies that cover all clinical areas of practice: fundamental skills, medical-surgical adult health nursing, pediatric, maternity, mental health, geriatric nursing, and leadership management. Patient scenarios help students learn how to apply nursing knowledge to nursing practice by promoting the development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Cases integrate content on assessment findings, diagnostic/laboratory tests, pharmacology, and nutrition to encourage students to think critically about all aspects of patient care, including the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, communication, collaboration with the health care team, teaching wellness and health promotion, and integration of cultural competence. Cases unfold as care is provided and a variety of multiple-choice, select-all-that-apply, prioritization, and short-answer questions challenge students to formulate and select relevant and/or potential decisions. The case studies are separated by clinical area, allowing students to use this worktext throughout their nursing program. Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) prepare students for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN® test plan to date. Answer keys are available to instructors on our accompanying Evolve website.
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- Fifty case studies cover patient scenarios that span the entire LPN/LVN curriculum
- Unfolding case progressions help students identify changes, anticipate outcomes, and prioritize care
- Emphasis on interprofessional collaboration builds students’ communication and delegation skills
- A variety of question formats reinforce critical thinking and help prepare students for the NCLEX-PN® exam
- Documentation questions challenge students to identify critical information to chart
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Fundamentals
Asepsis and Infection Control
Data Collection (Vital Signs)
Nutrition and Fluids
Medication Administration
Mobility and Transferring
Patient Hygiene
Postop (wound care, respiratory, embolism)
Medical-Surgical
Breast Cancer
Bronchitis
Cerebral Vascular Accident
Chronic Kidney Disease
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Emphysema
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Low Back Pain
Multiple Sclerosis
Myocardial Infarction
Parkinson’s Disease
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pneumonia
Prostate Cancer
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thyroid Disorder
Urinary Tract Infection
Maternity
Abruptio Placentae
Assessment of Newborn
Contraception
Gestational Diabetes
Incompetent Cervix
Normal Labor
Placenta Previa
Postpartum Mood Disorder
Preterm Infant
Pediatrics
Asthma
Autism
Cerebral Palsy
Cleft Lip/Palate
Communicable disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
Eating Disorder
Fracture
Meningitis
Obesity
Otitis Media
Physical Assessment of child
Tonsillitis
Sickle Cell Anemia
Scoliosis
Mental Health
Alcoholism
Anxiety Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Schizophrenia
Substance Abuse
Geriatrics
Abuse/Neglect
Alzheimer’s Disease
Constipation
Death and Dying
Dehydration
End-of-Life
Falls
Incontinence
Mobility
Osteoporosis
Pneumonia
Pressure Injury
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