

Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition
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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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Section 1: Fundamentals
Case Study 1. Infection Control
Case Study 2. Vital Signs
Case Study 3. Nutrition
Case Study 4. Medication Administration
Case Study 5. Mobility
Case Study 6. Hygiene
Case Study 7. Unfolding Case Study of the Perioperative Process
Section 2: Medical-Surgical
Case Study 8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Case Study 9. Cerebrovascular Accident
Case Study 10. Chronic Kidney Disease
Case Study 11. Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Case Study 12. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Case Study 13. Heart Failure
Case Study 14. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE/Lupus)
Case Study 15. Hypertension
Case Study 16. DVT/PE
Case Study 17. Parkinson’s Disease
Case Study 18. Peptic Ulcer
Case Study 19. Pneumonia
Case Study 20. Hypothyroidism
Case Study 21. Urinary Tract Infection
Section 3: Maternity
Case Study 22. Prenatal Care
Case Study 23. Labor
Case Study 24. Assessment of Newborn
Case Study 25. Preterm Infant
Case Study 26. Postpartum/Mood Disorder
Section 4: Pediatrics
Case Study 27. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Case Study 28. Epilepsy
Case Study 29. Communicable Disease
Case Study 30. Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
Case Study 31. Gastroenteritis
Case Study 32. Pediatric Fracture
Case Study 33. Meningitis
Case Study 34. Pediatric Asthma
Case Study 35. Leukemia
Section 5: Mental Health
Case Study 36. Anxiety
Case Study 37. Bipolar
Case Study 38. Depression
Case Study 39. Substance Use Disorder
Section 6: Geriatrics
Case Study 40. Sensory
Case Study 41. Polypharmacy
Case Study 42. Alzheimer’s Disease
Case Study 43. Constipation
Case Study 44. Dehydration
Case Study 45. End-of-Life
Case Study 46. Falls
Case Study 47. Incontinence
Case Study 48. Wound Care
Section 7: Leadership Management
Case Study 49. Therapeutic Communication
Case Study 50. Delegation
Index