Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
ISBN-10
0721603114
ISBN-13
9780721603117
Series
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
Category
Medical / Nursing / General
Pages
950
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Elsevier
Author
Susan C. deWit

Description

Now part of the popular LPN Threads series, the second edition of this market-leading text provides all the essential information that the LPN/LVN nurse needs to practice in an expanded number of care settings, including the traditional hospital setting, the clinic, physician's office, long-term care facility, and the home. Heavily illustrated, the text's primary themes addressed include health promotion, communication and patient teaching, critical thinking, and cultural sensitivity in providing nursing care.

  • Over 465 full-color photographs and illustrations.
  • More than 75 skills that follow the nursing process are clearly presented in an action/rationale format.
  • Steps - a more concise versions of skills - are all in action/rationale format.
  • Overview of Structure and Function presents basic anatomy and physiology, including a section on aging.
  • Application of the Nursing Process includes nursing care plans to reinforce application.
  • Elder Care Points highlight changes that occur with aging and how they affect nursing care.
  • Home Care boxes highlight the necessary adaptations of nursing skills and techniques for the patient in the home care setting.
  • Patient Teaching boxes include guidelines to prevent illness, promote health, and develop self-care strategies.
  • Critical Thinking Activities help students develop problem-solving skills.
  • Theory Objectives and Clinical Practice Objectives in each chapter highlight the most important goals.
  • Think Critically About boxes encourage students to synthesize information and apply concepts.
  • Communication Cues present examples of nurse-patient dialogues and instructive therapeutic communication techniques.


  • Full-color LPN Threads design and content - with objectives, key terms, care plans with critical thinking activities, key points, study questions, and more.
  • NCLEX-PN® Examination Test Plan Comparison matches up text content with the test plan.
  • Complementary and Alternative Therapies chapter covers herbal and other nontraditional therapies used in patient care.
  • Delegation, Leadership, and Management chapter discusses the role of the LPN/LVN in a changing health care environment.
  • Health Promotion Points boxes highlight wellness and disease prevention.
  • Concept Maps help students visualize abstract processes by depicting relationships among a disorder's multiple symptoms, treatments, and side effects.
  • Critical Thinking Questions at the end of nursing care plans allow students to develop problem-solving skills based on the care plan scenario.
  • Includes the latest CDC hand hygiene guidelines and alcohol hand rub information, NHLB blood pressure guidelines, CPR guidelines, and information on pathogens such as "prions."
  • Includes patient safety goals in medication administration from Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
  • Appendix on Spanish/English health care phrases.
  • NIC/NOC language for outcomes and interventions added to nursing process unit.
  • Accompanying student CD-ROM includes open-book quizzes, audio glossary, animations, audio clips, video clips, an English-Spanish glossary, and more.

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