Description
The second edition of Comprehensive Nursing Care is an all in one learning resource which addresses the LPN/LVN scope of practice and roles while maintaining a collaborative relationships with the registered nurse. It contains all the essential information needed for six core areas of the LPN/LVN curriculum (Fundamentals; Medical-Surgical/Adult Health; Maternal-Newborn; Pediatrics; Mental Health; and Leadership). Each unit presents critical thinking and problem solving situations and "Real life” client scenarios and allow students to demonstrate knowledge and capabilities and to develop higher-level skills in preparation for practice. Professionalism, an important focus of nursing education, has been included in Unit XI and throughout the book. Comprehensive Nursing Care, Second Edition is in alignment with the NCLEX-PN® Test Plan and is intended to demonstrate in each chapter how the information relates to the broad categories of the Test Plan.
Table of Contents
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Part I Foundations of Nursing Care Unit I The Nature of NURSING
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| 1. Succeeding as a Nursing Student |
| 2. History of Nursing |
| 3 Promoting Culturally Proficient Care |
| 4 Legal and Ethical Issues of Nursing |
| 5 Critical Thinking and Nursing Theories/Models |
| 6.The LPN/LVN and the Nursing Process |
| Unit II Introduction to Clinical Practice |
| 7 Health Care Delivery Systems |
| 8 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Health Care |
| 9 Safety |
| 10 Infection Control |
| 11 Client Communication |
| 12 Client Teaching |
| 13 Documentation |
| 14 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge |
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Unit Iii Promoting psychosocial health
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| 15 Theorists, Theories, and Therapies |
| 16 Life Span Development and Family Systems |
| 17 Psychosocial Nursing of the Physically Ill Client |
| 18 Loss, Grief, and Death |
| Unit Iv Promoting physiological health
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| 19 Health Assessment/Head-to-Toe Data Collection |
| 20 Hygiene |
| 21 Vital Signs |
| 22 Pain, the Fifth Vital Sign |
| 23 Activity, Rest, and Sleep |
| 24 Wound Care and Skin Integrity |
| 25 Nutrition |
| 26 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance |
| 27 Medication Administration |
| 28. IV Therapy
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| Part II. Health Care Across the Life Span Unit V. Medical Surgical Nursing Care |
| 29 Care of Clients having Surgery |
| 30 Clients with Integumentary Disorders |
| 31 Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders |
| 32 Clients with Respiratory Disorders |
| 33 Clients with Cardiovascular Disorders |
| 34 Clients with Hematopoietic or Lymphatic Disorders |
| 35 Clients with Immune Disorders |
| 36 Clients with Neurosensory System Disorders |
| 37 Clients with Gastrointestinal System Disorders |
| 38 Clients with Endocrine System Disorders |
| 39 Clients with Urinary System Disorders |
| 40 Clients with Reproductive System Disorders |
| 41 Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections |
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Unit Vi Gerontology
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| 42 Health Promotion for Older Adults |
| 43 Nursing Care of Older Adult Clients |
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Unit VII Specialized Nursing Care |
| 44 Caring for Chronically or Terminally Ill Clients |
| 45 Caring for Clients with Cancer |
| 46 Nursing in Long-Term Care |
| 47 Emergency Room and Urgent Care Nursing |
| 48 Community Health Nursing |
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Part iiI mental health nursing
Unit VIII Mental health nursing care
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| 49 Mental Health Disorders |
| 50 Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders |
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Part Iv women’s health and maternal-newborn nursing
Unit IX Women’s Health Care and maternal-newborn nursing
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| 51 Care of Women During Normal Pregnancy |
| 52 Care of Women During High-Risk Pregnancy |
| 53 Care of Women During Labor and Birth |
| 54 Care of the Normal Postpartum Woman |
| 55 Care of the High-Risk Postpartum Woman |
| 56 Care of the Normal Neonate |
| 57 Care of the High-Risk Neonate |
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Part v pediatric and adolescent nursing
unit X Pediatric and adolescent Nursing Care
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| 58 Pediatric-Focused Nursing Care |
| 59 Care and Illnesses of Infants and Toddlers (1 Month to 36 Months) |
| 60 Care and Illnesses of Preschool Children (3 to 5 Years) |
| 61 Care and Illnesses of School-Age Children (6-12 Years) |
| 62 Care and Illnesses of Adolescents (13 to 18 Years) |
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Part VI Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
Unit XI transition from student to nurse
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| 63 Leadership and Professional Development |
| 64 Preparing to take the Licensure Exam |
| 65 Finding That First Job
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| Appendices |
| I. Answers |
| II. NANDA |
| III. Growth Charts and Immunization Schedules |
| IV. Common Lab Values |
| V. others (terminology, Precautions, Abbreviations?) |
References and Resources
Glossary
Index
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