An all-inclusive guide to fundamentals and medical-surgical nursing for the LPN/LVN, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition covers the skills you need for clinical practice, from anatomy and physiology to nursing interventions and maternity, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community health care. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the five-step nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making.Written by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, this text includes all of the content from their Foundations of Nursing and Adult Health Nursing books, including review questions to help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination!
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<li>Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 100 skills </li>show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each.<li>
The 5-step Nursing Process connects specific disorders to patient care ― with a summary at the end of each chapter.</li>
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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.</li>
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Clear coverage of essential A&amp;P is provided by an Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology chapter along with an overview of A&amp;P in all body systems chapters.</li>
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Student-friendly features enhance the learning of nursing skills with summary boxes for Patient Teaching, Health Promotion Considerations,Complementary and Alternative Therapy, Cultural Considerations, Older Adult Considerations, Home Care Considerations, Safety Alert, and Prioritization, Assignment, and Supervision.</li>
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UNIQUE! Mathematics review in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration.</li>
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A focus on preparing for the NCLEX examination includes review questions and Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections with key points organized by NCLEX Client Needs Categories.</li>
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Evidence-Based Practice boxes provide synopses of nursing research articles and other scientific articles applicable to nursing, along with nursing implications for the LPN/LVN.</li>
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Nursing Diagnosis boxes summarize nursing diagnoses for specific disorders along with the appropriate nursing interventions.</li>
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UNIQUE! Delegation Considerations boxes provide parameters for delegation to nurse assistants, patient care technicians, and unlicensed assistive personnel.</li>
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Medication Therapy tables provide quick access to actions, dosages, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs.</li>
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<li>NEW!</li> Reorganized chapters make it easier to follow and understand the material.<li>
NEW! Icons in page margins indicate videos, audios, and animations on the Evolve companion website that may be accessed for enhanced learning.</li>
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UDATED illustrations include photographs of common nursing skills.</li>
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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing

Medical Books

Cooper MSN RN, Kim

Gosnell MSN RN, Kelly

Nursing

Mosby

Covering basic anatomy &amp; physiology and medical-surgical nursing for the LPN/LVN, Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition provides just the right amount of information you need ― with a level of detail that is neither overwhelming nor too superficial. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the five-step nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making.Written by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, this text includes review questions to help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination!
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<li>Companion CD includes animations and audio clips depicting physiologic processes, physical assessment video clips, an English/Spanish glossary with definitions and audio pronunciations, an anatomy coloring book, and a fluid and electrolytes tutorial. </li> <li>Chapters begin with an overview of anatomy and physiology, providing a clear, basic understanding of A&amp;P that LPN/LVNs need to know. </li> <li>The consistent, logical framework of the nursing process connects specific disorders to patient care.</li> <li>Safety Alert boxes help you implement The Joint Commission’s safety guidelines in all settings, with considerations for special populations.</li> <li>Nursing Diagnosis boxes, screened and highlighted in the text, include nursing diagnoses for specific disorders paired with the appropriate nursing interventions. </li> <li>Skills in a step-by-step format with full-color illustrations present clearly defined nursing actions with rationales for the skills and techniques you’ll use in practice. </li> <li>Medication tables are meticulously detailed and provide quick access to action, dosage, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs. </li> <li>Nursing Care Plans, presented in a case-study format, emphasize patient goals and outcomes and end with Critical Thinking Questions to develop your clinical decision-making skills.</li> <li>An emphasis on communication features real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue and illustrates practical guidelines for effective communication.</li> <li>Patient Teaching boxes and Family 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. </li> <li>Life Span Considerations for Older Adults boxes provide age-specific information for the care of the aging population, which is often the primary focus of the LPN/LVN nurse. </li> <li>Home Care Considerations boxes discuss the issues facing patients and caregivers in the home health care setting.</li> <li>Health Promotion boxes provide key information on staying healthy and preventing disease, with tips on wellness from Healthy People 2010.</li> <li>Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how to address the health needs of a culturally diverse patient population when planning care. </li> <li>Complementary and Alternative Therapy boxes includes disorder-specific therapies, precautions, and possible side effects of non-traditional treatments.</li> </ul>
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<li>UPDATED illustrations</li> include photographs of common nursing skills.<li>
NEW! Icons in page margins indicate videos, audios, and animations on the Evolve companion website that may be accessed for enhanced learning.</li>
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UPDATED writing style provides an easy-to-read, professional tone.</li> </ul>

Adult Health Nursing

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

A guide to the fundamentals of nursing for the LPN/LVN, Foundations of Nursing, 7th Edition covers the skills you need 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 five-step nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making.Written by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, this text includes review questions to help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination!
<ul>
<li>Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 100 skills </li>show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each.<li>
The 5-step Nursing Process connects specific disorders to patient care ― with a summary at the end of each chapter.</li>
<li>
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.</li>
<li>
UNIQUE! Mathematics review in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration.</li>
<li>
Student-friendly features enhance the learning of nursing skills with summary boxes for Patient Teaching, Health Promotion Considerations,Complementary and Alternative Therapy, Cultural Considerations, Older Adult Considerations, Home Care Considerations, Safety Alert, and Prioritization, Assignment, and Supervision
</li>
<li>
A focus on preparing for the NCLEX® examination includes review questions and Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections with key points organized by NCLEX Client Needs Categories.</li>
<li>
Evidence-Based Practice boxes provide synopses of nursing research articles and other scientific articles applicable to nursing, along with nursing implications for the LPN/LVN.</li>
<li>
Nursing Diagnosis boxes summarize nursing diagnoses for specific disorders along with the appropriate nursing interventions.</li>
<li>
Medication Therapy tables provide quick access to actions, dosages, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs.</li> </ul>
<ul>
<li>NEW!</li> Reorganized chapters make it easier to follow and understand the material.<li>
NEW! Icons in page margins indicate videos, audios, and animations on the Evolve companion website that may be accessed for enhanced learning.</li>
<li>
UPDATED illustrations include photographs of common nursing skills.</li> </ul>

Foundations of Nursing

Companion CD includes animations and audio clips depicting physiologic processes, physical assessment video clips, an English/Spanish glossary with definitions and audio pronunciations, an anatomy coloring book, and a fluid and electrolytes tutorial.  The consistent, logical framework of the nursing process connects specific disorders to patient care. A mathematics review chapter provides a complete review of basic arithmetic skills and practice in drug dosage calculation to ensure safe medication administration. Safety Alert boxes help you implement The Joint Commission’s safety guidelines in all settings, with considerations for special populations. Nursing Diagnosis boxes, screened and highlighted in the text, include nursing diagnoses for specific disorders paired with the appropriate nursing interventions.  More than 100 skills in a step-by-step format with full-color illustrations present clearly defined nursing actions with rationales for the skills and techniques you’ll use in practice.  Medication tables are meticulously detailed and provide quick access to action, dosage, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs.  Nursing Care Plans, presented in a case-study format, emphasize patient goals and outcomes and end with Critical Thinking Questions to develop your clinical decision-making skills.  Coordinated Care boxes emphasize parameters for prioritizing tasks, as well as assigning tasks to and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel. Patient Teaching boxes and Family 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.  Life Span Considerations for Older Adults boxes provide age-specific information for the care of the aging population, which is often the primary focus of the LPN/LVN nurse.  Home Care Considerations boxes discuss the issues facing patients and caregivers in the home health care setting. Health Promotion boxes provide key information on staying healthy and preventing disease, with tips on wellness from Healthy People 2010. Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how to address the health needs of a culturally diverse patient population when planning care. Enhanced focus on the NCLEX® Examination offers end-of-chapter Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections with key points for self-guided study and remediation and an extensive set of review questions for thorough self-assessment. Additional review questions on Evolve provide instant feedback with correct answer and rationale for even more test-taking practice.  Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize the latest research findings and highlight how they apply to LPN/LVN practice.  Updated, vibrant full-color design highlights key information and enhances your understanding of important concepts.

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All-in-one reference includes fundamentals, skills, maternity, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, community, anatomy and physiology, and medical-surgical content – everything you need in one convenient text. Companion CD includes animations and audio clips depicting physiologic processes, physical assessment video clips, an English/Spanish glossary with definitions and audio pronunciations, an anatomy coloring book, and a fluid and electrolytes tutorial.  The consistent, logical framework of the nursing process connects specific disorders to patient care. The Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology chapter and an overview of A&P at the beginning of all body systems chapters provide a clear, basic understanding of A&P that LPN/LVNs need to know.  A mathematics review chapter provides a complete review of basic arithmetic skills and practice in drug dosage calculation to ensure safe medication administration. Safety Alert boxes help you implement The Joint Commission’s safety guidelines in all settings, with considerations for special populations. Nursing Diagnosis boxes, screened and highlighted in the text, include nursing diagnoses for specific disorders paired with the appropriate nursing interventions.  Over 100 skills in a step-by-step format with full-color illustrations present clearly defined nursing actions and rationales for skills and techniques you’ll use in practice. Medication tables are meticulously detailed and provide quick access to action, dosage, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs.  Nursing Care Plans, presented in a case-study format, emphasize patient goals and outcomes and end with Critical Thinking Questions to develop your clinical decision-making skills.  Coordinated Care boxes emphasize parameters for prioritizing tasks, as well as assigning tasks to and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel. An emphasis on communication features real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue and illustrates practical guidelines for effective communication. Patient Teaching boxes and Family 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.  Life Span Considerations for Older Adults boxes provide age-specific information for the care of the aging population, which is often the primary focus of the LPN/LVN nurse.  Home Care Considerations boxes discuss the issues facing patients and caregivers in the home health care setting. Health Promotion Considerations boxes provide key information on staying healthy and preventing disease, with tips on wellness from Healthy People 2010. Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how to address the health needs of a culturally diverse patient population when planning care. Complementary and Alternative Therapy boxes includes disorder-specific therapies, precautions, and possible side effects of non-traditional treatments. Enhanced focus on the NCLEX Examination offers end-of-chapter Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections with key points for self-guided study and remediation and an extensive set of review questions for thorough self-assessment. Additional review questions on Evolve provide instant feedback with correct answer and rationale for even more test-taking practice. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize the latest research findings and highlight how they apply to LPN/LVN practice.  Updated, vibrant full-color design highlights key information and enhances your understanding of important concepts.

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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Virtual Clinical Excursions

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Virtual Clinical Excursions Pacific View Regional Hospital is a groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package that brings learning to life in a "virtual" hospital setting. This guided learning experience features textbook reading assignments that correspond with the CD-ROM and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students through the virtual hospital as they care for patients, helping them make connections between what they experience through the CD-ROM and what they've learned in their textbook. Each virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic information resources essential to patient care, resulting in a true-to-life, hands-on learning experience.
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Make sure you have the foundation you 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 you develop skills in clinical decision-making.The accessible, friendly overall style and clearly written review questions also helps you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination!
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<li>Clear coverage of skills across the human lifespan</li> includes maternity, pediatrics, adults, and older adults.<li>
Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 110 skills show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each.</li>
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Tenth grade reading level helps you to understand complex topics.</li>
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Expanded and updated Cultural Considerations boxes explore specific health and cultural issues to help you address the needs of the increasingly diverse patient and resident populations.</li>
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Skills are presented in a step-by-step format with clearly defined nursing actions and rationales.</li>
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Mathematics review in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration.</li>
<li>
Safety Alerts cover issues related to safe patient care in a variety of settings.</li>
<li>
Health Promotion Considerations boxes highlight information on wellness and disease prevention, including infection control, diet, and pregnancy.</li>
<li>
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.</li>
<li>
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.</li>
<li>
Communication boxes illustrate communication strategies using real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue. </li>
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Lifespan Consideration boxes provide you with age-specific information for the care of the patient. </li>
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Home Health Considerations boxes discuss issues facing patients and their caregivers in the home setting.</li>
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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.</li>
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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.</li>
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<li>NEW! Expanded and updated art program</li> enhances content with original photos and line art<li>
NEW! NCLEX-PN Review questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item formats and cover all chapter objectives.</li>
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NEW! Reorganized chapters make it easier for you to follow and understand the material.</li>
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