Foundations and Adult Health Nursing

Build the nursing knowledge and skills you need to care for patients of all ages! Combining two leading LPN/LVN textbooks into one volume, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 10th Edition, covers the fundamental skills and medical-surgical content essential to providing quality care for patients across the lifespan, including pediatric, maternity, adult, and older adult patients. Case studies provide practice with critical thinking and clinical judgment, and Next-Generation NCLEX®-format questions help you apply theory to practice. Complete coverage presents all the content needed throughout the LPN/LVN programStep-by-step instructions for more than 100 skills show clearly defined nursing actions along with the rationales for eachClear, easy-to-understand coverage of skills across the lifespan includes maternity, pediatrics, adults, and older adultsNursing process is applied to the discussion of disorders and is summarized at the end of each chapterNursing care plans use a case-study format to emphasize patient goals and outcomes and end with clinical judgment questionsOverview of Anatomy and Physiology begins each body systems chapter, and an Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology chapter provides a clear, basic understanding of the A&P that LPN/LVNs need to knowComplete mathematics review covers basic arithmetic skills and dosage calculation, followed by a discussion of medication administration, including IV therapyEvidence-Based Practice boxes provide synopses of research articles that apply to nursing, along with nursing implications for the LPN/LVNUPDATED information throughout reflects the latest research, standardized guidelines, and best practices in LPN/LVN careUPDATED and EXPANDED Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies chapter highlights the nutritional and health-related impacts of various dietsUPDATED Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder chapter discusses the newest medical and drug therapiesUPDATED case studies and review questions throughout help reinforce learning and strengthen clinical judgmentNEW content on health disparities in different populations is emphasized throughoutEXPANDED and UPDATED art program visually clarifies key concepts and enhances the content with modern illustrations