Comprehensive Nursing Care is an all-in-one learning resource which thoroughly addresses LPN/LVN practice, roles, and collaborative relationships. It covers the six core LPN/LVN curriculum areas: Fundamentals; Medical-Surgical/Adult Health; Maternal-Newborn; Pediatrics; Mental Health; and Leadership. Throughout, critical thinking situations and real-life client scenarios enable students to demonstrate knowledge, develop higher-level skills, and work well with RNs. Professionalism, a crucial focus of modern LPN/LVN education, is addressed throughout. Fully aligned with the NCLEX-PN® Test Plan, this revised edition contains updated coverage of healthcare delivery systems, cultural issues, safety, pandemics, electronic charting, psychosocial issues, Healthy People 2020, health promotion for older adults, continuous quality improvement, and much more.
Table of Contents:
Part I. Fundamentals and Nursing Skills
Unit I. The Nature of Nursing
1. Succeeding as a Nursing Student — Updated
2. History of Nursing - Updated
3. Promoting Culturally Proficient Care - Updated
4. Legal and Ethical Issues of Nursing - Updated
5. Critical Thinking and Nursing Theories and Models - Updated
6. LPNs and LVNs and the Nursing Process - Updated
Unit II. Introduction to Clinical Practice
7. Healthcare Delivery Systems - Updated
8. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Health Care - Updated
9. Safety - Updated
10. Infection Control and Asepsis - Updated
11. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge - Updated
12. Client Communication - Updated
13. Client Teaching - Updated
14. Documentation - Updated
Unit III. Promoting Psychosocial Health
15. Life Span, Health Promotion, and Family Systems - Updated
16. Psychosocial Issues - Updated
17. Loss, Grief, and Death - Updated
Unit IV. Promoting Physiological Health
18. Introduction to the Body — NEW!
19. Health Assessment and Head-to-Toe Data Collection - Updated
20. Hygiene - Updated
21. Vital Signs - Updated
22. Pain: the Fifth Vital Sign - Updated
23. Activity, Rest, Sleep, and Sensory Perception - Updated
24. Wound Care and Skin Integrity - Updated
25. Nutrition and Diet Therapy - Updated
26. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance - Updated
27. Medication Administration - Updated
28. IV Therapy - Updated
Part II. Adult and Gerontology Nursing
Unit V. Medical-Surgical Nursing Care
29. Nursing Care of Clients Having Surgery - Updated
30. Clients with Integumentary System Disorders
31. Clients with Musculoskeletal System Disorders
32. Clients with Respiratory System Disorders
33. Clients with Cardiovascular Disorders
34. Clients with Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Disorders
35. Clients with Immune System 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
Unit VI. Gerontology
42. Health Promotion for Older Adults - Updated
43. Nursing Care of Ill Older Adults
Unit VII. Specialized Nursing Care
44. Caring for Chronically or Terminally Ill Clients
45. Caring for Clients with Cancer
46. Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Nursing - Updated
47. Emergency Room and Urgent Care Nursing - Updated
48. Community Health Nursing - Updated
Part III. Mental Health Nursing
Unit VIII. Mental Health Nursing Care
49. Mental Health Disorders
50. Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders
Part IV. Maternal-Newborn Nursing
Unit IX Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care
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 Postpartum Women
55. Care of High-Risk Postpartum Women
56. Care of Normal Neonates
57. Care of High-Risk Neonates
Part V. Pediatric and Adolescent Nursing
Unit X Pediatric and Adolescent Nursing Care
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 6 Years)
61. Care and Illnesses of School-Age Children (6-12 Years)
62. Care and Illnesses of Adolescents
Part VI. Transition from Student to Professional LPN or LVN
Unit XI. Transition from Student to Nurse
63. Leadership and Professional Development - Updated
64. Preparing to take the Licensure Exam - Updated
65. Finding That First Job - Updated
Appendix
I. Answers
II. NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses
III. Growth Charts and Immunization Schedules
IV. Common Lab Values
Glossary
References and Resources
Index
