Textbook of Basic Nursing

Textbook of Basic Nursing

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<DIV><B>Provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to practice nursing safely as LPN/LVNs.</B><BR /><BR />Fully updated to reflect current medical and nursing practice, this Eleventh Edition of <B>Textbook of Basic Nursing</B> covers all areas of the curriculum, including Anatomy & Physiology, Fundamentals, Skills, Adult Health, Growth and Development, Mental Health, Maternity and Pediatrics, and Geriatric Considerations. Based on the NCLEX-PN framework, this engaging and comprehensive text provides everything students need to succeed, including short chapters with easy-to-understand content, striking photos and illustrations that bring the content to life, and a wide range of practice-oriented, mastery-focused learning tools both in the book and online, and an available hands-on workbook. Key benefits include:<ul><li><B>Concept Mastery Alerts</B> use data from PrepU quizzing to highlight common misconceptions and difficult-to-understand material.</li><li><B>Nursing Alert</B> s ensure that students obtain the critical information they need to safely practice nursing as LPN/LVNs and succeed on the NCLEX-PN.</li><li><B>NCLEX Alert</B> s highlight critical NCLEX-relevant content in each key area.</li><li><B>In Practice: Nursing Care Plan</B> s present a case study using NANDA terminology and the Nursing Process to illustrate how to develop a care plan.</li><li><B>Special Considerations</B> highlight key culture, lifespan, homecare, or nutrition information.</li><li><B>In Practice</B> : <B>Nursing Procedures</B> present step-by-step instructions with full-color illustrations and rationales.</li><li><B>In Practice: Nursing Care Guidelines</B> contain summaries of important concepts, teaching, skills performance, or nursing considerations.</li><li><B>In Practice: Educating the Client</B> boxes highlight important teaching concepts.</li><li><B>In Practice: Data Gathering in Nursing</B> summarizes the key information needed in gathering data for nursing observations.</li><li><B>In Practice: Nursing Process</B> boxes use the steps of the nursing process to guide the LPN/LVN in effective data collection.</li><li><B>In Practice: Important Medications</B> boxes summarize common medications used in treating specific conditions, diseases, and disorders.</li></ul></DIV>