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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 5th Edition
Barbara Lauritsen Christensen, MS, RN;
and Elaine Oden Kockrow, MS, RN
2006 | 2,320 pp., 910 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-323-03935-2

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Part of the popular LPN Threads series, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing is the full-color, single-volume text that includes all of the content from Foundations of Nursing, 5th Edition and Adult Health Nursing, 5th Edition. It covers the entire LPN/LVN curriculum, including coverage of fundamentals and skills, maternal and neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, community, anatomy & physiology, and medical-surgical content. It’s everything your students need to know to pass the NCLEX-PN® examination!
   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit One: Basic Nursing Concepts

  1. The Evolution of Nursing
  2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
  3. Communication
  4. Physical Assessment
  5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
  6. Documentation
  7. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
  8. Life Span Development
  9. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death

Unit Two: Basic Nursing Skills

  1. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
  2. Vital Signs
  3. Medical-Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control
  4. Surgical Wound Care
  5. Safety
  6. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
  7. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
  8. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
  9. Hygiene and Care of the Patient’s Environment
  10. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination
  11. Selected Nursing Skills

Unit Three: Basic Nursing Interventions

  1. Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy
  2. Fluids and Electrolytes
  3. Mathematics Review and Medication Administration
  4. Emergency First Aid Nursing

Unit Four: Maternal and Neonatal Nursing

  1. Health Promotion and Pregnancy
  2. Labor and Delivery
  3. Care of the Mother and Newborn
  4. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs

Unit Five: Pediatric Nursing

  1. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
  2. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
  3. Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder
  4. Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder

Unit Six: Gerontologic Nursing

  1. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

Unit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

  1. Basic Concepts of Mental Health
  2. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder
  3. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality

Unit Eight: Community Health Nursing

  1. Home Health Nursing
  2. Long-Term Care
  3. Rehabilitation Nursing
  4. Hospice Care

Unit Nine: Adult Health Nursing

  1. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
  2. Care of the Surgical Patient
  3. Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder
  4. Care of the Patient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
  5. Care of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
  6. Care of the Patient with a Gallbladder, Liver, Biliary Tract, or Exocrine Pancreatic Disorder
  7. Care of the Patient with a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder
  8. Care of the Patient with a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder
  9. Care of the Patient with a Respiratory Disorder
  10. Care of the Patient with a Urinary Disorder
  11. Care of the Patient with an Endocrine Disorder
  12. Care of the Patient with a Reproductive Disorder
  13. Care of the Patient with a Visual or Auditory Disorder
  14. Care of the Patient with a Neurological Disorder
  15. Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder
  16. Care of the Patient with HIV/AIDS
  17. Care of the Patient with Cancer

Unit Ten: From Graduate to Professional

  1. Professional Roles and Leadership

Appendixes
Appendix A: Common Abbreviations
Appendix B: JCAHO Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
Appendix C: Laboratory Reference Values


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