Gain valuable experience applying your knowledge and critical thinking skills to real-world scenarios! Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing features 50 case studies that cover all clinical areas of practice: fundamental skills, medical-surgical adult health nursing, pediatric, maternity, mental health, geriatric nursing, and leadership management. Patient scenarios help you learn how to apply nursing knowledge to nursing practice by promoting the development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Cases integrate content on assessment findings, diagnostic/laboratory tests, pharmacology, and nutrition to encourage you to think critically about all aspects of patient care, including the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, communication, collaboration with the health care team, teaching wellness and health promotion, and integration of cultural competence. Cases unfold as care is provided and a variety of multiple-choice, select-all-that-apply, prioritization, and short-answer questions challenge you to formulate and select relevant and/or potential decisions. The case studies are separated by clinical area, allowing you to use this worktext throughout your nursing program. Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN® test plan to date.
1. Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgment - p. Page viii 10. Contents - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. 1 : Infection control - p. Page x 13. 2 : Vital signs - p. Page 4 14. 3 : Nutrition - p. Page 8 15. 4 : Medication administration - p. Page 11 16. 5 : Mobility - p. Page 14 17. 6 : Hygiene - p. Page 18 18. 7 : Unfolding case study of the perioperative process - p. Page 22 19. 8 : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - p. Page 25 20. 9 : Cerebrovascular accident - p. Page 30 21. 10 : Chronic kidney disease - p. Page 34 22. 11 : Diabetes mellitus type 2 - p. Page 39 23. 12 : Inflammatory bowel disease - p. Page 42 24. 13 : Heart failure - p. Page 46 25. 14 : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE/lupus) - p. Page 50 26. 15 : Hypertension - p. Page 54 27. 16 : DVT/PE - p. Page 58 28. 17 : Parkinson’s disease - p. Page 62 29. 18 : Peptic ulcer - p. Page 66 30. 19 : Pneumonia - p. Page 69 31. 20 : Hypothyroidism - p. Page 73 32. 21 : Urinary tract infection - p. Page 76 33. 22 : Prenatal care - p. Page 80 34. 23 : Labor - p. Page 84 35. 24 : Assessment of newborn - p. Page 88 36. 25 : Preterm infant - p. Page 90 37. 26 : Postpartum/mood disorder - p. Page 94 38. 27 : Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - p. Page 97 39. 28 : Epilepsy - p. Page 100 40. 29 : Communicable disease - p. Page 103 41. 30 : Diabetes mellitus type 1 - p. Page 106 42. 31 : Gastroenteritis - p. Page 109 43. 32 : Pediatric fracture - p. Page 113 44. 33 : Meningitis - p. Page 118 45. 34 : Pediatric asthma - p. Page 121 46. 35 : Leukemia - p. Page 123 47. 36 : Anxiety - p. Page 128 48. 37 : Bipolar - p. Page 131 49. 38 : Depression - p. Page 135 50. 39 : Substance use disorder - p. Page 138 51. 40 : Sensory - p. Page 141 52. 41 : Polypharmacy - p. Page 144 53. 42 : Alzheimer’s disease - p. Page 148 54. 43 : Constipation - p. Page 152 55. 44 : Dehydration - p. Page 156 56. 45 : End of life - p. Page 159 57. 46 : Falls - p. Page 163 58. 47 : Incontinence - p. Page 167 59. 48 : Wound care - p. Page 170 60. 49 : Therapeutic communication - p. Page 174 61. 50 : Delegation - p. Page 178 62. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 182
Gain valuable experience applying your knowledge and critical thinking skills to real-world scenarios! Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing features 50 case studies that cover all clinical areas of practice: fundamental skills, medical-surgical adult health nursing, pediatric, maternity, mental health, geriatric nursing, and leadership management. Patient scenarios help you learn how to apply nursing knowledge to nursing practice by promoting the development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Cases integrate content on assessment findings, diagnostic/laboratory tests, pharmacology, and nutrition to encourage you to think critically about all aspects of patient care, including the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, communication, collaboration with the health care team, teaching wellness and health promotion, and integration of cultural competence. Cases unfold as care is provided and a variety of multiple-choice, select-all-that-apply, prioritization, and short-answer questions challenge you to formulate and select relevant and/or potential decisions. The case studies are separated by clinical area, allowing you to use this worktext throughout your nursing program. Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN® test plan to date.
1. Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgment - p. Page viii 10. Contents - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. 1 : Infection control - p. Page x 13. 2 : Vital signs - p. Page 4 14. 3 : Nutrition - p. Page 8 15. 4 : Medication administration - p. Page 11 16. 5 : Mobility - p. Page 14 17. 6 : Hygiene - p. Page 18 18. 7 : Unfolding case study of the perioperative process - p. Page 22 19. 8 : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - p. Page 25 20. 9 : Cerebrovascular accident - p. Page 30 21. 10 : Chronic kidney disease - p. Page 34 22. 11 : Diabetes mellitus type 2 - p. Page 39 23. 12 : Inflammatory bowel disease - p. Page 42 24. 13 : Heart failure - p. Page 46 25. 14 : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE/lupus) - p. Page 50 26. 15 : Hypertension - p. Page 54 27. 16 : DVT/PE - p. Page 58 28. 17 : Parkinson’s disease - p. Page 62 29. 18 : Peptic ulcer - p. Page 66 30. 19 : Pneumonia - p. Page 69 31. 20 : Hypothyroidism - p. Page 73 32. 21 : Urinary tract infection - p. Page 76 33. 22 : Prenatal care - p. Page 80 34. 23 : Labor - p. Page 84 35. 24 : Assessment of newborn - p. Page 88 36. 25 : Preterm infant - p. Page 90 37. 26 : Postpartum/mood disorder - p. Page 94 38. 27 : Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - p. Page 97 39. 28 : Epilepsy - p. Page 100 40. 29 : Communicable disease - p. Page 103 41. 30 : Diabetes mellitus type 1 - p. Page 106 42. 31 : Gastroenteritis - p. Page 109 43. 32 : Pediatric fracture - p. Page 113 44. 33 : Meningitis - p. Page 118 45. 34 : Pediatric asthma - p. Page 121 46. 35 : Leukemia - p. Page 123 47. 36 : Anxiety - p. Page 128 48. 37 : Bipolar - p. Page 131 49. 38 : Depression - p. Page 135 50. 39 : Substance use disorder - p. Page 138 51. 40 : Sensory - p. Page 141 52. 41 : Polypharmacy - p. Page 144 53. 42 : Alzheimer’s disease - p. Page 148 54. 43 : Constipation - p. Page 152 55. 44 : Dehydration - p. Page 156 56. 45 : End of life - p. Page 159 57. 46 : Falls - p. Page 163 58. 47 : Incontinence - p. Page 167 59. 48 : Wound care - p. Page 170 60. 49 : Therapeutic communication - p. Page 174 61. 50 : Delegation - p. Page 178 62. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 182
