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, 9th 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 new Next Generation NCLEX®-format questions help you apply theory to practice. Written by nursing educators Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, this text also helps you prepare for success on the NCLEX-PN® examination.
1. Unit III: Introduction to Nursing Interventions - p. P3 2. 12. Vital Signs - p. 280 3. 13. Physical Assessment - p. 315 4. 14. Oxygenation - p. 342 5. 15. Elimination and Gastric Intubation - p. 363 6. 16. Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health - p. 399 7. 17. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration - p. 429 8. 18. Fluids and Electrolytes - p. 489 9. 19. Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies - p. 531 10. 20. Complementary, Integrative, and Alternative Therapies - p. 579 11. 21. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep - p. 601 12. 22. Surgical Wound Care - p. 624 13. 23. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing - p. 659 14. Unit IV: Nursing Care Across the Lifespan - p. P4 15. 24. Lifespan Development - p. 708 16. 25. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death - p. 747 17. 26. Health Promotion and Pregnancy - p. 775 18. 27. Labor and Delivery - p. 811 19. 28. Care of the Mother and Newborn - p. 848 20. 29. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family With Special Needs - p. 890 21. 30. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent - p. 934 22. 31. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care - p. 949 23. 32. Care of the Child With a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder - p. 994 24. 33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult - p. 1080 25. Unit V: Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing - p. P5 26. 34. Concepts of Mental Health - p. 1122 27. 35. Care of the Patient With a Psychiatric Disorder - p. 1136 28. 36. Care of the Patient With an Addictive Personality - p. 1163 29. Unit VI: Fundamentals of Community Health Nursing - p. P6 30. 37. Home Health Nursing - p. 1182 31. 38. Long-Term Care - p. 1198 32. 39. Rehabilitation Nursing - p. 1212 33. 40. Hospice Care - p. 1228 34. Unit VII: Adult Health Nursing - p. P7 35. 41. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology - p. 1245 36. 42. Care of the Surgical Patient - p. 1259 37. 43. Care of the Patient With an Integumentary Disorder - p. 1299 38. 44. Care of the Patient With a Musculoskeletal Disorder - p. 1350 39. 45. Care of the Patient With a Gastrointestinal Disorder - p. 1416 40. 46. Care of the Patient With a Gallbladder, Liver, Biliary Tract, or Exocrine Pancreatic Disorder - p. 1470 41. 47. Care of the Patient With a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder - p. 1499 42. 48. Care of the Patient With a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder - p. 1543 43. 49. Care of the Patient With a Respiratory Disorder - p. 1619 44. 50. Care of the Patient With a Urinary Disorder - p. 1680 45. 51. Care of the Patient With an Endocrine Disorder - p. 1732 46. 52. Care of the Patient With a Reproductive Disorder - p. 1781 47. 53. Care of the Patient With a Sensory Disorder - p. 1852 48. 54. Care of the Patient With a Neurologic Disorder - p. 1900 49. 55. Care of the Patient With an Immune Disorder - p. 1967 50. 56. Care of the Patient With HIV - p. 1983 51. 57. Care of the Patient With Cancer - p. 2020 52. Unit VIII: From Graduate to Professional - p. P8 53. 58. Professional Roles and Leadership - p. 2049 54. Appendixes - p. 2075 55. Appendix A. Abbreviations - p. 2076 56. Appendix B. Laboratory Reference Values - p. 2078 57. References - p. 2089 58. Chapter 1 - p. 2089 59. Chapter 41 - p. 2103 60. Glossary - p. 2117 61. Index - p. 2141 62. Cooper-Gosnell Patient Problem Statements - p. 2207
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, 9th 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 new Next Generation NCLEX®-format questions help you apply theory to practice. Written by nursing educators Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, this text also helps you prepare for success on the NCLEX-PN® examination.
1. Unit III: Introduction to Nursing Interventions - p. P3 2. 12. Vital Signs - p. 280 3. 13. Physical Assessment - p. 315 4. 14. Oxygenation - p. 342 5. 15. Elimination and Gastric Intubation - p. 363 6. 16. Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health - p. 399 7. 17. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration - p. 429 8. 18. Fluids and Electrolytes - p. 489 9. 19. Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies - p. 531 10. 20. Complementary, Integrative, and Alternative Therapies - p. 579 11. 21. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep - p. 601 12. 22. Surgical Wound Care - p. 624 13. 23. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing - p. 659 14. Unit IV: Nursing Care Across the Lifespan - p. P4 15. 24. Lifespan Development - p. 708 16. 25. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death - p. 747 17. 26. Health Promotion and Pregnancy - p. 775 18. 27. Labor and Delivery - p. 811 19. 28. Care of the Mother and Newborn - p. 848 20. 29. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family With Special Needs - p. 890 21. 30. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent - p. 934 22. 31. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care - p. 949 23. 32. Care of the Child With a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder - p. 994 24. 33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult - p. 1080 25. Unit V: Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing - p. P5 26. 34. Concepts of Mental Health - p. 1122 27. 35. Care of the Patient With a Psychiatric Disorder - p. 1136 28. 36. Care of the Patient With an Addictive Personality - p. 1163 29. Unit VI: Fundamentals of Community Health Nursing - p. P6 30. 37. Home Health Nursing - p. 1182 31. 38. Long-Term Care - p. 1198 32. 39. Rehabilitation Nursing - p. 1212 33. 40. Hospice Care - p. 1228 34. Unit VII: Adult Health Nursing - p. P7 35. 41. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology - p. 1245 36. 42. Care of the Surgical Patient - p. 1259 37. 43. Care of the Patient With an Integumentary Disorder - p. 1299 38. 44. Care of the Patient With a Musculoskeletal Disorder - p. 1350 39. 45. Care of the Patient With a Gastrointestinal Disorder - p. 1416 40. 46. Care of the Patient With a Gallbladder, Liver, Biliary Tract, or Exocrine Pancreatic Disorder - p. 1470 41. 47. Care of the Patient With a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder - p. 1499 42. 48. Care of the Patient With a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder - p. 1543 43. 49. Care of the Patient With a Respiratory Disorder - p. 1619 44. 50. Care of the Patient With a Urinary Disorder - p. 1680 45. 51. Care of the Patient With an Endocrine Disorder - p. 1732 46. 52. Care of the Patient With a Reproductive Disorder - p. 1781 47. 53. Care of the Patient With a Sensory Disorder - p. 1852 48. 54. Care of the Patient With a Neurologic Disorder - p. 1900 49. 55. Care of the Patient With an Immune Disorder - p. 1967 50. 56. Care of the Patient With HIV - p. 1983 51. 57. Care of the Patient With Cancer - p. 2020 52. Unit VIII: From Graduate to Professional - p. P8 53. 58. Professional Roles and Leadership - p. 2049 54. Appendixes - p. 2075 55. Appendix A. Abbreviations - p. 2076 56. Appendix B. Laboratory Reference Values - p. 2078 57. References - p. 2089 58. Chapter 1 - p. 2089 59. Chapter 41 - p. 2103 60. Glossary - p. 2117 61. Index - p. 2141 62. Cooper-Gosnell Patient Problem Statements - p. 2207
