Master the skills that LPN/LVNs need to care for patients across the lifespan! Foundations of Nursing, 9th Edition provides an essential guide to nursing care for pediatric, maternity, adult, and older adult patients. Through use of the nursing process, you will develop clinical judgment skills to assess patient needs, develop nursing care plans, and plan effective nursing interventions. 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. 279 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. 707 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. 1121 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. 1181 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: From Graduate to Professional - p. 1244 35. 41. Professional Roles and Leadership - p. 1245 36. Appendixes - p. 1271 37. Appendix A. Abbreviations - p. 1272 38. Appendix B. Laboratory Reference Values - p. 1274 39. References - p. 1285 40. Glossary - p. 1300 41. Index - p. 1320 42. Cooper-Gosnell Patient Problem Statements - p. 1367
Master the skills that LPN/LVNs need to care for patients across the lifespan! Foundations of Nursing, 9th Edition provides an essential guide to nursing care for pediatric, maternity, adult, and older adult patients. Through use of the nursing process, you will develop clinical judgment skills to assess patient needs, develop nursing care plans, and plan effective nursing interventions. 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. 279 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. 707 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. 1121 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. 1181 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: From Graduate to Professional - p. 1244 35. 41. Professional Roles and Leadership - p. 1245 36. Appendixes - p. 1271 37. Appendix A. Abbreviations - p. 1272 38. Appendix B. Laboratory Reference Values - p. 1274 39. References - p. 1285 40. Glossary - p. 1300 41. Index - p. 1320 42. Cooper-Gosnell Patient Problem Statements - p. 1367
