Build the skills needed to apply prioritization, delegation, and assignment concepts to nursing practice! Providing a solid foundation in coordinated care, Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in LPN/LVN Nursinguses practical exercises to prepare you for the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) examination and to boost your job readiness. It helps you develop clinical judgment skills by guiding you through patient care scenarios progressing from common to complex. NGN-style questions are included in the book, and the Evolve website allows you to answer all of the book’s questions in interactive StudyorExam mode. Written by a team of noted educators led by Linda A. LaCharity, this text helps LPNs and LVNs apply decision-making concepts in many different settings.
1. Part 1: Introduction - p. viii 2. Part 2: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Scenarios - p. 10 3. Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Nursing - p. 11 4. Chapter 2. Respiratory Problems - p. 19 5. Chapter 3. Cardiovascular Problems - p. 25 6. Chapter 4. Changes in Level of Consciousness - p. 31 7. Chapter 5. Pressure Injuries - p. 37 8. Chapter 6. Patients With Dementia - p. 43 9. Chapter 7. Diabetes - p. 50 10. Chapter 8. Problems of Older Adults - p. 57 11. Chapter 9. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Problems - p. 63 12. Chapter 10. Infection Control and Safety - p. 69 13. Chapter 11. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance - p. 75 14. Chapter 12. LPN/LVN in the Rehabilitation Setting - p. 81 15. Chapter 13. LPN/LVN in the Long-Term Care Setting - p. 87 16. Chapter 14. LPN/LVN in the Urgent Care Setting - p. 95 17. Chapter 15. LPN/LVN on the Medical-Surgical Unit - p. 100 18. Chapter 16. LPN/LVN in the Postpartum Setting - p. 107 19. Chapter 17. LPN/LVN in the Pediatric Clinic Setting - p. 115 20. Chapter 18. Pharmacology - p. 121 21. Chapter 19. Medication Administration - p. 127 22. CHAPTER 20. Next-Generation NCLEX Questions - p. 133 23. Part 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health Scenarios - p. 142 24. Case Study 1. Patient With a Urinary Tract Infection - p. 143 25. Case Study 2. Nutritional Problems - p. 147 26. Case Study 3. Patient With Immobility - p. 151 27. Case Study 4. Patient With Pneumonia - p. 158 28. Case Study 5. Patient With a Brain Attack (Stroke) - p. 163 29. Case Study 6. Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 168 30. Case Study 7. Patient With Heart Failure - p. 173 31. Case Study 8. Patient in a Memory Care Unit - p. 179 32. Case Study 9. Patients With Incontinence - p. 186 33. Case Study 10. Patient With Altered Level of Consciousness - p. 190 34. Case Study 11. Patient With Mental Health Disorder - p. 195 35. Case Study 12. Patient in Hospice, Grief, and Loss - p. 201 36. Case Study 13. Patient With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - p. 206 37. Case Study 14. Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections - p. 213 38. Case Study 15. Patient With Parkinson Disease - p. 219
Build the skills needed to apply prioritization, delegation, and assignment concepts to nursing practice! Providing a solid foundation in coordinated care, Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in LPN/LVN Nursinguses practical exercises to prepare you for the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) examination and to boost your job readiness. It helps you develop clinical judgment skills by guiding you through patient care scenarios progressing from common to complex. NGN-style questions are included in the book, and the Evolve website allows you to answer all of the book’s questions in interactive StudyorExam mode. Written by a team of noted educators led by Linda A. LaCharity, this text helps LPNs and LVNs apply decision-making concepts in many different settings.
1. Part 1: Introduction - p. viii 2. Part 2: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Scenarios - p. 10 3. Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Nursing - p. 11 4. Chapter 2. Respiratory Problems - p. 19 5. Chapter 3. Cardiovascular Problems - p. 25 6. Chapter 4. Changes in Level of Consciousness - p. 31 7. Chapter 5. Pressure Injuries - p. 37 8. Chapter 6. Patients With Dementia - p. 43 9. Chapter 7. Diabetes - p. 50 10. Chapter 8. Problems of Older Adults - p. 57 11. Chapter 9. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Problems - p. 63 12. Chapter 10. Infection Control and Safety - p. 69 13. Chapter 11. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance - p. 75 14. Chapter 12. LPN/LVN in the Rehabilitation Setting - p. 81 15. Chapter 13. LPN/LVN in the Long-Term Care Setting - p. 87 16. Chapter 14. LPN/LVN in the Urgent Care Setting - p. 95 17. Chapter 15. LPN/LVN on the Medical-Surgical Unit - p. 100 18. Chapter 16. LPN/LVN in the Postpartum Setting - p. 107 19. Chapter 17. LPN/LVN in the Pediatric Clinic Setting - p. 115 20. Chapter 18. Pharmacology - p. 121 21. Chapter 19. Medication Administration - p. 127 22. CHAPTER 20. Next-Generation NCLEX Questions - p. 133 23. Part 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health Scenarios - p. 142 24. Case Study 1. Patient With a Urinary Tract Infection - p. 143 25. Case Study 2. Nutritional Problems - p. 147 26. Case Study 3. Patient With Immobility - p. 151 27. Case Study 4. Patient With Pneumonia - p. 158 28. Case Study 5. Patient With a Brain Attack (Stroke) - p. 163 29. Case Study 6. Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 168 30. Case Study 7. Patient With Heart Failure - p. 173 31. Case Study 8. Patient in a Memory Care Unit - p. 179 32. Case Study 9. Patients With Incontinence - p. 186 33. Case Study 10. Patient With Altered Level of Consciousness - p. 190 34. Case Study 11. Patient With Mental Health Disorder - p. 195 35. Case Study 12. Patient in Hospice, Grief, and Loss - p. 201 36. Case Study 13. Patient With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - p. 206 37. Case Study 14. Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections - p. 213 38. Case Study 15. Patient With Parkinson Disease - p. 219
