Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing (häftad, eng)

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Fundamentals**Learn the basic concepts and fundamental skills that LPN/LVNs need in current practice! Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 7th Edition, prepares you for nursing practice in a variety of care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices, clinics, surgery centers, and home care agencies.

Illustrated, easy-to-read guidelines provide a thorough understanding of the nursing process and problem solving, addressing topics such as the physiologic and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking and clinical judgment, communication, collaboration with the health care team, patient teaching, and cultural competence.

Ideal for LPN/LVN programs with a concept-based curriculum, this text prepares you to pass the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® Exam and succeed in any care setting. NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest research, evidence-based practice, and guidelinesNEW! Sexuality and Patient Care chapter provides vital up-to-date information for providing socially competent careNEW! Additional and updated photos and illustrations show essential skills and proceduresNursing process framework features the application of the nursing process and nursing care plans, reinforcing application of the nursing process in the clinical settingMore than 20 nursing care plans illustrate each step of the nursing process and include clinical judgment questionsConcept maps help you visualize concepts addressed in the text and show how a condition or response can affect more than one body system, relating to symptoms, treatments, and side effectsClear, easy-to-understand writing style makes concepts and skills easier to understand and rememberGet Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of each chapter reinforces learning with key points, review questions, clinical judgment activities, and additional learning resourcesLife Span Considerations: Older Adults boxes highlight changes that occur with aging and how LPN/LVNs can tailor care to accommodate these changesMore than 110 Skills and Steps present step-by-step procedures in an action/rationale format, including documentation examples and Home Care boxes, as appropriate

Format	Häftad
Omfång	976 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Elsevier Health Sciences
Utgivningsdatum	2025-04-09
ISBN	9780443245237