Adult Health Nursing

Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition provides an essential guide to nursing care for patients with common disorders, with coverage organized by body systems. It helps you develop clinical judgment skills, 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. The nursing process is applied to the discussion of disorders, and safety alert boxes cover issues related to safe patient care. Coordinated care boxes promote comprehensive patient care with other members of the health care team, and lifespan considerations boxes provide age-specific information for the care of the patient. Communication boxes illustrate communication strategies, patient teaching boxes focus on three-way communication, health promotion considerations boxes highlight information on wellness and disease prevention, and medication tables provide quick access to action, dosage, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 896 pages
Publication date: 19 May 2022
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Mastering the LPN/LVN's role and responsibilities in medical-surgical nursing is essential for providing quality care to patients with common disorders. Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition, offers an invaluable guide to nursing care, covering body systems, clinical judgment skills, and effective nursing interventions. Case studies provide practice with critical thinking and clinical judgment, while 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. Step-by-step instructions for skills show clearly defined nursing actions along with the rationales for each. Overview of Anatomy and Physiology begins each body systems chapter, and the Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology chapter provides a clear, basic understanding of the A&P that LPN/LVNs need to know. The nursing process is applied to the discussion of disorders, and is summarized at the end of each chapter. Nursing care plans use a case-study format to emphasize patient goals and outcomes, and include critical thinking questions at the end of each care plan. Evidence-Based Practice boxes provide synopses of research articles that apply to nursing, along with nursing implications for the LPN/LVN. Safety Alert! boxes cover issues related to safe patient care in a variety of settings. Coordinated Care boxes promote comprehensive patient care with other members of the health care team, focusing on prioritization, assignment, supervision, collaboration, delegation, and leadership topics. Lifespan Considerations boxes provide age-specific information for the care of the patient. Older Adult Considerations boxes provide information on the care of older adults, including common health problems, medication management, and end-of-life care.

Weight: 1612g
Dimension: 218 x 276 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323811613
Edition number: 9 ed