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, 10th 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 Next-Generation NCLEX®-format questions help you apply theory to practice. Complete coverage presents all the content needed throughout the LPN/LVN program. Step-by-step instructions for more than 100 skills show clearly defined nursing actions along with the rationales for each. Clear, easy-to-understand coverage of skills across the lifespan includes maternity, pediatrics, adults, and older adults. 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 end with clinical judgment questions. Overview of Anatomy and Physiology begins each body systems chapter, and an Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology chapter provides a clear, basic understanding of the A&P that LPN/LVNs need to know. Complete mathematics review covers basic arithmetic skills and dosage calculation, followed by a discussion of medication administration, including IV therapy. Evidence-Based Practice boxes provide synopses of research articles that apply to nursing, along with nursing implications for the LPN/LVN. UPDATED information throughout reflects the latest research, standardized guidelines, and best practices in LPN/LVN care. UPDATED and EXPANDED Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies chapter highlights the nutritional and health-related impacts of various diets. UPDATED Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder chapter discusses the newest medical and drug therapies. UPDATED case studies and review questions throughout help reinforce learning and strengthen clinical judgment. NEW content on health disparities in different populations is emphasized throughout. EXPANDED and UPDATED art program visually clarifies key concepts and enhances the content with modern illustrations.
