Textbook of Basic Nursing

About this book

Provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to practice nursing safely as LPN/LVNs. Fully updated to reflect current medical and nursing practice this Eleventh Edition of Textbook of Basic Nursing covers all areas of the curriculum including Anatomy & Physiology Fundamentals Skills Adult Health Growth and Development Mental Health Maternity and Pediatrics and Geriatric Considerations. Based on the NCLEX-PN framework this engaging and comprehensive text provides everything students need to succeed including short chapters with easy-to-understand content striking photos and illustrations that bring the content to life and a wide range of practice-oriented mastery-focused learning tools both in the book and online and an available hands-on workbook. Key benefits include: Concept Mastery Alerts use data from PrepU quizzing to highlight common misconceptions and difficult-to-understand material. Nursing Alert s ensure that students obtain the critical information they need to safely practice nursing as LPN/LVNs and succeed on the NCLEX-PN. NCLEX Alert s highlight critical NCLEX-relevant content in each key area. In Practice: Nursing Care Plan s present a case study using NANDA terminology and the Nursing Process to illustrate how to develop a care plan. Special Considerations highlight key culture lifespan homecare or nutrition information. In Practice : Nursing Procedures present step-by-step instructions with full-color illustrations and rationales. In Practice: Nursing Care Guidelines contain summaries of important concepts teaching skills performance or nursing considerations. In Practice: Educating the Client boxes highlight important teaching concepts. In Practice: Data Gathering in Nursing summarizes the key information needed in gathering data for nursing observations. In Practice: Nursing Process boxes use the steps of the nursing process to guide the LPN/LVN in effective data collection. In Practice: Important Medications boxes summarize common medications used in treating specific conditions diseases and disorders.