Part of the popular LPN Threads series, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing is the full-color single-volume text that includes all of the content from Foundations of Nursing and Adult Health Nursing. It covers the entire LPN/LVN curriculum including coverage of fundamentals and skills, maternal and neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, community, anatomy & physiology, and medical-surgical content. Rely on these tried-and-true texts to ensure your students success both in the classroom and in practice!
1. The Evolution of Nursing 2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing 3. Communication 4. Physical Assessment 5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking 6. Documentation 7. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations 8. Life Span Development 9. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
Unit Two: Basic Nursing Skills
10. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge 11. Vital Signs 12. Medical-Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control 13. Surgical Wound Care 14. Safety 15. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility 16. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies 18. Hygiene and Care of the Patients Environment 19. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination 20. Selected Nursing Skills
Unit Three: Basic Nursing Interventions
21. Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy 22. Fluids and Electrolytes 23. Mathematics Review and Medication Administration 24. Emergency First Aid Nursing
Unit Four: Maternal and Neonatal Nursing
25. Health Promotion and Pregnancy 26. Labor and Delivery 27. Care of the Mother and Newborn 28. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs
Unit Five: Pediatric Nursing
29. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent 30. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care 31. Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder 32. Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder
Unit Six: Gerontologic Nursing
33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult
Unit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
34. Basic Concepts of Mental Health 35. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder 36. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality Unit Eight: Community Health Nursing 37. Home Health Nursing 38. Long-Term Care 39. Rehabilitation Nursing 40. Hospice Care
Unit Nine: Adult Health Nursing
41. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 42. Care of the Surgical Patient 43. Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder 44. Care of the Patient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder 45. Care of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder 46. Care of the Patient with a Gallbladder, Liver, Biliary Tract, or Exocrine Pancreatic Disorder 47. Care of the Patient with a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder 48. Care of the Patient with a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder 49. Care of the Patient with a Respiratory Disorder 50. Care of the Patient with a Urinary Disorder 51. Care of the Patient with an Endocrine Disorder 52. Care of the Patient with a Reproductive Disorder 53. Care of the Patient with a Visual or Auditory Disorder 54. Care of the Patient with a Neurological Disorder 55. Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder 56. Care of the Patient with HIV/AIDS 57. Care of the Patient with Cancer
Unit Ten: From Graduate to Professional
58. Professional Roles and Leadership
Appendix A: Common Abbreviations
Appendix B: JCAHO Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols