Written specifically for the LPN/LVN student FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR NURSING is the first full-color fundamentals book for the LPN/LVN market. Heavily illustrated with over 475 full-color photos and drawings, it covers all the basic theoretical and applied knowledge that LPN/LVN students need to practice in an expanded number of care settings including the clinic, physicians office, long-term care facility, and the home, as well as the traditional acute care setting of the hospital.
I: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · Nursing and the Health Care System · Concepts of Health and Illness · Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing · II: THE NURSING PROCESS · Overview of the Nursing Process · Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning · Implementation and Evaluation · III: COMMUNICATION IN NURSING · Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship · Documentation of Nursing Care · Patient Teaching · IV: DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS · Growth and Development: Infancy through Adolescence · Adulthood and the Family · Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging · Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care · Loss, Grief, and the Dying Patient · V: BASIC NURSING SKILLS · Infection, Protective Mechanisms, and Asepsis · Infection Control in the Hospital and Home · Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients · Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers · Patient Environment and Safety · Measuring Vital Signs · Assessing Health Status · Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients · Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection · VI: MEETING BASIC PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS · Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance · Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations · Diet Therapy and Assisted Feeding · Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery · Promoting Urinary Elimination · Promoting Bowel Elimination · Promoting Sleep and Comfort · VII: MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION · Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration · Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications · Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections · Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications · VIII: CARE OF THE SURGICAL AND IMMOBILE PATIENT · Care of the Surgical Patient · Providing Wound Care and Treatment for Pressure Ulcers · Promoting Musculoskeletal Function · IX: CARING FOR THE ELDERLY · Common Physical Care Problems of the Elderly · Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the Elderly · Appendices · Answers to Study Questions