Nursing Practice in Long-Term Care
A Practical Clinical Judgment Approach
- 1st Edition - October 30, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Donna D. Ignatavicius
- Language: English
Gain the nursing skills you need to provide exceptional care in long-term settings! Concise and easy to read, Nursing Practice in Long-Term Care: A Practical Clinical Judgment… Read more
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Description
Description
Gain the nursing skills you need to provide exceptional care in long-term settings! Concise and easy to read, Nursing Practice in Long-Term Care: A Practical Clinical Judgment Approach provides you with a solid foundation in the specialized, rapidly growing area of LTC nursing practice. Coverage ranges from the essentials of assessment and health promotion to the care of geriatric, rehabilitation, and younger adult residents. Also addressed are key topics such as medication use, acute conditions, and health emergencies commonly encountered in long-term nursing care. Written by nationally recognized educator Donna D. Ignatavicius, this book equips you with the clinical judgment skills needed to succeed in real-world LTC practice.
Key features
Key features
- Coverage of specialized knowledge and attitudes prepares you for practice in long-term care (LTC) facilities, increasingly the first place of employment for new RN and LPN/LVN graduates
- Foundational content addresses the care of populations in LTC, including both rehabilitation and younger residents, as well as clinical practice in various LTC settings
- Concise, illustrated coverage is easy to read and grounded in the latest research on the emerging specialized area of LTC nursing practice
- Learning features include Chapter at a Glance and Key Terms at the beginning of each chapter, along with Key Points and Review Questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination at the end of each chapter
- Practical learning aids in the text include Clinical Judgment Tips boxes and Evidence-Based Practice boxes, as well as many summary tables and illustrations
- Student resources on the Evolve companion website include additional review questions for the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Examination
Readership
Readership
Associate-degree (RN) nursing student; Baccalaureate (RN) nursing students; Licensed practical/vocational nursing students (LPN/LVN)
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to Long-Term Care Nursing
2. Assessment of the Resident in Long Term Care
3. Health Protection and Promotion in Long Term Care
4. Common Geriatric Syndromes in Long Term Care
5. Medication Use in Long Term Care
6. Acute Conditions and Health Emergencies in Long Term Care
7. Rehabilitation in Long Term Care
8. Special Needs of the Younger Resident in Long Term Care
2. Assessment of the Resident in Long Term Care
3. Health Protection and Promotion in Long Term Care
4. Common Geriatric Syndromes in Long Term Care
5. Medication Use in Long Term Care
6. Acute Conditions and Health Emergencies in Long Term Care
7. Rehabilitation in Long Term Care
8. Special Needs of the Younger Resident in Long Term Care
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 30, 2026
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
Donna D. Ignatavicius
Author
Donna Ignatavicius is nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing and has a wealth of experiences as a nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and administrator for over 40 years. Currently, she provides curriculum consultation and presentations for nursing faculty on topics such as concept-based curriculum, assessment of learning methods, and active learning strategies through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. Additionally, she is the primary author of numerous articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 11th ed. (2024) and her new student workbooks, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd ed. (2024) and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination (2021). In 2007 she was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) for her national contribution to the field of nursing education. In 2016 she obtained her Certified Nurse Educator® (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.
Affiliations and expertise
Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA