Build your clinical judgment skills and prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) examination! Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 6th Edition provides a solid foundation in nursing concepts and skills essential to the LPN/LVN role. Complete coverage of common adult medical-surgical conditions includes all body systems and their disorders, addressing patient care in a variety of settings. Special attention is given to care of older adults, those with chronic illnesses, and residents in long-term care settings. Emphasizing evidence-based practice, this text reflects the expanding scope of practice for LPN/LVNs. What’s more, it makes exam prep easier with new NGN case studies and an emphasis on developing critical thinking and clinical judgment.
Reinforce your understanding of medical-surgical nursing concepts and skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Stromberg’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises to help you master the role of the LPN/LVN. Review questions help you understand terms and apply concepts to patient care settings, and realistic activities provide practice with critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Next Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN)-style practice questions and case studies ensure that you will be ready to pass the NGN exam.
Memorize the medical-surgical nursing facts you need to know ― in a flash! Featuring more than 100 colorful 4 x 6 note cards, Mosby’s Medical-Surgical Memory Notecards use illustrations, mnemonics, and humor to make studying easier and more fun. This unique medical-surgical review may be used as either a spiral-bound notebook or as individual flashcards, so it’s perfect for studying while on the go. Created by nursing educator JoAnn Zerwekh, these durable note cards will help you prepare for class, clinicals, or the NCLEX® examination. There’s no other study tool like it!
Aus der Praxis für die Praxis Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen praxisnah, wie Sie Pflegetechniken zur Positionierung bei Patienten und Patientinnen sowie Pflegebedürftigen, die als "bettlägerig" oder hochgradig immobil gelten, gesundheitsfördernd einsetzen können. So unterstützen die vorgestellten Techniken bei Maßnahmen zur Dekubitus- und Kontrakturenprophylaxe, beim Kinaesthetics Infant Handling und bei Bariatric Care. Beginnend mit Grundlagen wie zum Kinaesthetics-Konzept und zur Dekubitusprophylaxe, kommt dieses Buch ganz schnell „zur Sache“: In erläuterten Fotoserien und Videos aus seiner Pflegepraxis verdeutlicht der Autor, wie die richtige Positionierung die eigenständige Beweglichkeit bestmöglich fördert. Auch Intensivpflegende erhalten wertvolle Tipps für die Positionierung Schwerstkranker. Bewegung und Positionswechsel: Erfahren Sie, wie Sie durch gezielte Bewegungen und Positionswechsel die Pflege optimieren und die Gesundheit Ihrer Patientinnen und Patienten fördern können.Sinnvolle Hilfsmittel: Lernen Sie den effektiven Einsatz von Hilfsmitteln kennen, die Ihnen die Pflege von kleinen bis großen Patienten erleichtern.Anschauliche Videos und Fotoserien: Das Buch enthält anschauliche Videos, die die im Buch beschriebenen Positionierungen und Hilfsmittel visualisieren. Ergänzt durch detaillierte Fotoserien aus der Pflegepraxis. Neu in der 3. vollständig überarbeiteten Auflage: Generalistische AusbildungsinhalteÜber 20 Videos zur Positionierung, Hilfsmitteln und FallbeispieleBariatric Care: Positionierung und Hilfsmittel in der Pflege von übergewichtigen PatientenKinaesthetics Infant Handling - Positionierung in der Pädiatrie von Intensivstation bis zum häuslichen UmfeldDas Buch eignet sich für:Pflegefachpersonen in der Ausbildung, Pflegefachpersonen in der häuslichen und klinischen Pflege
Prepare for the nurse’s role in assessing and managing pain! Core Curriculum for Pain Management Nursing, 4th Edition uses an easy-to-read outline format to cover the entire scope of pain management. Written by the American Society of Pain Management Nurses (ASPMN®, the leading nursing organization in pain management), this review begins with foundational concepts and follows with guidelines and tools for effective pain assessment. Coverage of evidence-based pain management strategies and therapies is included for all patient types and ages. Updated to reflect current best practices in nursing, this book provides an excellent review for the ASPMN® pain management certification exam and the RN-BC credentialing exam.
Gain valuable experience applying your knowledge and critical thinking skills to real-world scenarios! Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing features 50 case studies that cover all clinical areas of practice: fundamental skills, medical-surgical adult health nursing, pediatric, maternity, mental health, geriatric nursing, and leadership management. Patient scenarios help you learn how to apply nursing knowledge to nursing practice by promoting the development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Cases integrate content on assessment findings, diagnostic/laboratory tests, pharmacology, and nutrition to encourage you to think critically about all aspects of patient care, including the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, communication, collaboration with the health care team, teaching wellness and health promotion, and integration of cultural competence. Cases unfold as care is provided and a variety of multiple-choice, select-all-that-apply, prioritization, and short-answer questions challenge you to formulate and select relevant and/or potential decisions. The case studies are separated by clinical area, allowing you to use this worktext throughout your nursing program. Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN® test plan to date. Answer keys are available to instructors on our accompanying Evolve website.