BOOK
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - E-Book
Susan C. deWit | Patricia A. Williams
(2013)
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Abstract
Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this market-leading text features an easy-to-follow writing style and organization to teach you the concepts and skills you need to know to practice nursing in a variety of care settings. This new edition offers in-depth discussion of QSEN competencies, rationales for the NCLEX-PN review questions, and new icons to point out the most current evidence-based information.
- Standard LPN Threads features include helpful characteristics such as full-color design, key terms, numbered objectives, key points, critical thinking questions, critical thinking activities, glossary, and references.
- Easy-to-follow reading level and text organization presents information from simple to most complex.
- Think Critically boxes help you synthesize information and apply concepts beyond the scope of the chapter.
- Cultural Considerations related to biocultural variations as well as health promotion for specific ethnic groups demonstrate how to provide culturally competent care.
- Elder Care Points highlight changes that occur with aging and how they affect nursing care.
- Home Care boxes highlight the necessary adaptations of nursing skills and techniques for the patient in the home care setting.
- NEW! Rationales for NCLEX review questions at the end of each chapter help you understand why your choices were correct or incorrect.
- NEW! Full text reviews by experts in the field offer consistency and ease understanding as you progress through the book.
- NEW! Evolve margin icons denote supplemental material for students on Evolve.
- NEW! Evidence Based Practice margin icons point out the most current and evidence based information.
- NEW! In depth discussion of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) within the text provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover\r | Cover | ||
| IFC\r | IFC | ||
| LPN Advisory Board\r | i | ||
| Evolve\r | ii | ||
| Fundamental\rConcepts and\rSkills for Nursing | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Contributors and Reviewers\r | vii | ||
| To the Instructor\r | viii | ||
| To the Student\r | xi | ||
| Acknowledgments | xiii | ||
| Contents | xiv | ||
| Unit I Introduction to Nursing and the Health Care System\r | 1 | ||
| Chapter\r1 - Nursing and the Health Care System | 1 | ||
| Objectives | 1 | ||
| Key Terms | 1 | ||
| HISTORICAL OVERVIEW | 1 | ||
| THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NURSING | 3 | ||
| NURSING EDUCATION PATHWAYS | 6 | ||
| DELIVERY OF NURSING CARE | 7 | ||
| PRACTICE SETTINGS | 8 | ||
| TODAY’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 8 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 10 | ||
| THE 2010 HEALTH CARE BILL | 10 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 11 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 11 | ||
| Chapter\r2 - Concepts of Health, Illness, Stress, and Health Promotion | 12 | ||
| Objectives | 12 | ||
| Key Terms | 12 | ||
| HEALTH AND ILLNESS | 12 | ||
| TRADITIONAL VIEWS OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS | 13 | ||
| CURRENT VIEWS OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS | 14 | ||
| THE CONSUMER CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS | 15 | ||
| THE HOLISTIC APPROACH | 17 | ||
| HOMEOSTASIS | 20 | ||
| HEALTH PROMOTION AND ILLNESS PREVENTION | 24 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 26 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 27 | ||
| Chapter\r3 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing | 28 | ||
| Objectives | 28 | ||
| Key Terms | 28 | ||
| SOURCE OF LAW | 29 | ||
| CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW | 30 | ||
| LAWS RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE AND LICENSURE | 30 | ||
| LAWS AND GUIDELINES AFFECTING NURSING PRACTICE | 31 | ||
| LEGAL DOCUMENTS | 33 | ||
| VIOLATIONS OF LAW | 37 | ||
| ETHICS IN NURSING | 40 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 43 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 44 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 45 | ||
| Unit II The Nursing Process\r | 46 | ||
| Chapter\r4 - The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking | 46 | ||
| Key Terms | 46 | ||
| THE NURSING PROCESS | 46 | ||
| CRITICAL THINKING | 47 | ||
| CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING | 49 | ||
| PRIORITY SETTING AND WORK ORGANIZATION | 50 | ||
| APPLICATION OF PROBLEM SOLVING AND CLINICAL REASONING | 51 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 52 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 53 | ||
| Chapter 5 - Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning\r | 54 | ||
| Key Terms | 54 | ||
| ASSESSMENT (DATA COLLECTION) | 54 | ||
| NURSING DIAGNOSIS | 61 | ||
| PLANNING | 63 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 67 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 68 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 69 | ||
| Chapter\r6 - Implementation and Evaluation | 70 | ||
| Key Terms | 70 | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION | 70 | ||
| EVALUATION | 74 | ||
| QUALITY IMPROVEMENT | 74 | ||
| CONSTRUCTING A NURSING CARE PLAN | 75 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 79 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 80 | ||
| Unit III Communication in Nursing\r | 81 | ||
| Chapter\r7 - Documentation of Nursing Care | 81 | ||
| Objectives | 81 | ||
| Key Terms | 81 | ||
| PURPOSES OF DOCUMENTATION | 81 | ||
| DOCUMENTATION AND THE NURSING PROCESS | 83 | ||
| THE MEDICAL RECORD | 83 | ||
| METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION (CHARTING) | 83 | ||
| THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS | 92 | ||
| THE KARDEX | 93 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 97 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 97 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 98 | ||
| Chapter\r8 - Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship | 99 | ||
| Objectives | 99 | ||
| Key Terms | 99 | ||
| THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS | 99 | ||
| THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES | 102 | ||
| BLOCKS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION | 104 | ||
| INTERVIEWING SKILLS | 106 | ||
| THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP | 106 | ||
| NURSE-PATIENT COMMUNICATION | 107 | ||
| COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE TEAM | 109 | ||
| COMMUNICATION IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY | 111 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 112 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 114 | ||
| Chapter\r9 - Patient Teaching and Health Promotion | 115 | ||
| Objectives | 115 | ||
| Key Terms | 115 | ||
| PURPOSES OF PATIENT TEACHING | 115 | ||
| MODES OF LEARNING | 116 | ||
| ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING NEEDS | 116 | ||
| THE TEACHING PLAN | 119 | ||
| COORDINATION WITH DISCHARGE PLANNING | 121 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 122 | ||
| Chapter\r10 - Delegation, Leadership, and Management | 123 | ||
| Objectives | 123 | ||
| Key Terms | 123 | ||
| THE CHAIN OF COMMAND | 123 | ||
| LEADERSHIP STYLES | 124 | ||
| KEYS TO EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP | 124 | ||
| LEADERSHIP ROLES | 127 | ||
| MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR THE LPN/LVN | 128 | ||
| RISK MANAGEMENT | 131 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 132 | ||
| Unit IV Developmental, Psychosocial, and Cultural Considerations\r | 133 | ||
| Chapter\r11 - Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence | 133 | ||
| Objectives | 133 | ||
| Key Terms | 133 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION | 134 | ||
| AGE-GROUPS | 135 | ||
| THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT | 135 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 137 | ||
| PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT | 137 | ||
| INFANTS | 138 | ||
| YOUNG CHILDREN | 141 | ||
| MIDDLE AND OLDER CHILDREN | 144 | ||
| ADOLESCENTS | 146 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 150 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 151 | ||
| Chapter\r12 - Adulthood and the Family | 152 | ||
| Key Terms | 152 | ||
| ADULTHOOD AS CONTINUING CHANGE | 152 | ||
| THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT | 152 | ||
| FAMILIES | 153 | ||
| YOUNG ADULTS | 154 | ||
| MIDDLE ADULTHOOD | 158 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 161 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 162 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 163 | ||
| Chapter\r13 - Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging | 164 | ||
| Key Terms | 164 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF AGING | 164 | ||
| PHYSICAL CHANGES | 166 | ||
| COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF AGING | 168 | ||
| PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING | 170 | ||
| WHEN A PARENT NEEDS HELP | 171 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 172 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 173 | ||
| Chapter\r14 - Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care | 174 | ||
| Key Terms | 174 | ||
| CULTURE, RELIGION, AND SPIRITUALITY | 174 | ||
| MAJOR RELIGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | 175 | ||
| CULTURAL GROUP CHARACTERISTICS | 179 | ||
| TRANSCULTURAL NURSING | 179 | ||
| DEVELOPING CULTURAL COMPETENCE | 179 | ||
| CULTURAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES | 181 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 185 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 186 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 187 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 188 | ||
| Chapter\r15 - Loss, Grief, and the Dying Patient | 189 | ||
| Objectives | 189 | ||
| Key Terms | 189 | ||
| CHANGE, LOSS, AND GRIEF | 190 | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | 191 | ||
| NURSING AND THE DYING PROCESS | 195 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 195 | ||
| SIGNS OF IMPENDING DEATH | 199 | ||
| LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF LIFE AND DEATH ISSUES | 199 | ||
| POSTMORTEM (AFTER DEATH) CARE | 201 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 204 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 206 | ||
| Unit V Basic Nursing Skills\r | 207 | ||
| Chapter\r16 - Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis | 207 | ||
| Objectives | 207 | ||
| Key Terms | 207 | ||
| INFECTIOUS AGENTS | 208 | ||
| PROCESS OF INFECTION | 210 | ||
| BODY DEFENSES AGAINST INFECTION | 213 | ||
| ?ASEPSIS AND CONTROL OF MICROORGANISMS | 218 | ||
| SEPSIS IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT | 230 | ||
| INFECTION CONTROL SURVEILLANCE | 230 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 232 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 233 | ||
| Chapter\r17 - Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home | 234 | ||
| Key Terms | 234 | ||
| INFECTION | 234 | ||
| INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL | 235 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 237 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 255 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 257 | ||
| Chapter\r18 - Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients | 258 | ||
| Key Terms | 258 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM | 259 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BODY MOVEMENT FOR NURSES | 259 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BODY MOVEMENT FOR PATIENTS | 261 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 262 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 285 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 285 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 286 | ||
| Chapter\r19 - Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers | 287 | ||
| Objectives | 287 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM | 287 | ||
| Key Terms | 287 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 288 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 311 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 312 | ||
| Chapter\r20 - Patient Environment and Safety | 313 | ||
| Objectives | 313 | ||
| Key Terms | 313 | ||
| FACTORS AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT | 313 | ||
| PATIENT UNIT | 315 | ||
| SAFETY | 321 | ||
| PROTECTIVE DEVICES | 326 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 332 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 333 | ||
| Chapter\r21 - Measuring Vital Signs | 334 | ||
| Key Terms | 334 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION RELATED TO THE REGULATION OF VITAL SIGNS | 335 | ||
| MEASURING BODY TEMPERATURE | 338 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 344 | ||
| MEASURING THE PULSE | 348 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 352 | ||
| ?MEASURING RESPIRATIONS | 352 | ||
| MEASURING THE BLOOD PRESSURE | 356 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 362 | ||
| PAIN, THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN | 362 | ||
| AUTOMATED VITAL SIGN MONITORS | 362 | ||
| CHARTING VITAL SIGNS | 363 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 364 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 365 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 366 | ||
| Chapter\r22 - Assessing Health Status | 367 | ||
| Objectives | 367 | ||
| DATA COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT | 367 | ||
| Key Terms | 367 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 368 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 389 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 390 | ||
| Chapter\r23 - Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients | 391 | ||
| Objectives | 391 | ||
| Key Terms | 391 | ||
| TYPES OF ADMISSIONS | 391 | ||
| THE ADMISSION PROCESS | 392 | ||
| PATIENT TRANSFER TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL UNIT | 394 | ||
| DISCHARGING THE PATIENT | 395 | ||
| DEATH OF A PATIENT | 396 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 397 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 398 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 399 | ||
| Chapter\r24 - Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection | 400 | ||
| Key Terms | 400 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND PROCEDURES | 401 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 401 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 428 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 429 | ||
| Unit VI Meeting Basic Physiologic Needs\r | 430 | ||
| Chapter\r25 - Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance | 430 | ||
| Key Terms | 430 | ||
| COMPOSITION OF BODY FLUIDS | 431 | ||
| DISTRIBUTION OF BODY FLUIDS | 432 | ||
| ?FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES | 434 | ||
| ACID-BASE BALANCE | 440 | ||
| ACID-BASE IMBALANCES | 441 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 443 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 450 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 451 | ||
| Chapter\r26 - Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations | 452 | ||
| Key Terms | 452 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM | 453 | ||
| DIETARY GUIDELINES | 454 | ||
| PROTEIN | 455 | ||
| VEGETARIAN DIETS | 456 | ||
| CARBOHYDRATES | 457 | ||
| FATS (LIPIDS) | 457 | ||
| VITAMINS | 460 | ||
| MINERALS | 460 | ||
| WATER | 460 | ||
| FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE NUTRITION | 460 | ||
| CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON NUTRITION | 465 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN | 466 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 469 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 474 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 475 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 476 | ||
| Chapter\r27 - Diet Therapy and Assisted Feeding | 477 | ||
| Objectives | 477 | ||
| Key Terms | 477 | ||
| THE GOALS OF DIET THERAPY | 478 | ||
| THE POSTOPERATIVE PATIENT | 478 | ||
| HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO NUTRITION | 481 | ||
| DISEASE PROCESSES THAT BENEFIT FROM DIET THERAPY | 483 | ||
| ASSISTED FEEDING | 486 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 497 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 499 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 500 | ||
| Chapter\r28 - Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery | 501 | ||
| Objectives | 501 | ||
| Key Terms | 501 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | 501 | ||
| HYPOXEMIA | 503 | ||
| ?AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION AND RESPIRATORY ARREST | 504 | ||
| CLEARING RESPIRATORY SECRETIONS | 506 | ||
| ?OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION | 512 | ||
| ARTIFICIAL AIRWAYS | 516 | ||
| CHEST DRAINAGE TUBES | 520 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 521 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 532 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 533 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 534 | ||
| Chapter\r29 - Promoting Urinary Elimination | 535 | ||
| Objectives | 535 | ||
| Key Terms | 535 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE URINARY SYSTEM | 536 | ||
| NORMAL URINARY ELIMINATION | 537 | ||
| ALTERATIONS IN URINARY ELIMINATION | 538 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 538 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 564 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 566 | ||
| Chapter\r30 - Promoting Bowel Elimination | 567 | ||
| Objectives | 567 | ||
| Key Terms | 567 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE INTESTINAL SYSTEM | 568 | ||
| CHARACTERISTICS OF STOOL | 568 | ||
| HYPOACTIVE BOWEL AND CONSTIPATION | 569 | ||
| HYPERACTIVE BOWEL AND DIARRHEA | 571 | ||
| FECAL INCONTINENCE | 571 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 572 | ||
| RECTAL SUPPOSITORIES | 575 | ||
| ENEMAS | 575 | ||
| RECTAL TUBE | 576 | ||
| FECAL IMPACTION | 576 | ||
| BOWEL TRAINING FOR INCONTINENCE | 579 | ||
| BOWEL OSTOMY | 580 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 586 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 588 | ||
| Chapter\r31 - Pain, Comfort, and Sleep | 589 | ||
| Objectives | 589 | ||
| Key Terms | 589 | ||
| PAIN AND DISCOMFORT | 589 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 593 | ||
| SLEEP | 603 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 607 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 608 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 609 | ||
| Chapter\r32 - Complementary and Alternative Therapies | 610 | ||
| Key Terms | 610 | ||
| COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE | 610 | ||
| ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 611 | ||
| MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS | 612 | ||
| BIOLOGIC-BASED THERAPIES | 613 | ||
| MANIPULATIVE AND BODY-BASED THERAPIES | 616 | ||
| ENERGY THERAPIES | 616 | ||
| THE NURSE’S ROLE IN COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES | 617 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 618 | ||
| Unit VII Medication Administration\r | 619 | ||
| Chapter\r33 - Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration | 619 | ||
| Objectives | 619 | ||
| Key Terms | 619 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 619 | ||
| MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY | 626 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 631 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 639 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 640 | ||
| Chapter\r34 - Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications | 641 | ||
| Objectives | 641 | ||
| NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES IN MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION | 641 | ||
| Key Terms | 641 | ||
| MEDICATION ORDERS | 642 | ||
| MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS | 646 | ||
| TOPICAL DRUGS | 648 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 649 | ||
| MEDICATION ERRORS | 666 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 667 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 669 | ||
| Chapter\r35 - Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections | 670 | ||
| Key Terms | 670 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PARENTERAL INJECTIONS | 671 | ||
| ROUTES FOR PARENTERAL MEDICATION | 672 | ||
| INJECTION EQUIPMENT | 673 | ||
| PARENTERAL SOLUTIONS | 676 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 679 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 695 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 696 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 697 | ||
| Chapter\r36 - Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications | 698 | ||
| Key Terms | 698 | ||
| INTRAVENOUS THERAPY | 699 | ||
| LPN/LVN’S ROLE IN INTRAVENOUS THERAPY | 699 | ||
| TYPES OF INTRAVENOUS SOLUTION | 699 | ||
| EQUIPMENT FOR INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION | 701 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS OF INTRAVENOUS THERAPY | 707 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 709 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 731 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 731 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 732 | ||
| Unit VIII Care of the Surgical and Immobile Patient\r | 733 | ||
| Chapter\r37 - Care of the Surgical Patient | 733 | ||
| Objectives | 733 | ||
| Key Terms | 733 | ||
| REASONS FOR SURGERY | 733 | ||
| PATIENTS AT HIGHER RISK FOR SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS | 734 | ||
| PERIOPERATIVE NURSING | 734 | ||
| ENHANCEMENTS TO SURGICAL TECHNIQUE | 735 | ||
| ANESTHESIA | 736 | ||
| PREOPERATIVE PROCEDURES | 736 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 737 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 755 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 756 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 757 | ||
| Chapter\r38 - Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Ulcers | 758 | ||
| Key Terms | 758 | ||
| TYPES OF WOUNDS AND THE HEALING PROCESS | 759 | ||
| PHASES OF WOUND HEALING | 760 | ||
| FACTORS AFFECTING WOUND HEALING | 762 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS OF WOUND HEALING | 764 | ||
| TREATMENT OF WOUNDS | 765 | ||
| TREATMENT OF PRESSURE OR VASCULAR ULCERS | 770 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 771 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 786 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 787 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 788 | ||
| Chapter\r39 - Promoting Musculoskeletal Function | 789 | ||
| Objectives | 789 | ||
| Key Terms | 789 | ||
| SYSTEMIC EFFECT OF IMMOBILIZATION | 790 | ||
| PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF IMMOBILIZATION | 791 | ||
| TYPES OF IMMOBILIZATION | 792 | ||
| DEVICES USED TO PREVENT PROBLEMS OF IMMOBILITY | 795 | ||
| THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE | 797 | ||
| ?APPLICATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS | 797 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 812 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 813 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activities | 814 | ||
| Unit IX Caring for the Elderly\r | 815 | ||
| Chapter\r40 - Common Physical Care Problems of the Elderly | 815 | ||
| Objectives | 815 | ||
| Key Terms | 815 | ||
| GETTING OLDER | 815 | ||
| IMMOBILITY | 815 | ||
| ALTERATION IN ELIMINATION | 819 | ||
| ALTERATION IN NUTRITION | 820 | ||
| SENSORY DEFICITS | 821 | ||
| SEXUALITY | 823 | ||
| POLYPHARMACY | 823 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 827 | ||
| Additional Learning Resources | 828 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activity | 828 | ||
| Chapter\r41 - Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the Elderly | 829 | ||
| Objectives | 829 | ||
| Key Terms | 829 | ||
| CHANGES IN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN THE ELDERLY | 829 | ||
| ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE CHANGES IN THE ELDERLY | 830 | ||
| COMMON COGNITIVE DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY | 830 | ||
| SAFETY FOR THE COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED | 834 | ||
| DEPRESSION, ALCOHOLISM, AND SUICIDE | 836 | ||
| CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY | 838 | ||
| FUTURE ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE ELDERLY | 839 | ||
| Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! | 840 | ||
| Critical Thinking Activity | 841 | ||
| APPENDIX A - AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION STANDARDS OF PRACTICE | 842 | ||
| APPENDIX B -\rAmerican Nurses AssociationCode of Ethics for Nurses | 844 | ||
| APPENDIX C - NFLPN NURSING PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSE | 845 | ||
| APPENDIX D -\rStandard Steps for All Nursing Procedures | 848 | ||
| APPENDIX E - STANDARD PRECAUTIONS | 850 | ||
| APPENDIX F -\rMost Common Laboratory Test Values | 854 | ||
| APPENDIX G -\rTherapeutic Diets | 857 | ||
| APPENDIX H - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 862 | ||
| APPENDIX I - \rAnswers to NCLEX-PN® Examination-StyleReview Questions | 867 | ||
| Index | 896 | ||
| NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses, 2012–2014 | IBC1 |