Rosdahl’s Textbook of Basic Nursing (12th Edition)

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Book Description

Students will graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a licensed vocational nurse (LVN).

This eleventh edition of the Textbook of Basic Nursing covers all areas of the curriculum, including Anatomy and Physiology, Fundamentals, Skills, Adult Health, Growth and Development, Mental Health, Maternity and Pediatrics, and Geriatric Considerations. This edition has been fully updated to reflect current medical and nursing practice. This engaging and comprehensive text is based on the structure of the NCLEX-PN exam. It provides students with everything they need to succeed, including short chapters with content that is simple to understand, striking photos and illustrations that bring the content to life, and a wide range of practice-oriented, mastery-focused learning tools both in the book and online, as well as an available hands-on workbook. The following are important benefits:
The results of PrepU quizzes are analyzed by Concept Mastery Alerts, which then highlight material that is frequently misunderstood and challenging to comprehend.

• Nursing Alerts make certain that students receive the essential knowledge they require to safely practice nursing as LPNs or LVNs and to do well on the NCLEX-PN examination.
• NCLEX Alerts bring attention to important content that is relevant to the NCLEX in each key area.
• To illustrate how to create a care plan, “In Practice: Nursing Care Plans” presents a case study that makes use of NANDA terminology and the nursing process.
• The Special Considerations section highlights important information regarding culture, lifespan, homecare, or nutrition.
• In Practice: Nursing Procedures, step-by-step instructions are presented alongside illustrations in full color and rationales for their application.
• In the Real World: Nursing Care Guidelines are comprised of Synopses of Significant Concepts, Teaching, and Skills Performance as well as Nursing Considerations.
• The boxes labeled “In Practice: Educating the Client” bring attention to significant educational ideas.
  This article, “In Practice: Data Gathering in Nursing,” provides a synopsis of the most important information required for the process of gathering data for nursing observations.
• In Practice: Nursing Process Boxes Use the Steps of the Nursing Process to Guide the LPN/LVN in Effective Data Collection The steps of the nursing process are used to guide the LPN/LVN in effective data collection.
• In Clinical Considerations, the Important Medications boxes provide a synopsis of common medications that are utilized in the treatment of particular conditions, diseases, and disorders.