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Reinforce your understanding of basic nursing concepts and skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 7th Edition, this study guide provides the review and practice you need to master essential LPN/LVN knowledge. Engaging exercises and questions help you learn to apply the nursing process, set priorities, practice critical thinking, make good decisions, and communicate effectively. With this practical review, you will get more out of your textbook and prepare for success on the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® exam. Updated exercises reflect content in the new edition of the Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing textbook. NEW! Sexuality and Patient Care chapter provides exercises and questions to help reinforce socially competent care. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination help you review textbook content and practice for the exam with multiple-choice and alternate item format questions based on real-life situations. Clinical Situations use realistic sample practice situations to stimulate clinical judgment and practical application of nursing concepts. Critical Thinking Activities provide nursing scenarios and questions to help build your problem-solving skills. Developing Clinical Judgment activities help you meet the clinical practice objectives of the corresponding chapter. Communication Exercises give you practice using realistic nurse-patient dialogues and are especially useful when paired with a partner. Word Attack Skills offer practice in pronouncing difficult terms and phrases, with emphasis on stress and intonation.

Learn the basic concepts and fundamental skills that LPN/LVNs need in current practice! Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, Seventh Edition, prepares you for nursing practice in a variety of care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices, clinics, surgery centers, and home care agencies. Illustrated, easy-to-read guidelines provide a thorough understanding of the nursing process and problem solving, addressing topics such as the physiologic and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking and clinical judgment, communication, collaboration with the health care team, patient teaching, and cultural competence. Ideal for LPN/LVN programs with a concept-based curriculum, this text prepares you to pass the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® Exam and succeed in any care setting. NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest research, evidence-based practice, and guidelinesNEW! Sexuality and Patient Care chapter provides vital up-to-date information for providing socially competent careNEW! Additional and updated photos and illustrations show essential skills and proceduresNursing process framework features the application of the nursing process and nursing care plans, reinforcing application of the nursing process in the clinical settingMore than 20 nursing care plans illustrate each step of the nursing process and include clinical judgment questionsConcept maps help you visualize concepts addressed in the text and show how a condition or response can affect more than one body system, relating to symptoms, treatments, and side effectsClear, easy-to-understand writing style makes concepts and skills easier to understand and rememberGet Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of each chapter reinforces learning with key points, review questions, clinical judgment activities, and additional learning resourcesLife Span Considerations: Older Adults boxes highlight changes that occur with aging and how LPN/LVNs can tailor care to accommodate these changesMore than 110 Skills and Steps present step-by-step procedures in an action/rationale format, including documentation examples and Home Care boxes, as appropriate

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Provide compassionate, professional nursing care for older adults! Designed for LPN/LVNs, Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition offers a practical introduction to concepts of aging and the physiologic and psychosocial changes that affect the elderly adult. Clear guidelines help you master basic skills such as health assessment, nursing diagnosis, therapeutic communication, medication administration, and nursing interventions in a variety of health care settings. New Next Generation NCLEX® examination-style case studies help you develop clinical judgment, and nursing care plans show how to apply theory to practice. Written by experienced nursing educator Patricia Williams, this book provides the knowledge and skills you need to care for an aging population. Learning features in each chapter include objectives, key terms with phonetic pronunciations, basic concepts, and clinical application, all connected by case examples and a relevant research study or analysis of multiple studies. Nursing Process sections provide a framework for nursing care of older adults as related to specific disorders. Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! sections include key points, additional learning resources, and NCLEX review questions with answers and rationales on the Evolve website. Nursing Care Plans provide real-world examples of care plans along with critical thinking questions. Nursing interventions are grouped by health care setting, e.g., acute care, extended care, home care. Clinical Situation boxes highlight real-life care scenarios. Coordinated Care boxes address leadership and management issues for the LPN/LVN, and include topics such as restraints and end-of-life care. Critical Thinking boxes help you develop and improve skills in clinical judgment. Special boxes are included for health promotion, safety, nurse alerts, patient education, cultural considerations, home health considerations, complementary health approaches, and more. Medication tables summarize information about drugs commonly used in geriatric nursing. NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style case studies at the end of chapters include new-format questions to help you prepare for the licensure examination. NEW! Discussion of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model helps you learn decision making and develop the skills needed to plan effective nursing care. NEW! Free Study Guide on the Evolve website includes Next-Generation case studies and review questions to reinforce your understanding.

Reinforce your understanding of basic nursing concepts and skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th Edition, this study guide provides the review and practice you need to master essential LPN/LVN knowledge. Engaging exercises and questions help you learn to apply the nursing process, set priorities, practice critical thinking, make good decisions, and communicate effectively. With this practical review, you will get more out of your textbook and prepare for success on the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® exam. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination let you practice for the exam with multiple-choice and alternate item format questions based on real-life situations. Word Attack Skills offer practice in pronouncing difficult terms and phrases, with emphasis on stress and intonation. Clinical Situations use realistic sample practice situations to stimulate critical thinking, clinical judgment, and practical application of nursing concepts. Critical Thinking Activities provide nursing scenarios and questions to help build your problem-solving skills. Developing Clinical Judgment activities help you meet the clinical practice objectives of the corresponding chapter. Communication Exercises let you practice using realistic nurse-patient dialogues, and are especially useful when paired with a partner. Cultural Points summarize issues and ask questions about customs that may differ across the cultures found in patient communities. Grammar Points exercises offer a refresher on common grammatical errors, such as the use of the past tense in taking case histories. Completion exercises boost your vocabulary by offering more opportunities to use key terms. Priority Setting questions ask you to rank tasks in order of importance. Short answer, identification, multiple-choice, and matching questions test and reinforce your knowledge of concepts conveyed in the text. Application of the Nursing Process questions ask you to use critical thinking skills and apply the steps of the nursing process to real-life patient care. Review of structure and function of the human body helps you remember what you learned in previous classes and how it applies to nursing. NEW! Updated exercises reflect content in the new edition of the Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing textbook. NEW! UNIQUE! Next Generation NCLEX Exam-style questions are included in every chapter, reflecting the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, and include each of the five new approved question types: enhanced hotspot, cloze (drop down), matrix, extended multiple-response, and extended drag-and-drop question types.