Now in its Ninth Edition, this comprehensive all-in-one textbook covers the entire LPN/LVN curriculum and all content areas of the NCLEX-PN®. Coverage includes anatomy and physiology, nursing process, growth and development, nursing skills, and pharmacology, as well as medical-surgical, maternal-neonatal, pediatric, and psychiatri ...more

Now in its Ninth Edition, this full-color text combines theoretical nursing concepts, step-by-step skills and procedures, and clinical applications to form the foundation of the LPN/LVN course of study. This edition features over 100 new photographs, exciting full-color ancillaries, end-of-unit exercises, and extensively updated chapte ...more

The thoroughly updated Ninth Edition of this best-selling LPN/LVN text reflects the latest equipment and health care trends. New to this edition are a chapter on disaster nursing, end-of-unit review sections, new full-color skills photographs and illustrations, and exciting full-color ancillaries.

Over 25 care plans are included ...more

The Eighth Edition of this core text offers LPN/LVN students a clear, concise introduction to pharmacology, focusing on basic principles and the nurse's responsibility in drug administration. Organized by body system, the book examines pharmacologic properties and therapeutic applications of drug classes. Summary Drug Tables present ge ...more

This full-color LPN/LVN-level textbook presents maternity nursing using a nursing process framework. Throughout the text are features that help students develop critical thinking skills and apply content to practice—such as nursing procedures, nursing care plans, clinical pearls, patients' and caregivers' stories, critical thinki ...more

This brand-new, full-color textbook presents both maternity and pediatric nursing at an appropriate level for LPN/LVN students. The text uses a nursing process framework and emphasizes the LPN's specific role.

Throughout the text are features that help students develop critical thinking skills and apply content to practice— ...more

In full color for the first time, this text offers LPN/LVN students a basic introduction to the nursing profession. Unit 1, Getting Started, helps students adjust to the student nurse role, maintain a healthy personal life, communicate effectively, and recognize that NCLEX-PN preparation begins the first day of class. Unit 2, Understan ...more

This text provides an easy-to-understand introduction to mental health nursing and promotes critical thinking and practical application of concepts. The first two units acquaint students with use of the nursing process in psychiatric settings and present theoretical concepts of anxiety and crisis, grief and loss, personality developmen ...more

This quick-reference pocket guide focuses on difficult skills that LPNs/LVNs must perform accurately and safely to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Coverage includes data collection, physical examination, and patient communication; medication administration; I.V. therapy; wound care; specimen collection; and skills for specific body sy ...more

This quick-reference pocket guide offers LPNs/LVNs clear explanations of difficult concepts related to fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. The book describes specific imbalances, their pathophysiologic mechanisms, and various therapies including I.V. fluid replacement, total parenteral nutrition, and blood component therapy.

Geared specifically to LPNs/LVNs, this quick-reference pocket guide provides clear explanations of difficult, challenging concepts and techniques in I.V. therapy. Topics covered include I.V. site selection, solutions, equipment, I.V. therapy initiation and maintenance, site care, peripheral I.V. therapy, complications of peripheral I.V ...more

This quick-reference pocket guide succinctly explains the pathophysiology of hundreds of diseases and disorders. Richly illustrated with color art showing disease development and progression, the book gives LPNs/LVNs a clear understanding of the why behind each disease and treatment and the most appropriate nursing care.

Disorde ...more

LPN Facts Made Incredibly Quick! is the point-of-care reference that every LPN needs. Incorporating popular features of the Incredibly Easy! Series®, this pocket-sized book provides instant access to information nurses need quickly every day. The wipeable page surface allows nurses to make notes and remove them easil ...more

A compact powerhouse of clinical information, Portable LPN is the practical nurse's all-in-one pocket guide to every aspect of day-to-day patient care. Coverage includes assessment techniques and findings, laboratory tests, common procedures, infection control, drug administration, dosage calculation, drug precautions, alternati ...more