Reinforce your understanding of LPN/LVN nursing skills — and prepare for the NCLEX-PN
® exam!
Corresponding to the chapters in
Foundations of Nursing, 10th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises to help you review, practice, and apply nursing concepts and principles. Review questions make it easier to achieve the chapter objectives from the textbook, and critical thinking activities help you develop clinical judgment skills. Now with Next Generation NCLEX
® (NGN)-style case studies and questions, this guide serves as an effective study tool for the NGN exam.
- Variety of exercises reinforces your understanding with multiple-choice, matching, and select-all-that-apply questions, as well as figure labeling exercises.
- Clinical Judgment activities challenge you to apply your knowledge to clinical scenarios.
- Answer key is provided on the Evolve companion website for the Foundations of Nursing textbook.
- NEW! Updated exercises reflect the content in the new edition of Cooper's Foundations of Nursing textbook.
Chapter 1 The Evolution of Nursing
Chapter 2 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Chapter 3 Documentation
Chapter 4 Communication
Chapter 5 Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
Chapter 6 Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
Chapter 7 Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 8 Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
Chapter 9 Hygiene and Care of the Patients Environment
Chapter 10 Safety
Chapter 11 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
Chapter 12 Vital Signs
Chapter 13 Physical Assessment
Chapter 14 Oxygenation
Chapter 15 Elimination and Gastric Intubation
Chapter 16 Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health
Chapter 17 Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration
Chapter 18 Fluids and Electrolytes
Chapter 19 Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies
Chapter 20 Complementary, Integrative, and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 21 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
Chapter 22 Surgical Wound Care
Chapter 23 Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 24 Lifespan Development
Chapter 25 Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
Chapter 26 Health Promotion and Pregnancy
Chapter 27 Labor and Delivery
Chapter 28 Care of the Mother and Newborn
Chapter 29 Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family With Special
Needs
Chapter 30 Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
Chapter 31 Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
Chapter 32 Care of the Child With a Physical and Mental or Cognitive
Disorder
Chapter 33 Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult
Chapter 34 Concepts of Mental Health
Chapter 35 Care of the Patient With a Psychiatric Disorder
Chapter 36 Care of the Patient With an Addictive Personality
Chapter 37 Home Health Nursing
Chapter 38 Long-Term Care
Chapter 39 Rehabilitation Nursing
Chapter 40 Hospice Care
Chapter 41 Professional Roles and Leadership
Kim Cooper, RN, MSN, is Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Nursing at Ivy Tech Community College in Terre Haute, Indiana. Kelly Gosnell, RN, MSN, is Associate Professor and Department Chair of the School of Nursing at Ivy Tech Community College at Terre Haute, Indiana.
