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 generic and trade drug names, uses, adverse reactions, and usual dosage ranges. This edition has thoroughly updated drug information, pediatric alerts, patient safety alerts, chronic care alerts, and additional material on the nursing process.

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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 psychiatric-mental health nursing. The book is written in a student-friendly style and has an attractive full-color design, with numerous illustrations, tables, and boxes.

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Now in its Seventh Edition, this colorful and informative resource has been thoroughly revised to help you build the knowledge and skills every LPN/LVN needs to provide safe and effective pediatric care. Inside you’ll explore foundations and special concerns of pediatric nursing, plus age-specific developmental information, followed by clinically-focused coverage of common pediatric illnesses and disorders, organized by growth and development.

The book includes a free Student CD-ROM with video clips, NCLEX-PN style review questions, pediatric dosage calculation problems, and more! Instructor resources include curriculum materials, PowerPoint slides, lesson plans, test generator and more!

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This full-color study guide contains relevant activities and exercises to reinforce the information in Textbook of Basic Nursing, Ninth Edition.

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Designed for quick point-of-care reference, this spiralbound pocket guide covers every aspect of maternal-neonatal nursing in a concise format packed with bulleted facts, tables and illustrations. Five distinctive sections cover Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Treatments, Procedures, and Clinical Tools such as fetal growth and assessment parameters, estimated date of birth calculations, fundal height measurements, cervical dilation guides, drug protocols, postpartum assessment parameters, gestational age assessment, neonatal drug calculations, and neonatal weight conversions. Topics in each section are arranged alphabetically and follow a consistent format. Recurring icons highlight life-threatening disorders, interdisciplinary care, and illustrations of pathophysiology.

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Using clever cartoon characters, innovative icons, real-life examples, and other Incredibly Easy! features, this book gives nursing students practical strategies for studying effectively and performing well on tests, in clinicals, and on the NCLEX. Chapters explain how to read nursing textbooks efficiently, think critically about didactic information, answer test questions of every type, prepare for clinicals, and plan patient care. The NCLEX chapter guides students step by step through preparation and offers tips to follow when taking the actual test. The final chapter focuses on resumé writing, interviewing, and preparing for your first job as a nurse. End-of-chapter activity pages help students review the material. A back-of-book CD-ROM contains 500 NCLEX-style questions and answers.

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In its Third Edition, Charting Made Incredibly Easy! provides up-to-the-minute guidelines on documentation in a comprehensive, clear, concise, practical, and entertaining manner. This edition includes new chapters on computerized documentation and unique professional situations such as contraband, equipment tampering, hostile or sexual advances, media requests for information, and requests to videotape or photograph a patient. Throughout the text, JCAHO requirements are given special emphasis for easy identification, and "Case in Point" sidebars explain the nursing implications of actual court cases. This edition's expanded Practice Makes Perfect section includes alternate-format NCLEX®-style questions.

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Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, Ninth Edition: Text, LiveAdvise Online Student Tutoring Service, and Study Guide

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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 chapters on nursing foundations, laws and ethics, recording and reporting, nutrition, fluid and chemical balance, safety, asepsis, infection control, and medication administration. Coverage includes new information on cost-related issues, emerging healthcare settings, concept mapping, malpractice, documentation and reporting, HIPAA, and more. All Gerontologic Considerations sections have been thoroughly updated by renowned experts.

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Now in its Sixth Edition, 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, Understanding Your Profession, summarizes the history of nursing and the roles and responsibilities of nurses. Unit 3, Preparing for Successful Practice, addresses ethical and legal issues and leadership and management skills. Unit 4, Moving Forward, discusses career planning and issues that confront nurses as they begin a career. Highlights of the Sixth Edition include additional leadership and management information, new case studies, enhanced NCLEX information, material for non-traditional students, and interactive Assess Yourself boxes.

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This 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. Combining the best features of a text with the learning power of a workbook, this resource helps you build the knowledge and skills every LPN/LVN must have to provide safe and effective care for childbearing women, families, and children.

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The 10th Edition of this best-selling text for LPN/LVN students provides comprehensive coverage of introductory medical-surgical nursing content. This content equips readers with the practical knowledge and skills to manage nursing care of clients in today’s changing healthcare environments. The text has been updated to reflect the latest equipment and trends in healthcare.

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Lippincott's Review for NCLEX-PN, Eighth Edition

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The 9th edition of this bestseller makes it easy for you to be clear in your understanding of both the science and basic principles of pharmacology. Designed for the LPN/LVN student, the text is organized in a "head to toe" fashion and examines pharmacologic properties and therapeutic application of drugs as a class or a group. The text has been updated to the latest information available to prepare nurses to safely administer medications.

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Now in full color, this comprehensive and readable textbook is the only book that meets all of the needs of the practical/vocational nursing curriculum in one coherent source.

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Now with robust end-of-unit review and exercise sections and LiveAdvise online tutoring and assistance for students and faculty, the Ninth Edition of this best-selling textbook continues to provide excellent coverage of Medical-Surgical nursing for the practical/vocational nursing student.

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This unique guide shows health professions students how to "win at the game of school." Working with content that is fun and easy to learn, you'll gain the skills needed to succeed in your studies and in your career as a health professional.

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Based on Timby and Smith’s successful Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, this new full-color text presents essential information on adult health, and also includes coverage of Maternity and Pediatric Nursing. With handy cross-referencing to Timby’s Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts, these texts provide students with a complete framework to be used across the curriculum.

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This full-color LPN/LVN level text covers basic fundamentals concepts and skills in a balanced presentation of textual material and step-by-step procedures. In a visually exciting full-color format with handy cross-referencing to Timby and Smith’s Essentials of Nursing, this trusted resource promotes best practices for safe, effective nursing.

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Written for the LPN/LVN student, the full-color 7th Edition of Introductory Clinical Pharmacology offers a clear, concise overview of pharmacology, emphasizing today's most common drug therapies. Now in full color, this renowned text includes a FREE CD-ROM with a full-length video: Preventing Medication Errors, a dosage calculator, NCLEX-style review questions and monographs of the 100 most commonly-prescribed drugs. Plus students will also receive a FREE 64 page Photo Atlas of Medication Administration with each book.

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This comprehensive Q&A review assists in preparation for the NCLEX-PN. Contained within are 16 review tests, organized by content area, with two comprehensive examinations at the end of the book. CD-ROM included!

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This content review provides everything the student needs to achieve NCLEX-PN success, including key facts about the exam, a wealth of review content, test-taking skills, case studies, performance evaluation, and more. CD-ROM included!

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This brand-new, full-color textbook presents both maternity and newborn nursing at an appropriate level for LPN/LVN students. The text uses a nursing process framework and emphasizes the LPN's specific role. Combining the best features of a text with the learning power of a workbook, this resource helps you build the knowledge and skills every LPN/LVN must have to provide safe and effective care for childbearing women, newborns, and families.

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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. Combining the best features of a text with the learning power of a workbook, this resource helps you build the knowledge and skills every LPN/LVN must have to provide safe and effective care for childbearing women, families, and children.

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Ideal for the LPN/LVN nurse preparing for pediatric care, this colorful and informative resource has been thoroughly revised to provide even more of the skill-building features today’s students demand. The sixth edition includes a nursing process organization, and such helpful features as family teaching tips, personal glimpses, communication boxes, nursing care plans with case studies, and over 400 NCLEX-PN style study questions.

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Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing covers issues and trends text for the LPN/LVN student, and offers a basic introduction to the challenges and rewards of the nursing profession. In full-color for the first time, this student-friendly text uses colorful cartoons and exercises to help vocational/practical nursing students adjust to the challenges of nursing school, gain an understanding of the profession, and prepare for future success in their career.

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Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, 5th Edition has been thoroughly updated to include over 51,000 entries with expanded representation of medical terminology used in over 30 of today's fastest growing health profession areas. In addition, this new edition contains more comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the Nursing field, with correct terminology for all Nursing students and practitioners. Also new to this edition are audio pronunciations for nearly every term, new Primal Pictures of anatomy images, and enhanced appendices including NANDA, NIC, and NOC. Over 40 specialty consultants for Health Professions and Nursing (domestic and international) have contributed to the development of this new edition, making this publication the preferred quick-reference for students and practitioners alike.

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