provides a detailed overview of only the medical-surgical and anatomy and physiology content needed to educate LPN/LVNs. Created as a complement to the well-respected FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING, these two texts provide the most comprehensive content needed in a successful LPN/LVN curriculum. This four-color textbook is available separately or packaged with FOUNDATIONS at a competitive price.* Therapeutic Dialogues in every chapter provide practical guidelines for effective communication. * Case study-based Care Plans focus on patient outcomes and the latest NANDA nursing diagnoses. * Critical Thinking Questions follow each care plan to promote clinical decision making abilities. * Patient/Family Teaching is stressed in boxes and narrative to highlight this vital nursing responsibility. * Medication Tables provide information on action, dosage, side effects, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs. * Nursing process framework provides a logical, consistent format. * Easy-to-understand writing style enhances learning and understanding. * Numerous boxes and tables highlight and summarize important content. * Hundreds of full color illustrations and photographs to promote learning.

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