Physical Attributes
Pages: 320
Height: 9 in.
Width: 6.9 in.
Thickness: .6 in.
Unit weight: .07 lb.
Main Description
Take a fascinating journey through the life cycle.
Here's just what you need to safely and effectively care for your patients at any stage of life in today's ever-changing world of health care. The 7th Edition of this popular, student friendly text guides you through the life cycle—from conception to old age—with an emphasis on health promotion, maintenance, and restoration in clinical practice.
Updated & Revised!Reflecting advances in science, social theories, and health care deliveryNew & Updated!Coverage of Healthy People 2030 and social determinants of health (SDOH) as well as vaccines, pandemics, homelessness, non-traditional families, substance abuse, child abuse, and grief from lossExpanded!Focus on Quality and Safety for Nursing Education (QSEN) and evidence-based practice, including “Evidence-Based Practice boxes that address common clinical questions and “Safe and Effective Nursing Care boxes and exercises“LPN/LVN Connections, a wealth of features throughout the text to facilitate a smooth transition from one course to another while focusing on important information“Key Terms, “Learning Outcomes, and “Concepts at the beginning of each chapterEmphasis on clinical application“Helpful Hints boxes that highlight important facts that can be used in conversations with patientsSummaries and case-based, critical-thinking questions at the end of each chapter to increase awareness and challenge thinkingEnd-of-chapter NCLEX-style questions to assess understanding of the content
Contributors
By (author): Elaine U. Polan
By (author): Daphne R. Taylor
Table of Contents
1.Healthy Lifestyles
2.Communication
3.Culture
4.The Family
5.Theories of Growth and Development
6.Prenatal Period to 1 Year
7.Toddlerhood
8.Preschool
9.School Age
10.Puberty and Adolescence
11.Early Adulthood
12.Middle Adulthood
13.Late Adulthood
14.Death and Dying
Appendices
A.Community Help Services
B.Recommendations for Health Promotion
C.Sample of Living Will and Health Care Proxy
Glossary
Biographical Note
Retired Supervisor, Practical Nurse Program, Vocational Education and Extension Board, School of Practical Nursing, Uniondale, New York
Retired Assistant Supervisor, Practical Nurse Program, Vocational Education and Extension Board, School of Practical Nursing, Uniondale, New York
