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By Elaine U. Polan RNBC MS PhD, Daphne R. Taylor RN M

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 delivery

New & 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 loss

Expanded! 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 chapter

Emphasis on clinical application

Helpful Hints boxes that highlight important facts that can be used in conversations with patients

Summaries and case-based, critical-thinking questions at the end of each chapter to increase awareness and challenge thinking

End-of-chapter NCLEX-style questions to assess understanding of the content

Product Details

Publisher : F.A. Davis Company; Seventh edition (January 27, 2023)

Language : English

Paperback : 320 pages

ISBN-10 : 1719645914

ISBN-13 : 978-1719645911