Full Description
With today's emphasis on disease prevention, LPNs must be able to deal with the increasing demands placed on them in their role in patient education and health promotion for patients through all stages of the life cycle. This text is written specifically for LPN/LVN students.
Contents
Healthy lifestyles; culture; the family; communication; theories of growth and development; prenatal period to one year; toddlerhood; preschool; school age; puberty and adolescence; early adulthood; middle adulthood; late adulthood. Appendices: community help services; recommendations for health promotion; sample of living will and health care proxy; answer to multiple-choice questions.