Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment - E-Book, 6th Edition
Key Features
- NEW! Three new Case Studies include Patient with New Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus, Blunt Abdominal Trauma, and Gunshot Wound with Septic Shock
- NEW! A new Community Health Problems chapter equips you for the unique challenges of community health
- NEW! Updated question formats prepare you to succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination (NGN) by including the latest item types
- NEW! Updated content throughout matches the latest evidence-based guidelines and nursing care protocols
- Integrated questions for the NGN and a separate NGN-Style Questions chapter help you focus study time on these new question formats to optimize your readiness for success on the NGN and for clinical practice
- Management-of-care focus addresses the NGN’s emphasis on prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment
- Three-part organization first establishes foundational knowledge and then provides exercises with scenarios of increasing difficulty to help build confidence in your prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills
- Part One: Introduction provides a concise foundation and practical guidelines for making prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment decisions
- Part Two: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Scenarios provides practice in applying learned principles to relatively straightforward health scenarios involving single patients or simple patient assignments
- Part 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health Scenarios includes unfolding cases involving patients with progressively more complicated health problems or challenging assignment issues, demonstrating the progression of typical health scenarios and helping you learn to think like a nurse
- Answer Keys follow each chapter and provide the correct answer along with a detailed rationale, reinforcing correct responses and helping learn from incorrect responses
- Practice exams on the Evolve website include all the book’s questions and allow you to create a virtually unlimited number of practice sessions in Study Mode or Exam Mode
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780443112645 |
|---|---|
| Main Author | By Linda A. LaCharity, PhD, RN, Candice K. Kumagai, MSN, RN and Shirley M. Hosler, MSN, RN |
| Copyright Year | 2026 |
| Edition Number | 6 |
| Format | eBook |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 0 |
| Publication Date | 13 Nov 2024 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |


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Guidelines for Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment Decisions
PART 2: PRIORITIZATION, DELEGATION, AND ASSIGNMENT IN COMMON HEALTH SCENARIOS
1. Pain
2. Cancer
3. Immunologic Problems
4. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance Problems
5. Safety and Infection Control
6. Respiratory Problems
7. Cardiovascular Problems
8. Hematologic Problems
9. Neurologic Problems
10. Visual and Auditory Problems
11. Musculoskeletal Problems
12. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Problems
13. Diabetes Mellitus
14. Other Endocrine Problems
15. Integumentary Problems
16. Renal and Urinary Problems
17. Reproductive Problems
18. Pregnancy and Childbearing Problems
19. Pediatric Problems
20. Pharmacology
21. Emergencies and Disasters
22. Psychiatric/Mental Health Problems
23. Community Health Problems
24. NGN-Style Questions
PART 3: PRIORITIZATION, DELEGATION, AND ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLEX HEALTH SCENARIOS
CASE STUDY 1. Chest Pressure, Indigestion, and Nausea
CASE STUDY 2. Dyspnea and Shortness of Breath
CASE STUDY 3. Multiple Patients on a Medical-Surgical Unit
CASE STUDY 4. Shortness of Breath, Edema, and Decreased Urine Output
CASE STUDY 5. Patient With New Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
CASE STUDY 6. Multiple Patients Receiving Home Health Care
CASE STUDY 7. Spinal Cord Injury
CASE STUDY 8. Multiple Patients With Adrenal Gland Disorders
CASE STUDY 9. Multiple Patients With Gastrointestinal Problems
CASE STUDY 10. Multiple Patients With Pain
CASE STUDY 11. Multiple Patients With Cancer
CASE STUDY 12. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
CASE STUDY 13. Head and Leg Trauma and Shock
CASE STUDY 14. Septic Shock
CASE STUDY 15. Heart Failure
CASE STUDY 16. Multiple Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease
CASE STUDY 17. Respiratory Difficulty After Surgery
CASE STUDY 18. Multiple Patients in a Long-Term Care Center
CASE STUDY 19. Pediatric Patients in Clinic and Acute Care Settings
CASE STUDY 20. Multiple Patients With Mental Health Disorders
CASE STUDY 21. Childbearing
CASE STUDY 22. Blunt Abdominal Trauma
CASE STUDY 23. Gunshot Wound With Septic Shock